[menghuii]

its all abt luck
not all product even with same specs are equal
and not all quality checks are the same
if the product has a thousand parts n components
you can imgaine the luck you need to hv all of them passing the same quality examinations!
in other words a reliable manufacturer allowed goods to be sold if the products meet a certain range of quality level. but these are my experience with electrical devices.

i got a hitachi fridge ($2200)almost 30yrs ago had a breakdown after a few yrs but after replacing the chipboard it is still good till today. so i take that as the only the chipboard was poor in quality.

so is my aircon. i am still using my old carrier system 4 aircon ($2100) since i bot it almost 20yrs ago. condenser and fan were changed in btwn the yrs and 1 big capacitor. and it's still good and cold too. i know its not an inverter but i dont feel its consuming too much $$ so i m keeping it. so its condenser, a fan and 1 capacitor.

the other one is a portable aircon fujitec ($1100) after abt 4 yrs just b4 warranty expired it broke down and a capacitor was changed. its now in its 9th year and i must say i made my moneys worth n those many SG hazy days were helped by it.

so i count myself lucky.