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OFFICER737 · 02-13-2006, 10:55 PM

I was at BestBuy the other day to look at some laptops. The sales guy was really pushing letting their people install extra RAM in it. I simply stated I could do it myself and why pay them $30 (literally) to do a 2 min. install that I could do myself? His reply was that I would void the warranty if I installed it myself...............WTF????? I never heard of this and told him so! I also added that I have spoken to multiple computer companies over the years and all have said the memory bank was user accessible and that there would not be an issue pertaining to the warranty. After a little bit of a heated argument about this I finally ended the conversation by dealing with someone else. Also according to him when Microsoft releases their new Windows software late this year early next year anyone with a Celeron processor will have to get another computer because it will not run on it......and some AMD and P4s might not either. This is twice I have had run ins with BestBuy staff and kind of getting fed up with them. Anyone else heard of these "myths"?

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OFFICER737 KH, Rest In Peace Brother SBN Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tennessee Age: 34 Posts: 20,870 Casino Cash: $2686 Sportbike: 2004/Triumph/Daytona 600(SOLD) 2006/Suzuki/GSXR 600/ 2006 Honda CRF50 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Anyone ever heard of this??? I was at BestBuy the other day to look at some laptops. The sales guy was really pushing letting their people install extra RAM in it. I simply stated I could do it myself and why pay them $30 (literally) to do a 2 min. install that I could do myself? His reply was that I would void the warranty if I installed it myself...............WTF????? I never heard of this and told him so! I also added that I have spoken to multiple computer companies over the years and all have said the memory bank was user accessible and that there would not be an issue pertaining to the warranty. After a little bit of a heated argument about this I finally ended the conversation by dealing with someone else. Also according to him when Microsoft releases their new Windows software late this year early next year anyone with a Celeron processor will have to get another computer because it will not run on it......and some AMD and P4s might not either. This is twice I have had run ins with BestBuy staff and kind of getting fed up with them. Anyone else heard of these "myths"? __________________ William (Will) SBN R.I.P. Krazy Hawaiian-you will be missed brother!! SUPER MODERATOR Questions, Concerns, Issues please PM me! Bike Mods:CarbonFreak Windscreen, Power Commander, Galfer Superbike Brake Lines, Carbone Lorraine Brake Pads, BMC Air Filter, Motovation Frame Sliders, Redlinestands Swingarm Spools. WERA #951 NESBA #951 www.dropthehammerracing.com Hemmet-cam LEO-LEESTA!!! Audentes Fortuna Iuvat!-Virgil POLICE K9: GO AHEAD AND RUN, IT'S YOUR ASS! SHUT UP!! I can only listen to one person lie to me at a time!!-Officer737 2006 Graduate of the Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School (race school) "Putting my foot in your ass since 2005!"