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466GB by Spunky on 04-28-2009 at 08:46 AM

... When I actually paid for 750GB? I don't think so!

So I bought a 750GB HDD from Maplins only to go home, install it and find out it was a lot less when assigning it a drive letter. I know you usually end up with a bit less, but this was stupid. So I took it back out and it was a 500GB HDD.

I only bought it because they were out of 1TB drives and I wanted one straight away. Luckily, another Maplins nearby has decided to exchange it for the 1TB drive (they are actually the same price; go figure).

To top things off though, my gf bought a laptop charger as her Acer one broke (we've been through about 4 different universal ones so far). Plugged it in... no power. The label on the shelf said 19V adapter which should have been perfect. Well the adapter says 12V. Fantastic, 2 switched items ^o)

Also luckily, I found the perfect charger for her on the Maplins web site, although it was a web only item. The store I'm exchanging the HDD at though, also happens to have some of these chargers in stock and is willing to exchange that too. YAY!

All I need to do now is get the card reader on my phone to start working again (even though I'll lose my customised firmware) :p

RE: 466GB by Phillip on 04-28-2009 at 08:59 AM

Great story..! A++ will read again.

RE: 466GB by Vilkku on 04-28-2009 at 09:12 AM

Anyone remember Blade?

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Sorry :P

RE: 466GB by Spunky on 04-28-2009 at 09:45 AM

And yet everybody posts about Heroes on a MP!L forum rather than the Heroes forums out there ^o) lol

It's tech talk... I was talking about technology. Flame much? :p

RE: 466GB by Th3rmal on 04-28-2009 at 09:57 AM

SHHEEESH give the man some freedom, we dont need a negative community :(.

But seriously get a blog.

RE: 466GB by Jarrod on 04-28-2009 at 10:15 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Th3rmal
But seriously get a blog.
I'm sure i have read spunky's blog b4 but I could be mistaken
RE: 466GB by Spunky on 04-28-2009 at 10:22 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Jarrod
I'm sure i have read spunky's blog b4 but I could be mistake

You could be, not many people went there :p
RE: 466GB by Th3rmal on 04-28-2009 at 10:50 AM

I went there once, it was nice, but it was just about WLM/MP!L stuff if im not mistaken. Maybe im horribly mistaken :P

RE: 466GB by Spunky on 04-28-2009 at 10:54 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Th3rmal
I went there once, it was nice, but it was just about WLM/MP!L stuff if im not mistaken. Maybe im horribly mistaken :P

Nah it was, I just found that I couldn't keep up with the writing though between work and family etc.
RE: 466GB by Jarrod on 04-28-2009 at 12:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Th3rmal
I went there once, it was nice, but it was just about WLM/MP!L stuff
I did, I remember:P
RE: 466GB by prashker on 04-28-2009 at 12:11 PM

So the lesson of this story is to always make sure what you're buying.

RE: 466GB by Spunky on 04-28-2009 at 12:20 PM

The box said 750, why should I argue? :P

RE: 466GB by matty on 04-28-2009 at 12:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Vilkku
Anyone remember Blade?

[Image: getblog.gif]

Sorry :P
Haha I still talk to him every now and then.
RE: 466GB by prashker on 04-28-2009 at 12:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by matty
quote:
Originally posted by Vilkku
Anyone remember Blade?

[Image: getblog.gif]

Sorry :P
Haha I still talk to him every now and then.
same, it's been a while since the last time though :p
RE: 466GB by Kenji on 04-28-2009 at 01:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by SonicSam
So the lesson of this story is to always make sure what you're buying.
No, the lesson is dont ever shop at maplins.
RE: 466GB by Adeptus on 04-28-2009 at 03:43 PM

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Fantastic, 2 switched items ^o)
The moral: if it doesn't come with intact factory seals on the box, inspect the contents before you leave the store.  Or better yet, don't even accept something somebody has already messed with.