I'm sure you can get better, but perhaps not at the same price.
The multiples' own brands in large products are typically much better in terms of reliability than they were 15 years ago - I know this to be true.
You can't apply a generalisation to a specific product of course, but the likes of Comet and Dixons Retail usually take the 'manufacturer guarantee' risk themselves so they, are if anything, more concerned financially with reliability than a mainstream manufacturer who only suffers the marginal cost of production on early replacements.
That's not to say that a £150 Logik oven is going to be as robustly made as a £350 Neff one - but it doesn't follow it's going to be any less reliable, especially if it is simpler in terms of timers etc.
If you ask the mods to give you my email (or vice versa) I might be able to get the information you want.
Last edited by: Manatee on Tue 20 Dec 11 at 21:09
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