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| Thread ID: 122464 | 2011-12-22 03:19:00 | Dickie Smith | Lawrence (2987) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1250265 | 2011-12-22 03:19:00 | Selling as new ,Hard Drives used with Movies and not as the described size www.smh.com.au But it would not happen here I guess |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1250266 | 2011-12-22 04:55:00 | Oh dear, how embarrassing for Dick Smith getting caught out like this. It could not have happened to a nicer business. They need to get their operating procedures sorted out. :D | Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1250267 | 2011-12-22 05:11:00 | Yeah we got an mp4 player from them, broke and got it repaired. They sent us someone else's back. Still had their stuff on it. | icow (15313) | ||
| 1250268 | 2011-12-22 06:01:00 | It probably is a 1.5 TB but there is only a 30GB partition active. Especially as those Seagate enclosures are pretty much impossible to open cleanly I doubt someone switched in a 30GB SATA HHD in place, in fact I think they are sealed IE impossible to open without breaking. Can you even buy a 30GB SATA HDD? Think of it this way mate, easier than downloading them, right? :devil |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1250269 | 2011-12-22 06:09:00 | The retailer has since admitted that it sells second hand hard drives as new, but in this instance forgot to wipe it clean. Read more: www.smh.com.au Mason said a Dick Smith staff member also separately told him that it had a regular practice of selling returned drives as new. Read more: www.smh.com.au That's the bit that concerns me. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1250270 | 2011-12-22 06:20:00 | Reading one of the comments may give a answer to the 30Gb capacity “ The drive would have been 1.5TB - it just would have been reformatted as FAT32 in Windows which, for antiquated reasons, has a 30GB limit. |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1250271 | 2011-12-22 09:13:00 | A few things came to mind from skimming over the article (Didn't read it thoroughly): 1) It wasn't "filled", it had like 10, that's like 6-8GB worth 2) FAT32 works fine on partitions over 30GB 3) It's possible a customer used it, returned it, and it was put back on the shelf or in one of those 'bargain bin' places. Wouldn't surprise me even... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1250272 | 2011-12-22 09:18:00 | You'd think they would be more careful considering this: A NSW Fair Trading spokesman said retailers who mislead consumers about the nature of goods and services can face fines of up to $1.1 million for each offence, while consumers could claim compensation for consequential losses. |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1250273 | 2011-12-22 09:19:00 | 2) FAT32 works fine on partitions over 30GB True, but Windows XP and later can't format FAT32 partitions bigger than 32GB. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1250274 | 2011-12-22 11:56:00 | XP? That still exists? | icow (15313) | ||
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