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Only two years for electronic goods?
New Zealand has had a similar law for quite a while. Because the law just says that the goods should last as long as should be reasonably expected, there has been some debate about how long things should last for. Back in 2009 Consumer Magazine finally put together some figures. In the electronics category they say:
DVD, CD players and recorders, home theatre, hifi systems should last 3 - 15 years (depends on if it was a budget model or a high-end model).
LCD, plasma, CRT TVs should last 12+ years.
Computers, printers, scanners, phones should last 5+ years.
Cameras, camcorders, MP3 players should last 5 - 10 years.
I'm guessing that e-readers should probably fall into that last category, which means if my Kobo fails within 5 years then I've got a good chance of getting it replaced under our Consumer Guarantees law.
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