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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by AlexandrB on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @10:53PM (#45742093)
Counterpoint: some appliances reach "good enough" status and the only "improvements" are cost-cutting that makes them more fragile or less reliable.

My friend has a microwave from the late 70s. The time/power are set by turning knobs - no fiddling with a bunch of buttons and modes - the turntable is metal so it can't break. The only thing I would consider missing is a popcorn mode, not a big deal.

Edit: Another great example is toasters. Toasters have not gotten better in my lifetime and older toasters are probably more reliable than what I could buy today.

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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by com2kid on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @02:17AM (#45743256)
Inverter microwaves are a noticable improvement over regular microwaves. True variable power instead of time slicing means I can precisely heat up almost any food evenly all the way through.
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Re:Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with u... by Dylan16807 on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @03:00AM (#45743512)
I often want to set my microwave within 5 seconds for small items, so no knobs for me please. And I like having a delayed start option. Modes never happen without me asking for them.
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