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Thread ID: 119489	2011-07-25 10:29:00	Life of Equipment	johcar (6283)	PC World Chat

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1219052	2011-07-26 23:17:00	Not quite 100% correct, the actual wording under the CGA: The CGA also takes price into account. In general, a more expensive appliance should last longer than a cheaper model which does the same job. But ... the CGA does not apply when the damage was caused by inappropriate use or care of the appliance. But does a netbook become "a cheaper model that does the same job" or a different product with its own expectations? It's like asking whether a single slice of bread folded in half is one sandwich, or only half a sandwich... FWIW, I'd expect 3-5 years on a netbook, but I'd expect the CGA to cover probably up to 3 if you argued it. Always trickier to argue for laptops, because of increased potential for user damage. One of these days, I'd love to see someone succeed with "water damage" for a phone, under CGA, too.	Zara Baxter (16260)
1219053	2011-07-26 23:43:00	But does a netbook become "a cheaper model that does the same job" or a different product with its own expectations? It's like asking whether a single slice of bread folded in half is one sandwich, or only half a sandwich... FWIW, I'd expect 3-5 years on a netbook, but I'd expect the CGA to cover probably up to 3 if you argued it. Always trickier to argue for laptops, because of increased potential for user damage. One of these days, I'd love to see someone succeed with "water damage" for a phone, under CGA, too. Netbooks are the cheap cousins of Notebooks. Wikipedia describes them nicely (en.wikipedia.org) "To quote the original posting" This thread is all about the EeePC I bought for my daughter in late October 2009. By August 2009, when comparing a Dell netbook to a Dell notebook, CNET called netbooks "nothing more than smaller, cheaper notebooks,"Since then things have developed as it describes in that link. So a product brought today, cant be compared to one thats almost two years old. As we all know two years in the IT industry is a long time.	wainuitech (129)
1219054	2011-07-27 00:04:00	.. and 'cheap' is a relative term.... :)	johcar (6283)
1219055	2011-07-27 00:58:00	Netbooks are the cheap cousins of Notebooks . Wikipedia describes them nicely ( . wikipedia . org/wiki/Netbook" target="_blank">en . wikipedia . org) "To quote the original posting" Since then things have developed as it describes in that link . So a product brought today, cant be compared to one thats almost two years old . As we all know two years in the IT industry is a long time . A "cheap cousin" is not the same as a cheaper version of the same product . I'd argue the case if it were me . Netbooks have similar but different expectations . Less stress on an Atom CPU, fanless design, etc means that their lifespan should have different expectation . My experience with netbooks is that they should have a lifespan equivalent to notebooks, if not longer . The price may be lower, but that isn't an indication of lesser quality, as might be expected for "a cheaper version of the same product", which was essentially my main point, and why I would argue the difference .	Zara Baxter (16260)
1219056	2011-07-27 01:17:00	A "cheap cousin" is not the same as a cheaper version of the same product. I'd argue the case if it were me. Netbooks have similar but different expectations. Less stress on an Atom CPU, fanless design, etc means that their lifespan should have different expectation. My experience with netbooks is that they should have a lifespan equivalent to notebooks, if not longer. The price may be lower, but that isn't an indication of lesser quality, as might be expected for "a cheaper version of the same product", which was essentially my main point, and why I would argue the difference. Totally agree with you there Zara.	mikebartnz (21)
1219057	2011-07-27 02:17:00	Is the computer made in communist china or Nationalist China?	prefect (6291)
1219058	2011-07-27 02:42:00	Is the computer made in communist china or Nationalist China? Sorry, trying to see significance of that?	Cicero (40)
1219059	2011-07-27 03:03:00	Yeah I agree, they're cheaper because they don't have so many of the components. You wouldn't argue that the 8GB iPhone is a "cheaper" variant of the 16GB based on that same merit that because it costs less, it's of lesser build quality. It's simply had some of the more expensive parts removed during manufacturing so it costs less to get out the door. 3 years I'd say, which is what a lot of corporations base their expected "computer life" on too. Especially those EeePC's, they're pretty solid little beasts. Compared to some of the cheaper Gateway or Acer netbooks I've seen, the EeePC's are top-of-the-line. Hold your ground. Keep us informed too :D	Chilling_Silence (9)
1219060	2011-07-27 03:29:00	The smaller the item, the more likely it will be roughly treated . I dont know how many times I've seen people throw netbooks around like they are a piece of paper, yet are more careful with a notebook . 3 years tops is what I would say, unless the person has it sitting on a desk and never goes anywhere, then it would last longer . I dont see to many people picking up and throwing desktop PC's around like they do netbooks,at the end of the day, doesn't matter what the device is, its still just a bunch of circuits, chips etc - treat them rough and they wont last as long . One company I do work for they have a few netbooks, and they are for ever dropping them, or when they come in simply throw it on the desk like a piece of paper . :groan: Less stress on an Atom CPU :lol:-- may be the ideal user, but in the real world, how many people buy a netbook and then expect it to something more intense than its designed for, then get angry because it wont do what they want .	wainuitech (129)
1219061	2011-07-27 05:25:00	The smaller the item, the more likely it will be roughly treated . Granted . :lol:-- may be the ideal user, but in the real world, how many people buy a netbook and then expect it to something more intense than its designed for, then get angry because it wont do what they want . Oh, I've actually argued the reverse for about three years . I think Intel's netbooks successfully down-managed people's expectations of computing power . I think that if people get angry about what their netbook can do, that's the fault of the buyer not being specific about their needs or the retailer not informing them of its potential corrently . Fortunately, user anger doesn't stress processors . :D	Zara Baxter (16260)
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