... and I've got one of these Chinese, Pi sized, SBCs with a 4 SATA interface hat that's been running a Linux based data server with a software RAID array for nearly 5 years now. An outlier? Likely not! In general electronic, unless abused, that haven't failed in a month will continue to not fail nearly indefinitely. I'm not sure what you mean by 'no name manufacturer'? They do have names and I normally order directly from them. Better to care about reliability than warranty. Raspberry Pi boards are definitely reliable, but so are others.Do you think the noname Chinese manufacturer of these devices care a single jot about 2 year warranty's? They take the profits, and....
What good is an automobile with a 10 year warranty if it will spend most of its time in the shop?
Statistics: Posted by lurk101 — Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:15 am