I had the same thing happen, only with a DVD in the unit. To recover my DVD, I took the thing apart to find the black, oozey goo of a capacitor spread all over the inside. It seems that the last thunderstorm took a toll after all. Eric Kalgren Electrical Engineer Cobham Defense Electronic Systems Continental Microwave Division 11 Continental Drive Exeter, NH 03833 USA Tel: 603-775-5200 Fax: 603-775-5201 E-mail:[log in to unmask] Website: http://www.cobhamdes.com -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bill Kasprzak Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:42 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] RoHS compliant laptop with early failure Just to chime my two cents worth. Over a year ago I purchased a DVD reader, VCR combo unit so I could watch movies in either format. Just recently, the DVD player just quit. The door would not open. The unit was made by the outfit that rhymes with baloney. Now the unit lives up to its namesake. "Wolfe, Robert" <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: TechNet <[log in to unmask]> 05/29/2007 10:25 AM Please respond to TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>; Please respond to "Wolfe, Robert" <[log in to unmask]> To [log in to unmask] cc Subject Re: [TN] RoHS compliant laptop with early failure Joe, Just a thought without any real data (but sure has me wondering slightly). EVERY single piece of electronic equipment I've purchased within the last year has either failed almost out of the box or soon after. This includes 2 notebook computers, a PA Amp, 3 cell phones, a wireless phone, an all-in-one printer. Now yes like many have stated here with out data there is no case and there are many reasons that could be the problem, and may not have anything to do with RoHS. But from a John Q. Public buyer standpoint was I jinxed this last year were the odds not all in my favor, could be but certainly has me wondering why 100% of what I bought electronically never had problems till this past year everything had a problem (100%)??? >From my point of view I was starting to think maybe don't buy any electronics for awhile? Especially since the practice of many companies is, even if your unit failed in only 3 months, you might get a refurbished unit that is much older back. Yes they guarantee it is in perfect working order again, but just my opinion, if the unit breaks in the first 90 days you should get a brand new replacement. Bob -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David Hudson Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:02 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] RoHS compliant laptop with early failure I would suggest that it belies your undoubted professional expertise to make the assumption that this failure has anything to do with RoHS-compliance or lead-free. Frankly, it smacks of hysteria. Surely you can think of at least a dozen other potential failure modes, all equally likely? Let's see some evidence in this case before you throw your toys out of the playpen. Dave -- ++++++++++++++++++++ David Hudson On 26/05/07, Joe Fjelstad <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Greetings folks, > > I don't know, (nor will I likely ever know) what the problem is but > my brand > new RoHS compliant laptop has the distinction of being the shortest lived > one I ever owned. > > It is a trusted brand name supplier from Japan and I have always been > pleased with their bullet proof reliability. My earlier version is still > working > very well, just a little slow. The new one was a high-end > small, lightweight > model that touted reliability in ads. On this one, however, 4 weeks after > purchase and with very little use, the CD just stopped working for no > apparent > reason. > > I would really be curious to know what went wrong but I am going to be > returning it to the store and will now be looking for something cheaper > and > hopefully non RoHS compliant. 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