Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick

Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by taneq on Thursday July 30, 2026 @08:03PM (#49117457)

Counter counter anecdote, I was just tidying up the yard with my 18V whipper snipper and contemplating the fact that I bought it in 2012 and it hasn’t skipped a beat.

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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by HDBaseT on Thursday July 30, 2026 @08:24PM (#49117612)

I have a mower that my dad gave to me, which his dad gave to him.

It is in rough shape, but it still cuts grass perfectly fine.

I have a wippersnipper from before I was born which runs perfectly today. It was left out laying sideways in the rain for about a month. Quick clean and a new plug and it was going again.

I'm sure the electric devices can run a long time, but when they fail, they tend to be not repairable.

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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by markdown on Thursday July 30, 2026 @09:18PM (#49117974)

Makita, amirite?

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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by taneq on Thursday July 30, 2026 @09:48PM (#49118134)

Ryobi, but I have plenty of Makita gear too. :)

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Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick by zhengyi13 on Friday July 31, 2026 @12:55PM (#49125695)

Old Ryobi, or new Ryobi?

Serious question, as I understand the ex-Japanese market rights were sold to a Chinese corp over two decades ago, and the in-Japanese consumer device market rights went to a different Japanse company several years ago too.

Apparently they've gone back to focusing on their roots?

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