Toshiba cutting warranties for all OCZ's non-SSD products

[Jad Chaar]

Eh, not sure how this will work out.

 

[Steve]

Edit:
Speaking of down-under, has anyone watched the movie Upside Down? I often wonder if that is how some Australians feel those of us from the USA look at them.

Haven't seen it but honestly I don't think many Australians spend much time wondering what American's think of them. That’s not being rude to American’s or anything like that, I just don’t think most care. Probably should go the other way as well.

 

[captaincranky]

I know what you mean. It sucks when a PSU let’s go a takes something else with it such as a graphics card but is advertised to have overvoltage protection. I have also seen motherboards kick the bucket and take the CPU with them. I will grab a photo of the PSU soon, it’s pretty scorched.

You should catch up with "Leeky", ("The PC Arsonist") about this. You two have some stories to swap..

...[ ]....Speaking of down-under, has anyone watched the movie Upside Down? I often wonder if that is how some Australians feel those of us from the USA look at them.

I rented it ,watched about 45 minutes and gave up. Seems I forgot how badly Kirsten Dunst boors and annoys the living s*** out of me.

I can't quite get my head around how that turd could be perceived as a metaphor for Australian / US relations though. Americans love Aussies, all Anzacs for that matter. We even made several incarnations of "Crocodile Dundee" movies, box office hits.

Now, if you're looking for a former British colony to hate on, might I suggest India? That kinda works for me.

 

[oldikes]

Haven't seen it but honestly I don't think many Australians spend much time wondering what American's think of them. That’s not being rude to American’s or anything like that, I just don’t think most care. Probably should go the other way as well.

Oh believe me. Most of my fellow Americans could care less what the rest of the world thinks about them ;D

 

[KrisPL]

In Poland and also in whole EU we have laws that protect customer for at least 2 years from the date of purchase, so even if they don't provide warranty - the seller have to or, excuse my words will be f... up.

 

[captaincranky]

Most credit cards extend the warranty on electronic ansd such to about 2 years. IDK if that would apply to a bare drive or not.

Oh believe me. Most of my fellow Americans could care less what the rest of the world thinks about them ;D

In point of fact, many Americans lack the ability to make other cultures like them. If you didn't know better, (?), you'd think they go out of their way to cultivate disdain....

 

[oldikes]

In point of fact, many Americans lack the ability to make other cultures like them. If you didn't know better, (?), you'd think they go out of their way to cultivate disdain....

gimme a couple of more years of miley cyrus and ill agree with you 100%.

 

[mailpup]

I don't need any more time with Miley Cyrus. Make her go away and I'll agree to almost anything.

 

[captaincranky]

I don't need any more time with Miley Cyrus. Make her go away and I'll agree to almost anything.

Her antics would be really enjoyable.....IF...........1: She was anywhere near pretty...., 2: She didn't have a bleach blonde burr haircut....and....3: (although this isn't her fault)....I'd never have heard the "medley of her father's lone hit"...., "Achey, Breaky, Heart"....,over...., and...., over..., and over again.

(Gypsies should have put an infertility curse on him for that mess).

 

[Emexrulsier]

In the UK we have what's called Statutory Rights meaning we have a minimum 12 months warranty with the retailer/re seller and not the manufacturer so we would be covered.

 

[Emexrulsier]

In Poland and also in whole EU we have laws that protect customer for at least 2 years from the date of purchase, so even if they don't provide warranty - the seller have to or, excuse my words will be f... up.

That's not entirely true at all, it maybe the case for Poland but here in the UK it isn't. The Statutory rights covers you for 12 months standard but upto 6 years if you can prove the item had such a fault when you purchased it (ofc there are additional caveats) but deffo this 2 years lark is not a EU standard.

 

[hahahanoobs]

The only PSU I had fail was an OCZ GameXstream 600w.

 

[howzz1854]

That's too bad. they have pretty good PSU's.

 

[renosablast]

Toshiba did not "cut" anything. Any warranties being carried by the old OCZ Technology were classified as liabilities on their balance sheet. Toshiba only purchased the assets.
They are not obligated to honor any warranties whatsoever, but they were obviously astute enough to extend warranty to current and recent SSD products. This also, not coincidentally, is by far the majority of customers who still had warranty under the old company.

 

[Skidmarksdeluxe]

Wait, does this mean all people who have recently purchased products with warranties get their warranties cut? isnt that like, super illegal? That doesnt seem possible...

Anyway, maybe this means the OCZ warrantieless products will go into super sales now...they werent the most reliable of products but not the most unreliable either.

Most individual retailers would still replace DOA stuff though right?

You could be right but personally speaking I've been using OCZ products for years now and I've never experienced any premature problems with any of them and I've used and installed a lot of them including the Agility SSD's. Maybe I've just been lucky.