Re: Real-world ink longevity test

measekite wrote:


Arthur Entlich wrote:
Many of your experiences mirror my own, and that is why I was suggesting that "brand name" means little these days when electronics are concerned, and moreso with consumables.

Brand name means quite a bit. You usually get better service and the product usually has less trouble. There is also better consistency.

Bunk. "Brand name" means much less these days than it used to.

I bought an Elgin electric watch once. Early in the twentieth century Elgin had one of the foremost reputations among watchmakers, but things were different by the 1970s. The watch broke down after a year or so, and I took it to a jeweler to be repaired. He told me that Elgins just weren't what they used to be, that it wasn't worth repairing because it would just break down again within the year. He called most Elgin watches junk.

I've heard the same about other name brands over the years, names with old, seemingly solid reputations that get sold or taken over, only to have the new owners ruin that reputation with shoddy quality. I now have little trust in brands when I have no personal experience with them.

TJ

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