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Old 08-30-2011, 10:07 AM   #70
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Originally Posted by roseylovestosho View Post
Personally, I don't think it has anything to do with where it was made...but more of a response to what our market is demanding. I think everyone wants the bigger, better, smaller, faster, newest thing and I don't think (most) people care that much about something lasting forever...they just want it to be new and grand. I remember my first computer lasted me without any issues (except viruses of course) for approximately 6 years? Nowadays I can get two years out of a laptop if I'm lucky
To be fair, we are in the middle of a Technical Revolution. It wouldn't make a lot of sense to build a laptop to last forever when they become obsolete almost before they are purchased! Sink technology is a lot more stable, though you never know, I guess.
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