[ILUG-Social] home appliances help needed!

[Noel Carroll]

Dyson products are great but way too overpriced for the average homeowner.
They're a luxury item.  Whirlpool washing machines are excellant - and they
come with a 10 year free parts warranty.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Smith, Graham - Computing Technician
> [mailto:Graham.Smith at it-tallaght.ie]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11:11 AM
> To: ILUG Social (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [ILUG-Social] home appliances help needed!
> 
> 
> Just buy decent brands - Miele and Bosch and other quality
> brand stuff that wont have poor uptimes.
> 
> If you are filthy rich or a tad nerdy you could get one
> of those internet fridges (they cost as much as a small car)
> 
> I'd be happy once a fridge/freezer can hold plenty of beer,
> frozen pizza and a selection of goodies from Marks & Spencer's 
> food department (Although if you can afford a lot of M&S food you
> could probably afford the internet fridge).
> 
> I kinda wouldnt mind one of those ice maker things on the front also.
> 
> Washing machines... hmm only one choice really - Dyson - their
> stuff is cool - expensive too but they look the biz and use lots
> of innovative technology and ideas etc.
> 
> I presume in a few years when IPV6 is commonplace everything will
> be networkable. A toaster however will still come with only 2 
> settings:
> untoasted and cremated.
> 
> G.
> ___________________________
>  Graham Smith,
>  Network Administrator,
>  Department of Computing,
>  Institute of Technology,
>  Tallaght, Dublin 24
>  Phone: + 353 (01) 4042840
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Desbonnet [mailto:joe at galway.net]
> Sent: 11 February 2002 18:05
> To: social at linux.ie
> Subject: [ILUG-Social] home appliances help needed!
> 
> 
> I know this is a little (ok .. lightyears) off topic, but 
> might make some
> interesting discussion. 
> 
> I've spec'ed lots of interesting things in the past, from 
> servers to laser
> parts, but I'm having great difficulty with two home 
> appliances: Fidges and
> Washing machines.
> 
> The only feature that seems to differenciate washing machines 
> is their price
> and the coolness of their consoles. I've found one with a 
> really flashy
> console (electroluminescent display with lots of buttons:
> http://www.galway.net/tmp/washingmachine.jpg ) But what else 
> should I look
> out for? Auto-iron does not seem to feature on any of the 
> models I've looked
> at :(
> 
> Also anything I should look out for in fridges and electric ovens ?
> 
> I think I'll manage the toaster on my own :)
> 
> 
> Joe.
> 
> 
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