It's a shame because my 8-10 years old Samsung dumb TV, oven/microwave and laser printer are all working great to this day.

(That's more coincidence than brand loyalty, my Laden (French cheap brand) washing machine has also been working with no maintenance need for 13 years)

Samsung's laser printers were jointly made with Xerox. They run the same firmware and hardware. They are just branded differently.

Since Xerox tried its hand in shady electronics and burnt badly, they can't make bad printers. Hence, their printers' reliability is at HP Laserjet 4L levels. I'm on my second Samsung printer, because I've worn the first one's rollers down, and this one will probably last another 7-8 years, at least.

Then god knows what I'm gonna buy.

Same, I have an older 2014 samsung 4k (3d), I bought the UHD evolution kit, and aside for some random black screens (maybe 5s every 4 hours), it's been a great TV. It's hard to upgrade, but a second gen QD-OLED might be what I get next.

The now surprising thing is there are no ads, and my AppleTV 4K(2nd gen) is more than good enough to watch everything I want to on it. Only QD-OLED and HDMI 2.1 and more expansive HDR are going to get me to upgrade at this point.

Can confirm - bought mine in ~2010 and it's not smart and it's been working ever since. If I hadn't read about all the bad stuff in the last few years I would've absolutely looked for another Samsung first.. Good job!

This checks out. I miss the old Samsung. I'm watching one right now.

Fridge: inadequate hearer coil design allows drain to freeze, causing overflow & water spillage. PITA but ultimately fixable with a hack.

Dishwasher: POS, ‘nuf said.

Induction stove: cooktop has been excellent, oven convection gave up the ghost.

What's the hack for fixing the fridge ice maker issue? Mine is doing that, and I would love to know how to fix it.

I'd also like to know the hack, my buddy's been fighting his Samsung fridge for years.