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Cheap SSD - What's the catch?
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zurpher
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Hi,
I have found the Samsung 830 128GB for £68.33 at WAE+. It says in the item description:
http://www.waeplus.co.uk/product/1292415/SAMSUNG-830-Series-Internal-SSD---128-GB
I don't have a problem with it being a European model but what (warranty) implications does that have? The Samsung 830 usually comes with a 3 year warranty but apparently not this one:
Thanks for your insights.
I have found the Samsung 830 128GB for £68.33 at WAE+. It says in the item description:
See:This is a european model, provided with suitable adapters for UK use, where required.
http://www.waeplus.co.uk/product/1292415/SAMSUNG-830-Series-Internal-SSD---128-GB
I don't have a problem with it being a European model but what (warranty) implications does that have? The Samsung 830 usually comes with a 3 year warranty but apparently not this one:
How come?12 Month Warranty included
Thanks for your insights.
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As a grey import, I would expect that it is WAE who will be providing the warranty rather than Samsung.0
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When did the UK get moved from Europe.I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.0
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I would have thought that every 830 came with a 3 year manufacturer warranty if not then I would wonder why.
You can buy them with three years cover for £80I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.0 -
The 830 is being replaced by the 840 at the moment, so some good deals around on the 830.0
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I would not waste your money on this company - do a quick google search for WAE+ and you will see what I mean, I have just had a real fight to get my £200 back, with them saying items "allocated" then not sent as they think it was damaged, but will not let you cancel, them actually sending a damaged item after 2 weeks,
You are on hold over 20 minutes, the customer care people cannot see if items dispatched as warehouse are overseas...they are basically drop shipping - and terrible at it.
They only refunded when I informed them I had given my credit card company the false tracking number they had given me (whcih they admitted two days later was not a tracking number for my item, and they had made an "error".0 -
I had an SSD fail on me after a month or two; I took it back to PC World and got a refund.0
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