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23-05-2013, 09:34 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Western Digital Scorpio Black warranty ?? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

A retail kit is probably a hard-drive in some kind of enclosure. A component drive is probably just the hard-drive as is, eg "component". OEM is...

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23-05-2013, 09:01 PM

Gnome replied to a thread The Power Store (thepowerstore.co.za) - any experiences? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

That is dodgy man. I've got that APC SUA1500 SmartUPS, bought it about 2 years ago. Running like a dream since day 1. It does have a USB port, no...

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23-05-2013, 08:51 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Which Online Store Would You Buy From? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

They do have a lot of categories, that what you mean by pain to navigate? Layout becomes an issue once a site becomes general e-commerce rather than...

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23-05-2013, 08:42 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Western Digital Scorpio Black warranty ?? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

The reason is some OEMs buy hard-drives in bulk without a warranty. HP for example buys drives without warranty. If the drive dies within the...

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23-05-2013, 08:24 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Which Online Store Would You Buy From? in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Takealot delivers same day in CT a few times I've bought from them. From a technical point of view their web-site is pretty good. Take their...

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23-05-2013, 07:55 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Awesome news! Wow, what a difference a company makes. I have to hand it to them, Rectron acted like true professionals.

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23-05-2013, 03:21 PM

eegee replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Spot-on.

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23-05-2013, 02:51 PM

eegee replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Nope. I just said that it was private. I even told them upfront that I did not purchase the drives from them, but they did not mind.

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23-05-2013, 02:32 PM

eegee replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

I drove to Rectron today with both HDDs. In under 20mins I was able to walk away with the replaced HDDs. The staff are friendly and pleasant there....

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22-05-2013, 12:35 AM

eegee replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Esquire, I have PM'd you. Thank you for the assistance but I will be taking another route since the HDDs are still under warranty. ~~~~~ Not...

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21-05-2013, 10:58 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

We are still going to try return this VIA other channels. Will let everyone else whom may be in the same boat know how it worked out. On another...

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21-05-2013, 08:34 PM

Gnome replied to a thread MWEB Uncapped ADSL Feedback - Part 2 in ADSL ISP Discussions

I think I see what the problem is. What you see when you are MWEB Guy: :whistle: :p ;)

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21-05-2013, 05:43 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Thanks man, maybe eegee will give that a shot. Can't really do much from CT :(

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21-05-2013, 04:34 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Agreed, but these are coming back to haunt me. Meanwhile I look like a total idiot to the people who I was trying to help out back then. I just point...

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21-05-2013, 04:27 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Seriously, AfricanTech, if you had this happen to you again and again, you would feel the same way. And yes, there is a person at the other end,...

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21-05-2013, 03:57 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Jeez, I'm being called childish for saying they were scum for not honouring their warranties. They disabled my Esquire account and refused to...

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21-05-2013, 03:51 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Perhaps, I came in when this thing was already under way, but in my defence, this isn't the first time we've had warranty issues with Esquire. ...

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21-05-2013, 03:45 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

How do you know what kind of warranty period the drives were sold with? Drive warranties change yearly, the only warranty that we can trust is...

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21-05-2013, 03:02 PM

Gnome replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

So Esquire, this was bought on my account back when I still lived in Gauteng. Just to be clear, the drives show as in warranty. However you've...

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21-05-2013, 02:45 PM

eegee replied to a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Thank you for the prompt reply. I have done some investigating on my end and does look like the work had the wrong invoice for the batch of drives in...

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21-05-2013, 10:47 AM

eegee started a thread Esquire HDD Warranty (oh no) in PC Hardware and Gadgets

Esquire, I PM'ed you last week without any reply. I took two hard drives to your branch last week to have them RMA'd. Both hard drives were found...

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20-05-2013, 11:28 PM

Gnome replied to a thread OpenWeb ADSL Feedback Thread in ADSL ISP Discussions

@goofball, Surim, Macabre25: Which area are you guys in? I'm in Tamboerskloof (Gardens exchange). Maybe it is a problem with congestion or problem...

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