</font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> I wonder if the NH owners are having any of these same problems? </font>
I went through all of the posts I could find from owners of TZ models and found none of these issues mentioned. )</font>
Could be a couple of reasons:
1. Blue owners don't use their machines that hard?
2. More likely, most folks don't post about the little things like I've dealt with on my machine, and would probably chock it up to breakage due to use. I probably wouldn't make much of a deal of it either if it weren't for the fact that I am able to make a side-by-side comparison between two sub compacts by two different manufacturers, both machines that I considered very seriously when shopping. I can't help but put the 2 machines up against one another as a result of my use of them both.
But if I wasn't able to use another manufacturer's machine to compare to, I most likely would be preparing myself to purchase a DX29, instead of a B3030. I still think that the Case machines are sharp looking and ergonomically well suited to me, and although I would prefer to stick with red, (and the DX29 seems to still be able to lure me into its clutches, so to speak) there's a little voice inside that says to go orange with the next machine. That's not to say that I won't find some of the weak points in a B3030, but I think that changing brands is the way I need to go with my next purchase.
I do know this, whatever I find with my next machine, I'll give honest feedback, whether good or bad. I think I've outgrown my brand loyal days, as I've found that over time, any manufacturer can have a shift in quality be it good or bad, whether domestic or foreign.
And I'm also not saying that I hate my little DX24E - it's still my baby, I will miss it when it's gone, and I'm not in a big rush to get rid of it. It'd just be nice to maybe not have to deal with all of the minor inconveniences so often.
