Well, in the States you guys call them Y’all Quaeda or the Texas Taliban.

Up here in Canada, we just call them the Timbit Taliban.

> Apple had entered the chat.

Ah, yes. The company with a fraction of the issues of any other tech company in the same sectors. The only reason you hear more about Apple is because of how big they are, and how passionate their users are.

> Might you have any links to support those claims, Mac?

Failed to read where I clearly stated “I know people in the appliance repair industry”? That’s me clearly stating that it’s hearsay.

And failed to notice the follow-up comment from an actual appliance repair tech? That’s called corroborating evidence.

> I just thought we were talking about computer memory, not large appliances.

When a single company makes both, the company culture that allows one product line to rot into supremely unreliable crap is the same culture controlling the other as well. It’s only a matter of time.

Oh, I have. But large swaths of Samsung’s product lines have not just dropped into the gutter over the last 24-36, but have gone clear down into the sewers. Their QC has gone from abysmally bad to pretty much non-existent, and I fear that many formerly-lauded products are no longer up to snuff. That it’s only a matter of time before real-world usage reports start overwhelming the inertia of stellar prior impressions.

I know people in the local appliance repair industry, as well as in appliance sales. According to them, Samsung now accounts for more product issues within the first two years of ownership than all other brands combined. Including the cheap Chinese and Indian off-brands.

And that can’t be good.

Fair enough, everyone needs a hobby.

You need to be explicit and talk about domestic appliances, otherwise you’ll piss off the fanboys.

But seriously, Samsung is now one of the worst possible brands to buy when it comes to domestic appliances. No clue what happened, but holy crap their appliances are pretty much a liability to own these days.

If it’s anything like their domestic appliances, it’ll destroy most any computer it’s installed into, and likely burn the house down as well.

Edit: Ooo… fanboys be upset someone be calling out their tech god for a legitimate slide in QC.

I love my buckling spring Unicomp. Especially since it’s hardware Dvorak.

But what I would really love is a beam spring keyboard with a functional solenoid. Problem is, those cost $2,000+ USD anywhere I look. Even busted/nonfunctional/as-is ones are $1,000+ on eBay.