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After a full year of not thinking about printers, the best printer is still whatever random Brother laser printer that’s on sale.

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I love a good, informative troll.

  • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I don’t really follow you sorry.

    I can’t think of a time I’ve needed to buy an appliance I didn’t know existed nor how it works ?

    Even if I didn’t really know anything that doesn’t really matter. Usually purchases are heavily influenced by my budget. It’s not a question of what features I need, it’s a question of which product is the most reliable given the amount I want to pay.

    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Well I’m not a homeowner so I’ve never purchased a household appliance really, but I also grew up in a time (Gen-Z) where most everything is one type of scam or another, everyone wants to sell you a course or some other crap, and everything in an ad is nothing you want to ever have, so I feel the need to research everything thoroughly even if ultimately my budget is the deciding factor.

      If I wanted to buy a new washing machine, I have no idea what goes into that, like what makes a good washing machine and fundamentally I don’t really know how it works, I know there’s water and spinning, but beyond that it might as well be magic, so how would I choose what to buy if say there were three options at the same price point?

      Case in point last time I bought a microwave I just got one that seemed to have as few electronics as possible, staying well away from anything advertised and staying well away from microwaves that could auto-connect to car hifi Bluetooth bullshit.

      Somehow I got lucky with a really reliable old one with a fun actual real analog bell you can ding by turning the knob on and off, but at least with that I knew more watts equals more betterer, but with a washing machine I have simply no clue, more water? More spin? Sucks in the pods better? I’ve no idea. So how do you decide? What about a boiler? A dryer? A kettle? An oven? A stove?

      • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I think you’re over thinking these things.

        There’s just no way I would “research” washing machines. They all work in the same way. They all have the same features. The last time I bought one the deciding factor was a 10 year factory guarantee.

        • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Idk that sounds like a dangerous way to lock yourself into dealing with some bullshit for years to come but fair play. I’m certainly glad I didn’t buy a microwave this way.

          • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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            6 months ago

            I can see that your microwave is important to you, but to me “I don’t care” doesn’t really capture how little I care about my microwave.

            I think the one we have is probably the cheapest available when we bought it 8 years ago. The buying decision probably took less than 1 minute, without hyperbole. I only ever use one button, I just press start n times until the timer says something reasonable.

            When buying this stuff I don’t really see a risk of being locked into any bullshit because all microwaves can perform their basic function of heating food.

            • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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              6 months ago

              Some of them do it worse, others require extra bullshit. Idk I also don’t really care and rarely use it, but It seems you’re lucky as well because most modern microwaves I’ve seen don’t have the ability to start it as quickly and easily, and one particular one at my S.O.'s place has a software glitch that requires it to be unplugged and plugged back in if you dont press a random button alongside start etc.

              • fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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                6 months ago

                Sorry this just isn’t my experience. I’ve never encountered a microwave which doesn’t start when you press start. If I had one that was faulty I would discard it and buy another one for $20.

                • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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                  6 months ago

                  Well I’m glad you’ve been lucky but that’s all it is, you’re a bit out of touch.

                  Faulty

                  It’s not faulty, it is that way by design. And this is basically the standard nowadays. Just look at most TVs - trying to open an app on one is like pulling teeth, it lags to high heaven just navigating a menu.

                  Microwaves might be cheap ($20 though? Jeez where do you live! They start at £50-£80 minimum here) but I was just using that as an example to prove the point. Boilers aren’t cheap.