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That is what I think and my point should be rather valid.
I just found out that old cordless drill that my father gave to me at late 90's is made somewhere around middle 80's, however it still rocks better than my 2 year old 'new' drill that is totally useless for anything.
They don't anymore make cordless drills like they used to, ~25 years and still rocks hard, where new one fails at age of 1.5 years, both made in Asia, first one in Japan, 2nd one in China, so almost in same area
I do have laundry dryer in storage that was made somewhere around late 1960 to early 1970, it still does work as new one.
So older technology seem to last quite well, do you have old stuff like that?
Yeah, a 300 Old stuff always lasts longer, I've also got a drill from the 80s that's never failed me. The reason being is that they built things to last back then to gain positive customer reviews. Now in the age where people just buy whatever's cheapest, we the consumer demand cut price crap! Of course the manufacturers use cheaper electronics and less paid staff as well as cutting corners on testing etc.
Yeah.
We've got a family hammer thats been handed down the generations.
We've had to change the handle and the head a few times, but its still going strong.
We have a small portable gas heater that's used in the conservatory at winter... probably built sometime in the late 70's/early 80's, but it's beige! So we bought a new one that looked a bit better, plain black... Turns out the metal casing is half as thick, wont ignite properly, the wheels don't roll properly and feels like it will fall over it wobbles that much! Gone back to using the old one!
The Mother-In-Law is 67 and refuses to die. Never known a days illness. She'll outlast religion at this rate. In 3 million years time there'll only be two forms of life left on the Planet, Cockroaches, and the Mother-In-Law
Hell yer man, my Xbox 360 died after 3 years of ownership....
My Atari 2600 is from the mid 80's and the thing still rocks ass! It's brilliant when it's hooked up to our 42" TV lmfao! Pacman, Dig Dug and Defender II FTW!
griffo20022 wrote:My Atari 2600 is from the mid 80's and the thing still rocks ass! It's brilliant when it's hooked up to our 42" TV lmfao! Pacman, Dig Dug and Defender II FTW!
Still have one of them too... with the fake wood grain front
I've got an original NES that's been kept in attics all it's life (not the best place for electronics). Still works good after a few puffs on the cartridge
To a certain extent, you're right, old beats new. But then again, you could buy shite 30 years ago like you can now. Just like you can buy a dvd player for 5p nowadays, you could get yourself a tape recorder in 1975 for next to nothing, only to find (like you would with the El Cheapo dvd player) that within 3 years of continuous use it's FUBAR. I have a Philips hifi set where the components (receiver/amplifier, turntable, cd-player, speakers) are 30 years old, on average. But then again, that set was high-end when it was new. The Sharp stereo set I bought about six years ago was a mere 111 euros, but even my lunchbox was made out of better plastics and the cd changer never worked quite right from day one. I will never be able to get it repaired, and I'd never want to because of the prohibitive costs and the fact that the sound will still be awful even if I have the cd laser replaced. My turntable only needed a new needle and a new drivebelt, and I never get enough of listening to an old Bruce Springsteen record on the bloody thing. The sound is absolutely astonishing. If I want to buy that quality new, you'll get into the harman/kardon, B&O, Bose and other stuff and pay in the thousands. Just like 30 years ago.
On the other hand, it's understandable to applaud old technology for its sturdyness and simplicity, but it always comes at a price. I know an iPod has a 3 year life expectancy because either its battery will die or its flash memory will fade. Yet there is no other medium that can store thousands of songs on such a small scale. If I could do that with 1980's electronics I'd end up with an iPod the size of a Caterpillar dump truck like you see in those Brazilian iron ore quarries. A car nowadays might not last that long as it might have done 20 years ago, but people have never cared. They trade it in after three years regardless. Just because they are tired of it, because they want something better, something that's new. I personally love old stuff, and I do not have any desire to replace stuff that has years of life still in it. But whereas I can live with a 1991 car, a 1978 turntable and a 1985 bicycle, I wouldn't want to miss my 2008 flatscreen tv either, nor my PlayStation3 nor my gazillion gHz computer.
griffo20022 wrote:My Atari 2600 is from the mid 80's and the thing still rocks ass! It's brilliant when it's hooked up to our 42" TV lmfao! Pacman, Dig Dug and Defender II FTW!
Still have one of them too... with the fake wood grain front
Arrrr thats the even older model to the 2600 I have, I have the slightly later type with the brushed metal strip on the front, rocks ass
volvosneverdie wrote:Yeah.
We've got a family hammer thats been handed down the generations.
We've had to change the handle and the head a few times, but its still going strong.
120 years and counting.
correct me if i'm wrong,
but if you take a hammer, replace the head, then replace the handle, do you not then have a completely new hammer? being that you have replaced the only 2 components to a hammer?
volvosneverdie wrote:Yeah.
We've got a family hammer thats been handed down the generations.
We've had to change the handle and the head a few times, but its still going strong.
120 years and counting.
correct me if i'm wrong,
but if you take a hammer, replace the head, then replace the handle, do you not then have a completely new hammer? being that you have replaced the only 2 components to a hammer?
but if you take a hammer, replace the head, then replace the handle, do you not then have a completely new hammer? being that you have replaced the only 2 components to a hammer?
However, hammers do have 3 components, that is if handle is wooden, there is a wedge and if he replaces head and handle, the wedge is still original.
Certainly wedge is small part in whole construction, but try to use hammer without one, bloody dangerous, but is hammer still old hammer or new hammer with just old wedge? Does it matter if handle and the head are replaced 50 years apart?
Right, I just grab me coat while leaving
My very old thermometer broke today as more snow came down from roof, there was snow from ground to top of windows of my house after this 'avalanche'. Lot of shoveling. Anyway, I doubt that I will get as good thermometer from shop, that was very accurate and direct sun had very slight effect to reading.
Old stuff always lasts longer, I've also got a drill from the 80s that's never failed me. The reason being is that they built things to last back then to gain positive customer reviews. Now in the age where people just buy whatever's cheapest, we the consumer demand cut price crap! Of course the manufacturers use cheaper electronics and less paid staff as well as cutting corners on testing etc.
