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From: bakerj@mothra.UUCP (Jon Baker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A500 Internal Drives
Message-ID: <4653096e.14249@mothra.UUCP>
Date: 19 Oct 89 17:51:24 GMT
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In article <380044@hpdml93.HP.COM>, stephen@hpdml93.HP.COM (Stephen Holmstead) writes:
> My brother recently purchased an Amiga 500 (on my recommendation).  But
> shortly after getting it, the internal disk failed.  When he took it to
> the shop, they said that they would have to get a new drive from
> Commodore, themselves.  THAT WAS 2 MONTHS AGO!!!  They say that they are

The internal 3.5 drive on my A500 was bad out of the box also.  Apparently
Commodore had neglected to insert a protective piece of plastic/cardboard
in the drive, so it was damaged in shipping.  Since it was bad off-the-shelf,
the retailer was obliged (by state law) to refund or exchange immediately.
(This 'implicit warranty' extends for one week after purchase.)
He only had one more A500 in stock, and that was earmarked for someone else.
I told him that was his problem, and walked home with it.  No problems since.
You might want to check your local laws on merchandise that is defective when
purchased, or goes bad very soon therafter...
J.Baker.