"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Keith G
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"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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I don't buy extra warranty

Nor do as it is generally an over-priced con.

- who TH wants 'electronics' to last 3 years these days?

I do. :-) Although it depends on the nature of the item in question.
e.g.
I would not expect a compact fluro lamp to last forever. However if I buy
something like an amplifier or loudspeakers I'd want them to work
correctly
for some decades.


OK, as you say, it depends on the nature of the item - there are plenty of
gadgets that have become superceded (specs., design, speed, capacity &c.) by
the time the manufacturer's warranty has run out. I understand that Sony's
policy was to 'make their own products obsolete before the competition
did'...!!??