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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

This might sound weird, but Apple. I was NEVER disappointed by any of the products I bought. Sure, they are fucking expensive. Sure, they sometimes release really dumb products that most people probably shouldn't buy (e.g. the 2015 MacBook). But if you make all the right considerations before your purchase, I'm pretty sure you will have a product that won't disappoint you. At least that's been my experience so far. That doesn't mean that I'm perfectly happy with everything, for example I'm trying to switch away from an iPhone (I will definitely keep using macOS laptops/desktops though) for privacy reasons. I wasn't really disappointed here, when I bought this phone, I knew what I was getting myself into, but Google isn't much better.

Proton for secure email/calendar/whatever they offer now. I've been a subscriber to their paid plan for years, really happy so far.

IVPN and Mullvad for a trustworthy, private VPN provider

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Better late than never, but I really like Nokian Tyres. They are fantastic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Costco. And if they suck, never a question returning.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

If you consider software a product/good then Linux is very good. The kernel still supports systems with security updates that are older than a lot of people here.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Brother printers. I have 78k pages printed on my 15 year old color laser printer from them, and it's still going strong. They still sell OEM toner and even replacement parts for it, although the only part that ever needed to be replaced so far was the drum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

This needs more upvotes. 6k pages from a single cartridge.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

A brother laser printer was the best decision of my college career. I only wish I'd have bought it sooner

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

None. Do your research and due diligence.

This could help but make sure you take everything with a grain of salt

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Redwing

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Patagonia since they also offer repair services in the event of damage and are relatively ethical.

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