Well my V1 deck that I got on first day issue was still going strong as of last year. I sold it (after I painted it with superman logo on it). Probably still runnin strong. But I also had a v9 with a few hours of playing time on it (less than a month) it started smoking and killed the laser one day. Ouch, talk about crash and burn.
My v9 holding up strong now. After romeo and replacin the laser it seems ok.