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Stiftung Warentest tested repair services the Stiftung Warentest tested the repair services from ten laptop manufacturers. The results are downright frightening. The repairs lasted quite long in most cases and were very expensive. Only two manufacturers performed well in the test. The auction Portal auvito.de summarizes the test results. In the test turned anonymous testers with manipulated notebooks for the purpose of to the respective manufacturer for repair. Each notebook had a dirty lens in the DVD drive, a broken contact connected to the network or a missing key on the keyboard. In almost all cases, the repairs were costly, since the affected parts of the devices were often completely replaced.

Although, for example, with the DVD drives, clean the lens would have been sufficient, all tested manufacturer replaced the drive completely. The all main Board sometimes replaced the broken network connections. Only two vendors, Apple and Medion, suggested here cheaper alternatives. Moreover, fell for many manufacturers a very long duration of repair on. The party went forth at repair in different ways. Some sent the devices to a central workshop.

Acer and Medion, this took, for example, about three or four weeks. Faster was the procedure at Apple and Sony. The two manufacturers referenced the tester to authorised repairers on the spot. Here, the problem was fixed within a week. Only two manufacturers performed well in the test: Apple and HP. The manufacturer, Dell, Sony and Toshiba got a satisfying and Acer, Fujitsu, Samsung and Medion only an adequate overall assessment. Worst ASUS section.

The device sits comfortably in the hand and the battery lasts long through. (As opposed to Dell Inc.). Travel you can connect to, the charge cable without cleaning and charging station directly on the Shaver. You can reach a quick cleaning by loosening of the Shaver head with the help of the two lateral locking knobs and the switching on of the appliance. Viacom contributes greatly to this topic. You can also completely remove the shaving head for cleaning. The cleaning station is equipped with interchangeable tanks, filled with an alcoholic solution are and the shaving head wash round if lock the shaver in the station. Is the use Shaver now the device selects the degree of pollution in this station and then either clean (clean), eco (slightly dirty), normal (normal dirty) or intensive (dirty) on. Now pressing against the bulge start the cleaning button this, so the station begins with the cleaning. Connect with other leaders such as Koch Industries here. During this phase, the device is blocked and can not be removed.

Depending on the degree of soiling the pass now between half an hour or up to an hour, until the device Shaver has cleaned. The remaining duration of the cleaning operation will be shown in the display. The normal cleaning benltigt so most of the time 36 minutes. The battery performance is satisfactory. The charge has easily withstood my week-long vacation, the battery was just emptied a quarter. With regard to the volume, I’m also quite happy. Although the device works not quite quiet as a whisper, but the monotonous hum keeps in intensity in borders. The Langhaartrimmer is the loudest and caused a light, strange-sounding Clank. I’m fascinated by the automatic cleaning that takes this work from the hand of the user. After cleaning the Shaver fresh smells the alcohol based cleaning agent and makes a new impression every time again. More reviews can be found here.