I purchased two of the following item from a legitimate ebay merchant.
Visiontek GoDrive 120 GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive - SATA - 550 MBps Maximum Read Transfer Rate - 520 MBps Maximum Write Transfer Rate
THIS IS A BRAND NEW UNOPENED ITEM.
Description
Powered by the latest SandForce® SF-2281 processor and utilizing the ultra-fast SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, The VisionTek GoDrive brings the proven reliable performance of synchronous NAND to the brand offering Power Users and Gamers the speed advantage they demand. To ensure the VisionTek GoDrive provides rock-solid performance, technologies like TRIM,DuraClass, and DuraWrite have been included. Offering read/write speeds of 500+ MB/s, the GoDrive will quickly and efficiently process large file transfers and make even the most demanding applications perform smoothly and reliably. With the GoDrive, VisionTek has continued pricing very aggressively to offer one of the best price-per-performance SSD on the market. Backed by VisionTek's award winning build quality and 3-year warranty; the GoDrive will deliver one of the most reliable choices in value/performance class SSDs.
However 3 months of very light use, one VisionTek SSD failed and no longer shows up in the bios, so I contacted VisionTek about an RMA, here is what they said:
Unfortunately, the product is not covered under VisionTek warranty. The warranty applies only to the original purchaser/owner of the product. EBay items are almost always sold by other endusers or unauthorized VisionTek reseller. For more information about VisionTek products and warranty, please visit http://www.visiontek.com/support/warranty/limited-lifetime.html.
VisionTek RMA Department
I informed them 1) It was a legitimate merchant, 2) I was the original user and SSD was in fact brand new, and 3) According to their own published warranty, my product is in fact covered by thier manufacturer warranty. Nowhere does their warranty mention being denied for purchasing on ebay, nor is there any indication that they will only honor the warranty from certain vendors.
In your email you said you bought the unit off of EBay. As our response stated, we do not have any valid retailers on EBay and therefore your units are not covered under warranty. If this was a typo on your part, please provide a copy of the proof of purchase. The screen shot you sent us earlier does not qualify.
Thank you
Mark K
Tek Support Team Member
VisionTek
866-883-5411
VisionTek, where are your ethics? This is illegal, you can't modify the terms of your warranty in order to deny a claim. Go read your own warranty... I completely regret buying this SSD. I was willing to take a chance on lessor known SSD brand because of the warranty. It never crossed my mind that a manufacturer would outright refuse to honor their own warranty. Now I'm stuck with a brand new drive that VisionTek refuses to fix, and I'm worried the second one may fail.
VisionTek Products, LLC Reviews
I purchased two of the following item from a legitimate ebay merchant.
Visiontek GoDrive 120 GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive - SATA - 550 MBps Maximum Read Transfer Rate - 520 MBps Maximum Write Transfer Rate
THIS IS A BRAND NEW UNOPENED ITEM.
Description
Powered by the latest SandForce® SF-2281 processor and utilizing the ultra-fast SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, The VisionTek GoDrive brings the proven reliable performance of synchronous NAND to the brand offering Power Users and Gamers the speed advantage they demand. To ensure the VisionTek GoDrive provides rock-solid performance, technologies like TRIM,DuraClass, and DuraWrite have been included. Offering read/write speeds of 500+ MB/s, the GoDrive will quickly and efficiently process large file transfers and make even the most demanding applications perform smoothly and reliably. With the GoDrive, VisionTek has continued pricing very aggressively to offer one of the best price-per-performance SSD on the market. Backed by VisionTek's award winning build quality and 3-year warranty; the GoDrive will deliver one of the most reliable choices in value/performance class SSDs.
However 3 months of very light use, one VisionTek SSD failed and no longer shows up in the bios, so I contacted VisionTek about an RMA, here is what they said:
Unfortunately, the product is not covered under VisionTek warranty. The warranty applies only to the original purchaser/owner of the product. EBay items are almost always sold by other endusers or unauthorized VisionTek reseller. For more information about VisionTek products and warranty, please visit http://www.visiontek.com/support/warranty/limited-lifetime.html.
VisionTek RMA Department
I informed them 1) It was a legitimate merchant, 2) I was the original user and SSD was in fact brand new, and 3) According to their own published warranty, my product is in fact covered by thier manufacturer warranty. Nowhere does their warranty mention being denied for purchasing on ebay, nor is there any indication that they will only honor the warranty from certain vendors.
In your email you said you bought the unit off of EBay. As our response stated, we do not have any valid retailers on EBay and therefore your units are not covered under warranty. If this was a typo on your part, please provide a copy of the proof of purchase. The screen shot you sent us earlier does not qualify.
Thank you
Mark K
Tek Support Team Member
VisionTek
866-883-5411
VisionTek, where are your ethics? This is illegal, you can't modify the terms of your warranty in order to deny a claim. Go read your own warranty... I completely regret buying this SSD. I was willing to take a chance on lessor known SSD brand because of the warranty. It never crossed my mind that a manufacturer would outright refuse to honor their own warranty. Now I'm stuck with a brand new drive that VisionTek refuses to fix, and I'm worried the second one may fail.