Great question. My thought is a multi-center research study would be needed as otherwise people will just be just be providing antidotes. Everyone likes to vent about a nightmare story. The old adage, "the plural of antidote is not data", really holds true in this case.

The vendors typically have data on average time till first repair. They each might be willing to share. There are some confounding factors though. For example, devices used more frequently with school aged children might get a bit more abuse.

For independent research, with enough centers participating and a fairly homogeneous group of users we could have enough data to look at this one year out and maybe at at other points till 5 years.

The five-year standard I believe is fairly randomly chosen. Might be interesting to see if it holds up to data.

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On Jan 9, 2017, at 3:52 AM, Lisa Bruening <xxxxxx@alsaohio.org> wrote:

Hi,

I am wondering if any list subscribers have end -users with the adapted tablet type SGD devices attached to wheelchair and very active life in/out of home and wheelchair vans or public transportation...

I am particularly interested in durability reviews with devices such as manufactured by LC Edge (adapted mass produced tablet, pivot camera, set screw, focus adjustment ring) and those such as FRS Comlink devices which adapt a Windows surface tablet, and other devices who do not create their own hardware (as comparison, Tobii Dynavox creates their own hardware device)

Do these devices stand up to the constant use, abuse and harsh use conditions over the 5 year time period? I realize there are extended warranties, but would prefer client not have to deal with repair or durability issues.

I would appreciate an unbiased review and not sales/vendor comments.

Thanks in advance.

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