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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox Ok anyone who followed my previous thread about how I bought a clone computer and couldn't figure out what was wrong with it after burning out 3 hardrives, a video card, and the motherboard. THAN I posted another thread that we found out it was the power supply that was the source of the problem and the computer was working GREAT, fast as hell on dual cores. Got an updated and better motherboard. I use the computer for 2 weeks. My keyboard breaks, I'm like ooook I guess it was about that time to get a new one. Meanwhile I'm broke so I resorted to mousing in notes to my sequencer. The very following day my computer breaks AGAIN. This time its 100% unresponsive. I have no money, I'm a broke college student who was about to buy a new keyboard untill I got a bill in the mail I wasn't expecting. I have NOTHING. No computer, no keyboard, and I'm losing my g/damn mind. I'm using my brothers computer now and he absolutely will NOT let me put FL Studio on his computer. This is the longest I've gone in 3 years w/out producing and I've been sooo edgy lately. I want to sue tigerdirect.com for this *new* piece of shit computer I bought from them. Everytime I contact tech support they try selling me more shit. So just out of pure anger (and because it will make me feel better) DO NOT BUY ONE SINGLE FUCKING THING FROM THAT WEBSITE. I'm soo fucking mad right now because I CAN NOT deal with this computer anymore. $450 dollars basically down the drain. I've tried getting a refund, warranty work, everything, and I keep getting blown off or ignored. So for the sake of humanity, noone make the same mistakes I made please. I'm veering into the realm of homocidal right now..

I appreciate this advice. I've always been suspicious of tigerdirect and other websites, but there has been a side to me that would like to give them a chance. When taking your experience into consideration, I've completely lost faith in them.

Sadly, it's tough to find a good computer store these days, so one can actually see what they're about to buy. I guess you would recommend sticking to the manufacturer's websites and no third party dealers?

heres a fun story...

in MAY LAST YEAR i ordered a $200 print server from a very large online store. they were taking too long, as they ran out of stock, so i asked for a refund. they said it was all good and i thought i saw the return on my statements.

i got a letter YESTERDAY. they are going bankrupt and are in liquidation. turns out, they never refunded the $200. now, i'm an accounting student, so i know the corps act inside out. i'm basically fucked. i'm classified an unsecured creditor, which means i come last, after employees and secured creditors. once the assets are liquidated, there will be nothing left for me to claim from.

on the plus side, the company was trading whilst insolvent. in australia, this is illegal and the directors are held personally liable. they will go to jail and become someones bitch for the next few years.

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox I've never had a problem with FLs tech support till this day. (I've actually never used it till this day)

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Originally posted by floyd741 i think echosystm is a pretty cool guy. eh pwns robby rox and doesn't afraid of anything.

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Originally posted by echosystm heres a fun story... in MAY LAST YEAR i ordered a $200 print server from a very large online store. they were taking too long, as they ran out of stock, so i asked for a refund. they said it was all good and i thought i saw the return on my statements. i got a letter YESTERDAY. they are going bankrupt and are in liquidation. turns out, they never refunded the $200. now, i'm an accounting student, so i know the corps act inside out. i'm basically fucked. i'm classified an unsecured creditor, which means i come last, after employees and secured creditors. once the assets are liquidated, there will be nothing left for me to claim from. on the plus side, the company was trading whilst insolvent. in australia, this is illegal and the directors are held personally liable. they will go to jail and become someones bitch for the next few years.

LOL

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Originally posted by echosystm heres a fun story... in MAY LAST YEAR i ordered a $200 print server from a very large online store. they were taking too long, as they ran out of stock, so i asked for a refund. they said it was all good and i thought i saw the return on my statements. i got a letter YESTERDAY. they are going bankrupt and are in liquidation. turns out, they never refunded the $200. now, i'm an accounting student, so i know the corps act inside out. i'm basically fucked. i'm classified an unsecured creditor, which means i come last, after employees and secured creditors. once the assets are liquidated, there will be nothing left for me to claim from. on the plus side, the company was trading whilst insolvent. in australia, this is illegal and the directors are held personally liable. they will go to jail and become someones bitch for the next few years.

NINTEK??? hahah no shit.

Is this you??

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Nintek Review Site (unknown reviewer) Pros: none, these people are a bunch of THIEVES !!!! Cons: Order placed in May 2007, credit card charged in August 2007, No goods delivered and Refund requested in November, STILL waiting for a response, email address contacts are now returning non-deliverable notices.

