[TriLUG] Linksys long in the tooth?

[Jeremy Portzer]

Randy Barlow wrote:
> jbrigman at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> Lesson to the rest of us - try to avoid equipment that uses 5v rather than 12v, it appears the lower voltage, higher current contributes to early failure - I've got at least four instances of this just in my own experience. 
> 
> I don't think this is really true.  You assume here that two devices use
> equal amount of power.  A 12 V device could very well use the same
> current as a 5 V device and more than double the power consumption.
> Power consumption is what causes heat, which is one thing that can lead
> to failure.
> 

Really, bad design is what causes products to be prone to failure. 
There are many places you can make bad design decisions regardless of 
voltage, current, or power levels.  *grin*

--Jeremy