The scammer with the fake can claim it has a 5 year Samsung warranty on their listing or whatever. They sell it and get paid. The purchaser who has no idea it's fake then attempts an RMA with Samsung which fails.
The scammer still has the money, they don't need to care if it actually has a 5 year warranty but can say that it does if that SKU has it.
I don't really understand? Samsung will trivially be able to tell that it isn't theirs and decline the warranty. If they bother to check, of course, and if there are enough being RMA'd that is even worth the effort for them.
Also I'm sure the fake Samsung already claim that same warranty, as they are being sold as originals who have the 5 year warranty. So what exactly are you asking for?
I mean, I have always bought Samsung drives because of their solid drives and warranty. I've only had one fail and it was replaced for free, no problem. I have some out of warranty now and still running like new. If another brand builds up a good reputation, then I'd give it a go, but I'm not going to risk hassle over some random brand I've never heard of just to save 20%. It's not comparable to a bag.
Consumers are really weird about brand names. More people will buy a Samsung than a Galimu. That doesn't matter how well the Galimu tests.
If an ssd company wants more sales it's easy to just label it as the brand that will get you sales.
There is a theft, in a manner of speaking, of reputation in that, and taking that tack is a shortcut that relies upon the marketing and branding experience of the "legitimate" company. As someone who cares more about the utility of a good than the reputation thereof, however, and who bitterly opposes the effects of the West's "intellectual property" laws, that is not a theft that morally bothers me. A Louis Vuitton bag is exactly as utilitarian as a bag of the same pattern that simply says it is a Louis Vuitton, so to is an SSD that purports to be a Samsung.
Couldn't the fake offer the warranty too? It's not like it'll be sent back to them (after 30 days or so), but to Samsung for RMA.
One of the biggest reasons to buy a 990 pro is the longer (5 year) warranty offered from Samsung. The fakes would not have this.
I actually had to RMA a 990 pro last year because it died during a brownout, and Samsung sent me back one with a larger capacity.
I wonder that too. And if it’s so close, why not sell it as a competitor instead of trying to pass it off? Legitimately curious.
If the performance and data integrity and stability are all there then why should I care about the brand?
I don't know if that's the case here, but performance alone would probably be fine for a cache drive.
FREE THE BUSH PSU
Replacing screens for IPS / FHD ones on old Thinkpads is a fairly standard practice among those still using them as they’re readily available from multiple manufacturers.
I could see that. back in 2012 or so putting in a solid state disk and maxing the ram could make an older laptop perform awesome. granted it was much more than 25 bucks.
They updated the display. How could that not be ‘visually noticeable’?
No no, you're right. And my name is Jeff.
Don't have to throw it away if I never buy it. I'm all for rooting but fuck Amazon thoroughly.
All good, I was just joshing around with you lol
Why throw away perfectly good hardware when you can root it?
"Alexa is now my bitch" would've been a much more fun headline, even if not entirely accurate.
That's my bad
What kind of animal are you? They belong in the e-waste bin not the landfill. Please dispose of corpo trash in the proper receptacles
Doesn't have to obey you if it's in the trash...
CMR is simpler and more reliable/battle-tested IMO
Remind me, which do we like more? H.A.M.R. or C.M.R.
Yes actually I do, building a jellyfin server using my local libraries and any dvd I can buy at local good will and thrift stores to make my personal streaming service.
Of course! 😛️
Do you need more than the 32TB CMR disks they have up on Amazon right now?