This is the thing, the day they stop working you wonder if you should repair them for X money or byy a new one for X / 1.5 money. Guess which wins in both time and money.

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georgefrowny 8 hours ago | parent [-]

> repair them for X money

Plus (X / 1.5) * (1 - S), where S is probability of successful repair.

Plus the repair cost of the next thing to go if many parts are reaching the end of the design life (= warranty * 1.1)

	▲	JoshTriplett 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Plus the cost of your time either repairing it yourself or finding someone to repair it.