__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 14 February 2007 17:20 \__
> Doug Mentohl <doug_mentohl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> "Watchdog reported that not only are users plagued with problems faulty
>> units, Microsoft is attempting to charge customers with £80-£85 repair
>> fee, after just a year of use"
>>
>> "Watchdog producers decided to go ahead with the programme, after
>> receiving over 250 complaints from angry consumers"
>>
>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37627
>>
>> In the interests of a more ergonomical design they went and left out the
>> heatsink.
>
> If this is true, this is spectacularly stupid.
EA said that 30-50% of their units broke within a year, IIRC. Overheating
seems like a recurring theme, so...
>>
>> http://snipurl.com/1a549
>>
http://www.coolermaster.com/product_common_images/f5494b78516f97ff80e72a185000e355.jpg
--
~~ Greetings
Roy S. Schestowitz | "Slashdot is standard-compliant... in Japan"
http://Schestowitz.com | RHAT GNU/Linux ¦ PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
5:00am up 23 days 5:18, 6 users, load average: 1.29, 1.28, 0.96
http://iuron.com - help build a non-profit search engine
|
|
