i believe huge brand name electronics company's make it so that their product
breaks down every year or so
I had two Hitachi laptops, one right after the other, which I handled very carefully and protected with my life.
Both stopped recognizing the CD drive at the two year mark, then a USB mouse, then the keyboard.
It was too coincidental for me to believe they were not built with the intention of it happening. I am too educated on software, hardware and troubleshooting for the cause of the failures to be a complete mystery to me.

I will never buy Hitachi products again.