A while back there was a thread regarding insanely overbuilt, reasonably-priced consumer goods "like an AK-47" such as the WRT54G and 90s Nokia phones. It was really useful to me, and by the looks of it it was to many other people. The sad thing is that it was closed in 2008, and lots of the products aren't on the market now or have had design changes. 4 years later, what products now deserve to sit in the cheap but bombproof category?
posted by jaduncan on May 15, 2012 - 48 answers

Help me find a cheap and bombproof laptop/netbook/tablet [more inside]
posted by soft and hardcore taters on Mar 4, 2012 - 14 answers

I'm looking for examples of insanely overbuilt, reasonably-priced consumer goods: "Cheap, bombproof...XXXXX" [more inside]
posted by oalocke on Jan 13, 2008 - 96 answers