Happy new year to everyone.
Bit of a strange one this, but I'd be grateful for any thoughts.
A work colleague has offered me a job lot of stuff he's had stored for coming up to 4 years. He's been hanging on to it for a move to a bigger house which sadly never happened and is now on hold. It's all brand new, boxed and sealed. It includes a 24 port gigabit switch, a couple of high end monitors, a blu-ray player and a very nice set of 5.1 speakers. He's not exactly giving it away, but we've come up with what I think is a fair price.
The thing that slightly bothers me is how long it will last. Its been stored properly and hasn't been in a garage or anything like that, but will the fact that its already 4 years old mean that components like capacitors will have aged and the equipment won't have as long a lifespan as something bought brand new today?
Thanks for advice.
Bit of a strange one this, but I'd be grateful for any thoughts.
A work colleague has offered me a job lot of stuff he's had stored for coming up to 4 years. He's been hanging on to it for a move to a bigger house which sadly never happened and is now on hold. It's all brand new, boxed and sealed. It includes a 24 port gigabit switch, a couple of high end monitors, a blu-ray player and a very nice set of 5.1 speakers. He's not exactly giving it away, but we've come up with what I think is a fair price.
The thing that slightly bothers me is how long it will last. Its been stored properly and hasn't been in a garage or anything like that, but will the fact that its already 4 years old mean that components like capacitors will have aged and the equipment won't have as long a lifespan as something bought brand new today?
Thanks for advice.