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points by thayne 2 days ago | 0 comments

I would really love to know a reliable way to determine if a product is a reliable before buying.

Me too. I don’t know how that’s even possible though without bias and whatnot finding a way. Sometimes you find out at the same rate as the manufacturer. Hell, I typed this on my third iPhone 18 in last ~month, after never having a single iPhone hardware issue in almost 2 decades, Not even a dead battery, this version has been awful. First one had weak antenna, second USB port didn’t work, third TBD. The associates I’ve worked with say they’ve never seen a version rollout with so many issues.

[–] tsxng 20 hours ago

My rough method: check if the warranty is decent enough.

[–] thayne 12 hours ago

That's actually one indication of how quality has gone down. When I was a kid, I remember a lot of big ticket items would have "lifetime" warranties or 20 year warranties, but these days it's hard to find anything with a warranty of more than a couple years, unless you buy separate "supplementary" warranty, which is really more of insurance than a warranty.