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| From | Christobal <plattc@optonline.net> |
| Subject | Re: CD Walkman recommendations |
| Date | Thu, 22 May 2003 08:54:43 -0400 |
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I'd heard a few years ago from a seemingly competent A/V salesperson
that Sony portables have seriously declined in quality over the past
decade, thanks to cost cutting on the materials side and using
extra-cheap labor (Cambodia, I think?). Grain of salt, as with all such
comments, but in any case, this led me to buy the first of several
Panasonic CD portables. I don't use it daily as you would be, but I've
certainly logged a few hundred hours on this unit in the past few years
with nary a problem.
So there's another two cents.
Christopher
> -----Original Message-----
> From: audities-owner@smoe.org
> [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of stevedurben2000
> Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 7:58 AM
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: CD Walkman recommendations
>
>
> snip..
> Why don't you A) buy the 3 year insurance, so any time it breaks,
> they give
> you a new one, and B) buy 2 of them, so you always have one working.
>
>
> Well, I do buy the insurance. If they just "gave" me a new one I
> wouldn't be asking. As you probably know with Best Buy you
> have to a) call them and request a replacement mailing label
> and then wait for
> it in the mail, b) box up your merchandise with this label and send
> it to them, c) then wait for them to send you the voucher in the mail
> and then d) you can go pick up your new product. It's not a HUGE
> thing to go through this every time but with turn around time I'm
> getting close to spending as much time dicking around with returns as
> I am having a working player.
> I could buy 2, but I thought perhaps there might be a brand that
> someone had good luck with so I could avoid the above completely. I
> should say, that I know these players probably are know to have short
> life spans but the Sony's I buy have the exact SAME malfunction every
> time. This leads me to assume they may be the "Ford Pintos" of CD
> Walkmans. However, maybe it is wishful thinking on my part to hope
> for a "Cadillac" version of these players.
>
>
> Tim said..
> Steve,
> try goin to Circuit City and be sure to take out an extended
> warranty. I
> went through at least a half dozen players. they kept replacing
> them , no
> charge.
>
> Hey Tim, that just may be the ticket. I hope they do straight up
> exchanges but even if they don't I can at least try another brand.
>
> best, Steve D
>
>
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