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    what would hapen to the stock HDD?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by obc993, Jul 17, 2011.

  1. obc993

    obc993 Notebook Consultant

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    i bought my m14x on HIDEVOLUTION, and asked for the momentus xt drive, haha and this have been buggin me, will they send the stock hdd? @_@

    did yours comed with it? im asking this because hidevolution's offices closes on weekend :)
     
    obc993, Jul 17, 2011
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  2. i has m11x

    i has m11x Notebook Evangelist

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    I would think they keep it and you only get the upgraded drive.
     
    i has m11x, Jul 17, 2011
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  3. flybass

    flybass Notebook Consultant

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    hah. i don't know. they did the same crap to me when they upgraded me to an ssd (not the dell one). i guess they keep it as a standard policy.
     
    flybass, Jul 18, 2011
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  4. Navea

    Navea Newbie

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    I ordered from Hidevolution and they upgraded to another SSD brand. I did not get the stock HDD. Btw how long have you been waiting for your system?
     
    Navea, Jul 18, 2011
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  5. Tsukurimashou

    Tsukurimashou Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes I asked Ted and they don't give you the stock HDD.
     
    Tsukurimashou, Jul 18, 2011
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    clienterror Notebook Consultant

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    It's kinda scamish. A lot of places in multiple industries do it. Basically they buy the SSD for say $300 sell it to you for $400 which is fine, but then they keep your HDD that was already built into the price. So really they're getting an extra $50 in profit off something you paid for. When you buy a new car and say you want upgraded 18" rims vs the 16" ones the 16" inch rims/tires are already figured into the price but they charge you full price for the 18" rims/tires you want and they made the profit off the new rims and got to keep the old ones you're going to pay for. Like I said it's kind of questionable unless they say they're keeping your original HDD and giving you like $25 off your SSD.
     
    clienterror, Jul 18, 2011
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  7. obc993

    obc993 Notebook Consultant

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    like 17 days, im geting it tomorrow, but im on land party so i will hug it until monday or sunday
     
    obc993, Jul 19, 2011
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