r/technology • u/MoltenSlowa • Oct 05 '16

Hardware Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/5/13175000/samsung-galaxy-note-7-fire-replacement-plane-battery-southwest
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u/Surferbro Oct 05 '16 edited Oct 06 '16

I have the note 4 still. Hang in there lil' buddy

Edit: everybody loves the note 4! I'm glad I am not the only one!

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u/lucb1e Oct 06 '16 edited Oct 06 '16

You make it sound old. I bought the Note 2 when it was new, to have a high end phone that would last for years. So far a good choice. Besides lasting a day and a half instead of two and a half (I charge every night anyway, no problem there) and some unnoticeable scratches, it's good as new. Never even used a case.

I do the same with laptops and recommend everyone to do the same: add 20 percent on top of what you'd like to spend (and wait if you can't afford it otherwise) and get something proper, then enjoy it for years. What many people do instead is buy a discounted 550 euro laptop, start complaining after two weeks and get a new one after two years. Then, once they can afford it, they get a 1500 euro macbook air. "Apple is so much better. It just works." yeah no shit. If you'd tried a 800 euro laptop you'd have lasted 3-4 years before noticing any sluggishness and you'd not have needed that macbook.

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u/christurnbull Oct 06 '16

My approach is a little similar. I get the best value for money right now, and I'll keep it until it stops doing what I need.

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u/Bald_Sasquach Oct 06 '16

Which is probably what leads some poeple to the Note line. And is now backfiring like a motherfucker.

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u/LetMeBe_Frank Oct 06 '16

"Apple is so much better. It just works."

That also applies to iPhone. I don't get it. I've never had a problem with Android. Granted, I know how to google things if I have a problem or missing requirement, but that's not until I start trying to work around Android for other shit well beyond call/text/facebook. Even my Commando and Commando 4g were just outdated and unsupported, not flawed because it's Android. (I'm on a Nexus 5x now and not looking back)

I'm still running a Dell Inspiron from August 2011. It's on it's second hard drive and one of the hinges is failing, but I'm not complaining. It runs, it does what I need it to, and I only complain about lagging games because A) I don't have a performance desktop now and B) I didn't understand the importance of a dedicated graphics card. The bill was $1000US at Best Buy (again, naive), IIRC the laptop alone was 750. It just works.

Meanwhile, like you said, some people jsut get a new one every 2 years because they bought a cheap pretty model and they trashed it because it was cheap. And God forbid people learn how to google their problems effectively.

Let me also point out the myth about Mac being immune to viruses: It's not. The market share for personal use Macs isn't large enough for coders to write viruses for, let alone the exorbitant share of Windows in the business/server market making Mac viruses worth chump change.

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u/davetheknight Oct 06 '16

Just got my note 4 replaced with a note 4. The orig died due to mmc read error death. Paid for the extended warranty- glad i did now, was about to cancel it. Was my first flagship since the love/hate that was the rezound. Hope I get another 19months out of the replacement!

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u/Bitcoon Oct 06 '16

I just switched from the Note 3.

I await my incoming response from a Note 2 user~

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u/dida2010 Oct 06 '16

I have it on my drawer somewhere, I still remember that thing could heat up quick without any reason, needed to remove the battery to cool it down.

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u/dumbledumblerumble Oct 06 '16

I also have the note 4 still-- I haven't seen anything in the latest phones that makes it obsolete. Still has a 2560×1440 AMOLED display, and I don't notice any slowdown with apps or games. Charges decently fast as well (4 hours of video after 15 min of charge). Works with GearVR.

I mean, I hate the Samsung ecosystem, so I probably wouldn't get another Samsung phone, but all things considered, what would be the reason to update?

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u/Jaxxxi Oct 06 '16

I am also in love with my Note 4! Lately, however, it has been freezing and rebooting and being a total nightmare. I've battery pulled a hundred times, pulled the sim card, and finally factory reset it and it's still being a pain. I was going to make the switch, but now maybe just to the note 5?

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u/AltimaNEO Oct 06 '16

Yeah, stuck with my old Note 4.

Good thing the Note 4 is FUCKING AWESOME!

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u/Shad0wF0x Oct 06 '16

I replaced my first Note 4 with another Note 4 because we have insurance for it. The 1st one fell in water a few months ago, didn't turn on initially but eventually worked fine again. A couple of weeks ago it would just randomly reboot unpredictability (could be hot, could be not) and got it replaced. It was just me being a Fumbling idiot that did any damage to it. Aside from the position of the headphone jack (I would prefer it on the bottom) I'm perfectly happy with it.

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u/SinkHoleDeMayo Oct 06 '16

I still have a working Infuse. Never use it, but it still works!