Notes on semi-recent hardware:

[bovil]

Computers:
eMachines Celeron 300: Fail-ish. Gone.
Dell Dimension 4100 P3-800: Success, still running as video player
Dell Dimension 5100c Pentium D: Fail. Still running, but unreliable

I/O:
Dell 15" Flat panel: Success, still primary studio display
Agfa Snapscan 1212u: Success, still running
Canon S450 inkjet: Success, but dead and gone
Canon i70 portable: Success, still running
Epson Stylus 2200: Epic fail. Gone
Canon i9900: Success, still running
Tektronix Phaser 560: Success, but dead and gone
Xerox Phaser 8550DP: Success, still running after 18,000 sides

Storage:
HP dvd740e USB drive: Epic fail. Still running, but unreliable
Maxtor OneTouch III 300gb drive: Epic fail. Returned
Western Digital MyBook 500gb drives: Mixed, several failures returned, several still in service
Netgear ReadyNAS NV+: Only had a few weeks, but looks like success

Cameras:
Sony Mavica FD73: Success. May still have somewhere.
Canon Powershot S230: Success, passed on, still running
Canon Powershot SD700is: Success, still using
Canon Powershot S3is: Success, still using

Comments

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

I'm curious..."success, but dead and gone". Does that just mean that they eventually wore out?

[bovil.livejournal.com]

I got enough good use out of them to still be satisfied when they finally failed.