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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There may be premium versions that are high quality, but too often the premium version is made with planned obsolescence as well these days. There's generally no way of knowing if you're paying extra for quality of for the privilege of showing off the money you spent

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Looking for commercial type products and checking the website for parts/manuals can go a long way. Doesn’t always guarantee that those parts will still be available in a decade or two, but it shows the company at least making an effort to support those products. You’re paying up front though, that commercial product can be 5-10x the cost of the equivalent consumer model. Heck, sometimes people still buy those consumer models because it’s a lot easier to justify a $100-$200 price tag every, even if you expect to replace it every few years than $1000+ up front.