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Product not as described

Hi,
I bought a product described as an 8TB unit, what was supplied was a 0TB unit, (TB is a unit of disk storage), my question is, should the seller now supply me with an 8TB unit, they do have something about order not accepted until kit is shipped in their T's and C's, however as they have shipped the kit do they have to fulfil the contract that they have made with me. Or can they get away with just a refund?
Dwain

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  • Scrootum
    Scrootum Posts: 159 Forumite
    A 0TB unit is not a storage unit.
  • unholyangel
    unholyangel Posts: 16,866 Forumite
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    I'm trying to understand how they could have provided you with a 0TB drive. zero TB? So what is its capacity then?

    Long story short, you may have a case for loss of bargain but its notoriously difficult to prove and is dependant on a range of things.
    You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means - Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride
  • bsms1147
    bsms1147 Posts: 2,278 Forumite
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    Sounds like you bought an enclosure (NAS?) which can handle 2x4TB drives. These come empty, cost perhaps around £100, and you supply the drives for them. This should have been clear from the outset.

    Is there a link to somewhere online for it?
  • Fosterdog
    Fosterdog Posts: 4,948 Forumite
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    Was this a business transaction?
  • bris
    bris Posts: 10,548 Forumite
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    I agree with above, sounds like you bought a unit suitable for up to 8TB, you may have made a mistake, a link will tell.
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    Have to say I agree, if the word 'unit' was used in the ad it would imply you are buying the storage unit that accommodates up to 8tb, if it were an 8tb drive, it would have been described as a hard drive.

    Do you still have time to return it under DSR's?
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  • cookie365
    cookie365 Posts: 1,809 Forumite
    Link? Model? Price? Supplier? Anything?
  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    I don't think you can even *buy* an 8TB drive (certainly not cheaply or commonly), so this must be an enclosure for multiple smaller drives, so it comes down to the description's exact wording.

    I suspect OP is not very technical (or they'd question being able to afford an 8TB drive), so it may be an interpretation issue?
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    dwaind wrote: »
    Hi,
    I bought a product described as an 8TB unit, what was supplied was a 0TB unit, (TB is a unit of disk storage), my question is, should the seller now supply me with an 8TB unit, they do have something about order not accepted until kit is shipped in their T's and C's, however as they have shipped the kit do they have to fulfil the contract that they have made with me. Or can they get away with just a refund?
    Dwain
    Exactly what did you order and where from?
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