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Things you purchased that lasted a lot longer than you anticipated

Maetryx

Maetryx

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Maetryx here, 😎

I have a couple of things that I just never figured would last as long as they have.

IBM M2 101-key keyboard No windows keys! This thing predates Windows 95. I love it. It's dirty as hell and it never misfires or sticks. I don't know how they did it, but I'm thinking they utilized alien technology recovered from the 1947 Roswell UFO.

Sony 27" Trinitron TV I reluctantly bought this in 1997 just knowing that HDTV broadcasts and 16:9 formats were right around the corner just eager to make the thing obsolete. Pffffft! No such luck. It's weird walking the TV aisle at a department store, and a lot of them are still tube based 4:3 sets.

HP 41CV scientific calculator. Apparently these were made from 1983 - 1990. I'm not sure when mine was made. Nice calculator. I've never needed a different one.
 
my parents bought a rice cooker thats older than me and they are still using it to this day. around 30 years old. My mom wishes it will break so she can have an excuse to buy a new electric one with timer and everything.
 
A Casio digital watch that lasted me 14+ years of my 18 year life 😀

Edit: Oh yeah, my dad's stereo/amp system is older than me... it uses HUGE (like 4' tall) speakers too, with dedicated tweeter, midrange, and bass cones per speaker.
 
I bought a 1982 toyota 4x4 in '96 that has lasted waaaay longer than I thought it ever would. Has saved me a pretty penny in that I don't have car payments.
 
i'd have to say many of the ghetto fixed I have done over the days... buying a roll of duct tape that lasted ~2 years. That was magic, i Tell you. It never ran out!
 
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Fleshlight. Can't believe how well it's held up.
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i cant tell if that comment is a joke or not.

my 2nd ipod. i bought it for $169 when apple was clearing them out. now the 4th generation ones are out and its still not broken.



 
My MS Natural Keyboard Pro. It's a little over four years ago and is still going. There are actually wear patterns on the palm rest from how much I've used it. It's gonna suck when it finally breaks, best keyboard I've owned.
 
dual 366@366

could run at 550...

I don't do crap besides surf the internet..... it runs 24/7 no problems
i get the bug to upgrade all the time but would rather spend my money on booze and my woman.... seems to make more sense
 
Hmmm. I should also mention the batteries in my LED flashlight. I bought it two years ago and it still has the same batteries. And I live in Alaksa, where it is dark 20 hours a day in the winter, so I have used this flashlight like 100 times, albeit for short durations. Gotta love the LED flashlights.
 
Originally posted by: maddogchen
my parents bought a rice cooker thats older than me and they are still using it to this day. around 30 years old. My mom wishes it will break so she can have an excuse to buy a new electric one with timer and everything.
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Why don't you just replace it for her? Sounds like that would have been an excellent xmas gift.
 
Originally posted by: Maetryx
Originally posted by: Coquito
This thread is a jinx waiting to happen.
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Doh! My calculator fell on my keyboard and the explosion took out my TV!
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lol

my mom bought some garlic salt when i was 7yo. i took it with me when i moved out at 18, and finally finished it off one year ago. thats freakin 23yrs! was the best garlic salt ever in the history of mankind. no name brand, just said garlic salt in the biig generic letters on the white background in a standard sized spice bottle. i finally gave up trying to find some that tickled my tast buds like that did.

man i miss that stuff.

edit: i also used my grandmothers microwave that was manufactured in 1985 up until last summer. lol it had gaps in the sides of the housing.
 
What most people don't realize, is how much energy old TVs, dryers, washers, and other appliances use. It makes zero sense to keep around an old model even if it still works, because unless it is one of the new energy efficient models, you are getting RAPED by the energy it uses. Reader's Digest had an article on this recently, and said the savings could vary from 20-50% per YEAR when you upgraded to a new, more efficient model.
 
My parents had a microwave older than me (I'm 24) that died just last summer; they have a refridgerator that they bought at the same time that's still running :Q

Nate
 
Energy efficiency needs to be balanced with the environmental cost of the mining and transportation of the raw materials, plus the industrial waste during manufacturing, plus the solid waste generated by packaging, plus the solid waste generated by disposing of the older unit. It's never as easy as 'oh hey this one uses less electricity'. The time value of money may also render the decision to replace economically unviable.
 
Hollywood + DVD Decoder Card and 6x Toshiba DVD drive. Bought in 1998, still my main DVD setup on my HTPC...sadly...
 
Originally posted by: Maetryx
Energy efficiency needs to be balanced with the environmental cost of the mining and transportation of the raw materials, plus the industrial waste during manufacturing, plus the solid waste generated by packaging, plus the solid waste generated by disposing of the older unit. It's never as easy as 'oh hey this one uses less electricity'. The time value of money may also render the decision to replace economically unviable.
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All that you just mentioned are not things placed on the consumer... so my point stands. Unless you are a business all of the above don't matter. I'm speaking solely of cost to the consumer, which will be heavily lowered by a new, more energy efficient device. Besides, there were actual numbers given in this article, and I haven't seen any numbers for the cost of manufacturing or otherwise. Additionally, all those negative wastes will be surpassed by the efficiency of the new unit. Of course, the old unit can be recycled or donated to charity.
 
Originally posted by: Hardcore
Originally posted by: maddogchen
my parents bought a rice cooker thats older than me and they are still using it to this day. around 30 years old. My mom wishes it will break so she can have an excuse to buy a new electric one with timer and everything.
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Why don't you just replace it for her? Sounds like that would have been an excellent xmas gift.
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Why do I have a feeling that buying a woman a rice cooker for Christmas is a bad idea? At least I would not do it.
 
Sony Laptop from 2000, it still runs fine and for a while I thought it was dieing because the screen began to flicker but it went away and it's running great. (Always had crappy battery life)
 
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