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WilliamWatts on 18 February 2010
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Garcian Smith said:
WilliamWatts said:

Microsoft issues a warranty 3 years longer than Nintendo and the Wii costs less than the PS3 and yet its the most reliable current generation console. They issue longer warranties as a marketing bullet point. Having a longer warranty doesn't prove much greater reliability and having a shorter warranty doesn't prove a lack of reliability.

Second Rate PSUs are the Rosewill PSUs and other noname products. These are not 2nd rate PSUs.

Game consoles are not PC power supplies.

And yes, that particular line of OCZ products is second-rate. The only PSUs I'd consider buying from OCZ are their Z-series, which I believe are rebranded high-end PCP&C units. But those are more powerful than most users need, starting at 650W. Their other products, including that LED-laden.. thing, don't have the proven track record that a company like SeaSonic, Corsair, or (formerly) PCP&C do.

Have you heard of 'Enthusiast creep'? It used to be that any old power supply would be fine and really it was fine. Then they had to be 2* the quality, then 2* more quality again. So even if its only 2* the quality of a noname PSU thats still good enough. The ATX specifications don't last forever, the PSU only has to last about 5-6 years, they don't have an expected 10 year lifespan because the specifications will change before the PSU will likely break.