Those guys stole $60,000 of customer money/stock and ran after being one of the best Online Stores in Aus.

Possibly some useful info about the company??

Details of Incorporation
ACN : 103 166 285
Registration Date : 13-12-2002
Registered in : Western Australia
Registered Office Address : 5 ST KILDA ROAD, ST KILDA VIC 3182
Start date : 02-08-2004
Principal Place of Business Address : 125 BROADWAY DRIVE, NEDLANDS WA 6009
Start date : 02-12-2004
Details of all changes of company name
Name : ZOOM ITG PTY LTD
Name start date : 13-12-2002
Name end date : 20-12-2007
Status : Registered
Type : Australian Proprietary Company
Class : Limited By Shares
Subclass : Proprietary Company
Officeholders Name : STONE, MATTHEW
Born : 29-11-1974 MELBOURNE VIC Address : 10 ALEXANDRIA AENUE, CLAREMONT WA 6010
Role : Director
Appointment date : 13-12-2002
Role : Secretary
Appointment date : 13-12-2002
Name : TULLY, BRENDAN OLIVER
Born : 20-10-1980 DROGHEDA IRELAND
Address : UNIT 4, 18 ABBOTSFORD STREET, WEST LEEDERVILLE WA 6007
Role : Director
Appointment date : 13-12-2002
Share Holdings Member Name : STONE, MATTHEW
Address : UNIT 5, 192 HAMPDEN ROAD, NEDLANDS WA 6009
Beneficially Held : Yes
Paid : Fully
Member Name : TULLY, BRENDAN OLIVER
Address : 81 WEAPONESS ROAD, SCARBOROUGH WA 6019
Beneficially Held : No
Paid : Fully

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox $450 dollars basically down the drain.

Umm, and you wonder why your computer broke?

Okay... so that's an unrealistic statement to make. I've seen more complete mac failures recently than anything else go on a low end machine.

Keep haggling on the phone and talk some poor shift manager's ear off.

I hope you get your way.

Good luck.

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Originally posted by Blahzaay Officeholders Name : STONE, MATTHEW Born : 29-11-1974 MELBOURNE VIC Address : 10 ALEXANDRIA AENUE, CLAREMONT WA 6010 Role : Director Appointment date : 13-12-2002 Role : Secretary Appointment date : 13-12-2002 Name : TULLY, BRENDAN OLIVER Born : 20-10-1980 DROGHEDA IRELAND Address : UNIT 4, 18 ABBOTSFORD STREET, WEST LEEDERVILLE WA 6007 Role : Director Appointment date : 13-12-2002 Share Holdings Member Name : STONE, MATTHEW Address : UNIT 5, 192 HAMPDEN ROAD, NEDLANDS WA 6009 Beneficially Held : Yes Paid : Fully Member Name : TULLY, BRENDAN OLIVER Address : 81 WEAPONESS ROAD, SCARBOROUGH WA 6019 Beneficially Held : No Paid : Fully

Go bust some heads and get your 200 bones back!

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Originally posted by Blahzaay NINTEK???

yup! who would have thought they'd go dodgy?! seriously!

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Originally posted by Blahzaay Is this you??

nope!

turns out, i actually can get chargeback on my visa debit card!! WOO!

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Originally posted by DJ Robby Rox I've never had a problem with FLs tech support till this day. (I've actually never used it till this day)

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Originally posted by floyd741 i think echosystm is a pretty cool guy. eh pwns robby rox and doesn't afraid of anything.

File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau (on top of everything else). They're like the watchdog of companies.

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Originally posted by Jake Benson File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau (on top of everything else). They're like the watchdog of companies.

I'm not entirely convinced that they're the go-to people for stuff like this. All they do is call up businesses and say "we'll list you for so much money and include good feedback for so much more." But it can't hurt to give a call!

If your claim is legitimate, go for something like consumerist.com

That sucks man, but, seriously, I would never buy nothing more than 100 bucks over the net.
At least, here, if someone wants to screw me up, I can simply kick the shit out of him, and then I wont care too much for the money, mean my fists got something to punch, several times .

Kopi =o.

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Originally posted by echosystm turns out, i actually can get chargeback on my visa debit card!! WOO!

This doesn't consist of you sharing your debit card information with them, right? Never know, could be another scam of sorts...