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Post# 432882 , Reply# 1   5/3/2010 at 20:59 (5,104 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 432965 , Reply# 3   5/4/2010 at 07:30 (5,103 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 432976 , Reply# 4   5/4/2010 at 08:47 (5,103 days old) by Surgilator_68 (Maryland)   |   | |
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Post# 432996 , Reply# 6   5/4/2010 at 09:38 (5,103 days old) by Toggleswitch (New York City, NY)   |   | |
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Just like VCRs and DVD-players, as the market becomes saturated with this "new product" over time, and the overhead, retooling, engineering, R&D and other manufacturing costs are paid-for, and become less on a per-unit basis (i.e. allocated over a larger number of units) we will see prices drop.
It is inevitable. I'l be getting my fisrt flat-screen TV next year (or later), just for this reason! |
Post# 433001 , Reply# 7   5/4/2010 at 09:58 (5,103 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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The reason this new platform is going to mean the end of the DD machines is because that's what Whirlpool is planning.
From what I'm told, DD washers with the name 'Whirlpool' on them are short-lived already, and that DDs will continue for a little while as Estate, Roper, etc. By the time the 2012 energy rules come into effect, the DD will be done. The only thing I don't know for sure about is the Energy-Star rated DDs. Seemingly they could live on longer, but WP apparently wants to get rid of the manufacturing cost of the DD washers. This is ironic because that was the reason for bringing IN the DDs to take over from the belt-drives. How things change, and come full-circle. Gordon |
Post# 433121 , Reply# 9   5/4/2010 at 19:29 (5,103 days old) by SUpersurgilator (Indiana)   |   | |
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Here is the link to the page I visited that listed the price and talks about the new machine. CLICK HERE TO GO TO SUpersurgilator's LINK |
Post# 433153 , Reply# 10   5/4/2010 at 22:32 (5,103 days old) by Surgilator_68 (Maryland)   |   | |
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