In the EU, all products are required, by law, to work for at least two years. (Obviously not food that natueally spoils, but you know which ones.) Before 1 year, the burden of proof is on them. After 1 year, them burden of proof is on them. This is a separate thing from any manufacturer guarantee. So even though some shops are actively lying about this, it applies to everything, even dollar store cables that die after the third rolling them up. Yes, you can bring them back until they. freakin. stop. selling.
I think 2 years is way too low for products like washing machines or cars or electronics, that are expected to last decades.
As a rule, if anything is going to break it will happen during the first year or two. That's the "break in" period when all the shiny new parts get put under stress. If they're going to break, that will be the time.
If that were the case the overwhelming majority of the time, then we would not even be here discussing this issue.
Five years is too long because by then the parts are getting worn. How do you determine a failure is the result of a manufacturing defect or simple wear and tear?
Simple; expected wear and tear. I just bought a calculator that was quite literally designed to be (accidentally) dropped (HP 12C). It came with a 1-year warranty, but you could extend it to two years only in countries that legally supported it. This is a device that has proven itself since inception (40 years ago) that it can last a hell of a lot longer than a year, but that seems to be the (c
The analog drift is only one problem (and that one is fixed relatively easily). The real problem, which I've seen happen to multiple controllers, is the microswitch for the shoulder button breaks right off the circuit board. I've attempted to fix a couple, but that is only possible if you're lucky enough that the PCB traces remained on the board. In my case they broke off with the button.
It's a truly terrible design, because there is no mechanical stop or protection for the switch. The surface-mount PCB
It's not about dust this time. They're just fragile. The plastic inside permanently deforms under pressure. For the first time ever, the 3rd party controllers might be a better buy this time around. Check out HORI - the company that made the original NES Advantage. They still make officially licensed Nintendo Switch controllers.
Could you stop your ridiculous nationalism. We don't give a crap about such nonsense. That is the whole point of the EU, which, as you know, are many big nations that could just as well go against each other, but pride themselves in having moved beyond that.
Nobody here cares. It is just not a thing to us. Almost nobody in the US did either, until Trump.
Read my other comment. This is a general law that applies to all products from all businesses, and simply says "Don't make crap products that fall apart in not
In the EU, all products are required, by law, to work for at least two years. (Obviously not food that natueally spoils, but you know which ones.)
Before 1 year, the burden of proof is on them. After 1 year, them burden of proof is on them.
This is a separate thing from any manufacturer guarantee. So even though some shops are actively lying about this, it applies to everything, even dollar store cables that die after the third rolling them up. Yes, you can bring them back until they. freakin. stop. selling.
I think 2 years is way too low for products like washing machines or cars or electronics, that are expected to last decades. As a rule, if anything is going to break it will happen during the first year or two. That's the "break in" period when all the shiny new parts get put under stress. If they're going to break, that will be the time.
If that were the case the overwhelming majority of the time, then we would not even be here discussing this issue.
Five years is too long because by then the parts are getting worn. How do you determine a failure is the result of a manufacturing defect or simple wear and tear?
Simple; expected wear and tear. I just bought a calculator that was quite literally designed to be (accidentally) dropped (HP 12C). It came with a 1-year warranty, but you could extend it to two years only in countries that legally supported it. This is a device that has proven itself since inception (40 years ago) that it can last a hell of a lot longer than a year, but that seems to be the (c
The analog drift is only one problem (and that one is fixed relatively easily). The real problem, which I've seen happen to multiple controllers, is the microswitch for the shoulder button breaks right off the circuit board. I've attempted to fix a couple, but that is only possible if you're lucky enough that the PCB traces remained on the board. In my case they broke off with the button.
It's a truly terrible design, because there is no mechanical stop or protection for the switch. The surface-mount PCB
It's not about dust this time. They're just fragile. The plastic inside permanently deforms under pressure. For the first time ever, the 3rd party controllers might be a better buy this time around. Check out HORI - the company that made the original NES Advantage. They still make officially licensed Nintendo Switch controllers.
Could you stop your ridiculous nationalism.
We don't give a crap about such nonsense. That is the whole point of the EU, which, as you know, are many big nations that could just as well go against each other, but pride themselves in having moved beyond that.
Nobody here cares. It is just not a thing to us.
Almost nobody in the US did either, until Trump.
Read my other comment.
This is a general law that applies to all products from all businesses, and simply says "Don't make crap products that fall apart in not