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themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours ago

Devastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraud

www.tomshardware.com

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Devastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraud

www.tomshardware.com

themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours ago
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A buyer in Spain says a “new” ADATA XPG memory kit arrived with counterfeit contents.
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    I think I will just go to Microcenter

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      I wish I had a Microcenter less than 8hrs away. Best Buy is all I have and I am not buying there.

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        Same, i don’t have one less than 7 hour round trip drive.

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      I miss Microcenter

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      Same. I’m lucky enough to have two within driving distance. I’m genuinely worried about them staying in business if PC building takes a nosedive thanks to the RAM/SSD prices.

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