themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agoDevastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraudwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up1637arrow-down112
arrow-up1625arrow-down1external-linkDevastated PC builder orders DDR5 RAM from Amazon, receives DDR2 and some weights — counterfeit 32GB kit a worrying sign of rising return and sales fraudwww.tomshardware.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square96fedilink
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up45arrow-down1·16 hours agoYeah this stuff is why i never buy tech from Amazon, you never know if you’re gonna get a counterfeit item
minus-squareFinal Remix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 hours agoRecommendations? Newegg has been shit for a decade now (new owners fucked it to hell) and I don’t have a Microcenter closer than a 2-hour drive.
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·8 hours agoAnywhere that has an actual supply chain instead of website that’s just a front for individual resellers. Places like best buy, or if you could get shipped from microcenter.
Yeah this stuff is why i never buy tech from Amazon, you never know if you’re gonna get a counterfeit item
Recommendations?
Newegg has been shit for a decade now (new owners fucked it to hell) and I don’t have a Microcenter closer than a 2-hour drive.
Anywhere that has an actual supply chain instead of website that’s just a front for individual resellers. Places like best buy, or if you could get shipped from microcenter.