Samsung - Conciously Making Shit Worse?
Technology doesn't advance so quickly that last year's model is outdated, some decent savings can be had that way.
When it comes to TVs its great that they are pushing so much for new models, because lets face it even from like 3 years ago there is no tangible improvement in the actual picture qualityThis is massively true. Those early adopters pay through the nose for the latest and bestest thing, while I just wait for the price to reduce to half, still get an awesome product (if not cutting edge) for basically 2/3 or even half price, if I can just bother to wait a year....
My current TV has lasted 7 years, and is showing no signs of wear & tear yet (sadly, because that means I can't convince the wife we need a new one).
Are 'new' TVs still built for high usage? It's on pretty much all day everyday, as we sort of use it as a background noise like a radio, and my kids like their cartoons in the morning. We don't watch it all day, but it is on most of the time. It gets like 6 hrs "rest" a day when we're asleep...
I shudder to think how many days/weeks/years it's been on since we had it, if you add it all up...
Finally placed an order for a Lenovo X220. Getting a 2.5ghz i5 with IPS screen, 8gb ram, 320gb hdd + 80gb mSATA SSD. Serious upgrade from an EeePC 901
Have to get it from Germany, once again, to save a massive amount of money, so it might take some time for it to arrive...
I've heard that the i5 2.5 Ghz and below processors don't throttle, but there are a couple of fixes (registry, I heard there is a bios update, but don't quote me on that one) that supposedly can stop it. Another solution is to buy the 90W adapter (which I might do personally).Thanks, mooglebunny. I have a little concern about the fan noise and throttling, lots of talk about it on various forums. But will see...
If its anything like the x201, you'll have a nasty shock one day when putting your hand over the exhaust.
If its anything like the x201, you'll have a nasty shock one day when putting your hand over the exhaust.