Basement_Modder wrote:buttheadrulesagain wrote:I have another concern. I noticed the 64drive page states in small print that there's no warranty. Product sold as is. So, if anything goes wrong, I'm out of 199 dollars? I mean, Retrozone does have warranty for the Powerpak (5 years! how's that, way better than Nintendo or Sony). How would Marshall handle a design failure that makes half of his units stop working in 5 months? "Tough luck guys"?
Electronics this simple don't break that way unless they're mistreated. Learn things, then make statements.
Dude, I'm glad you never had an electronic that broke because of manufacture or parts flaws, but you should know that kind of stuff happens. If not, no electronics would come with a warranty. What if a specific batch of components Marshall uses to build the units are defective? what if only a couple out of 100? What if, even with his great knowledge (not being sarcastic here) of electronics, Marshall makes a mistake that's not evident right now, but will be in 5 months?
Remember the PS2 laser problem? The Sony laptop battery problem? The XBOX360 RROD? I was struggling to find a Nintendo example, but I found it:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/100249/nint ... wii-straps" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
In fact, it's super easy to find examples of electronics flaws, just google "ELECTRONIC BRAND recalls"
Phillips:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theat ... panel-tvs/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Samsung:
http://www.samsung.com/washerrecall/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mitsubishi:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/01/mits ... vac-snafu/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sharp:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10329.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Intel:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/ ... chines.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
etc, etc. Ah, I see you said "electronics this simple"... how do you measure simplicity? Are sd cards and headphones simple enough for you?
"Simple" electronics examples:
sd cards
http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23651" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
laptop ac adapters
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/ ... l=en&s=gen" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
speaker:
http://forum.miata.net/vb/archive/index ... 53170.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
apple headphones
http://www.macgasm.net/2010/04/20/3rd-g ... ne-recall/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
head set
http://www.importantlawsuits.com/produc ... et-recall/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"brake controller":
http://www.airforums.com/forums/f463/he ... 70715.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Voltage tester:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10164.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Remote control:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10167.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
controller:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/rag ... er-recall/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Computer mouse:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic2003.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Final note: I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I just want the complete info to make a purchase decision, purchase that, even if it's 100% worth it, is not trivial (I don't have 200 dollars in pocket change).
Should be quite a show down!
