How long do you feel the hardware unit should last?

A year, 2 years.... 4? How long should it physically serve you? I'm not talking update hardware...

I'm on my second Maschine and my hardware is starting to freeze in terms of the buttons and the display, however the screen (Maschine software) updates from the input of the button being pressed.

If I shut down the software, expecting the hardware unit to do the same it does not. It stays on... and a reboot of Windows does not unfreeze the unit. You have to shut down, pull the plug, go through a boot cycle with the unit disconnected, shut down, plug the unit in, and reboot in order to get the unit to function normally. It's happened twice in two days.

I've had Maschine almost two years and I did have to have my unit replaced (after nearly 2 months of being without it).
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And i'm expecting more than two years of moderate usage out of Maschine. I've not even on Maschine that often... I've been stuck in Traktor Pro since August of last year it seems...

The MPC, that old, big, clunky white unit... those are still alive and banging out after 92 years of service. I expect the electronic components of Maschine to be just as durable as that old MPC, the outside id plastic... I expect it will get banged up over the years.

 

92 years?
The MPC5000 is mostly plastic. And the older MPCs are notorious for the pads and switches dying. You can't even find certain parts for the older models since they're not made anymore, like the screens on the MPC2000 which are known to break.

 

Yes and no. The MPC60 and 3000 are very robust, reliable machines.
However, in 2004 or something I bought a new MPC4000 and after 1 year the transport and WINDOW buttons were trashed. They simply broke off. Had to replace the front USB/headphones board as well. After 4 years of use, the software was messy. Resetting, reinstalling the OS didn't help. Something on the mainboard was just gone bad. I had to sell it. The MPC4000 basically is a computer with an Intel processor.
The Maschine controller feels more solid than the MPC4000, 2500, 1000 and 5000 for sure (just go compare them at your local music store). Except maybe the Maschine pads... It feels like they need replacement after a few years of intensive use. I'm afraid to really fingerdrum them like I would do on the MPC.
And the MPC's are not plastic. Apart from the side panels and buttons, the MPC's are metal. The control panel is made of metal.
The absolute winner in terms of built quality, is the Roland MV8000/8800, without a doubt.

 

My Maschine is 2.5 years old and is still working perfectly. I don't go crazy on the pads but I do take it to gigs in a rucksack quite regularly. I'd expect a few more years use out of it at least.

You can replace the controller without replacing the CPU with Maschine, which is something you can't do on an MPC.

 

Yeah this is something im a bit worried about too.
My maschine started to get twitchy encoders within about 4 months of having it, I couldnt face being without it so I put up with the faults until right at the end of the warranty period by which time some of the pads had lost sensitivity to the point where you really needed to hammer them to get them to respond.
My maschine has been repaired and its working great now but im kinda worried about what im gonna do if it goes belly up again seeing as there is no chance of an extended warranty.
Would be nice to hear from N.I. about post warranty servicing costs.