angelus512 wrote:
Dont want to sound like an old man (i'm actually 29) but I very much long for the days (that i've heard about and not necessaril experienced but seen enough to give it some credibility) of REAL quality.
People replace appliances these days every few years via planned obsolence etc. I remember my grandparents used to have fridges and other appliances that were 10+ years old and still going strong versus complaints of recent stuff from LG or whatever other company that looked AWESOME compared to 10+ year old fridges but would develop issues within 2-3 years.
How as a society did we allow that to be ok?
I mean clearly profit driven manufacturers clued into the fact that there was less profit in making quality to last stuff than there was in making decent stuff that will last at least a few years but ultimately burn out.
There could be a very long discussion on this topic. I do agree that things have changed, but some sort of balance still exists.
For example, I bought an Apple Laser printer (or HP LasterJet) many years ago for $2,000. Sure, it lasted a long time and was built like a tank, but now you can get a laster printer for a maybe $200 or $300. The newer printer may break in a few years, but when you consider the overall cost/year, I'm not sure things are much different than they used to be. The lower price and shorter lifespan of devices has replaced higher prices and longer lifespans.
But I do agree that when paying top $ for an rMBP, you should be getting the "best of the best". And the biggest problem at the moment with the rMBP is that some are getting the "best of the best" (if they get a Samsung screen) and some are not (if the get an LG or some other brand I saw mentioned in this thread). That's the real shame with this current issue....the quality is random for the customer, which is why Apple better figure out how to clean up this mess, and the sooner the better.
