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To: Yaelle
First things first... Amazon often acts as a broker for other companies. So you need to find out who the actual seller is, and if they're an authorized dealer. If they're not, what you'll get is a "gray market" device, which means that the manufacturer will probably NOT give you a warranty. In addition to that, if the price is really low, you'll want to make sure that the package has all the parts in it. Some unscrupulous dealers will remove things like a case, battery, power supply, etc, and charge you extra for these "accessories."

Finally, you will want to know who you will be dealing with if there are any problems in the order and shipment: Amazon, or some third party.

Mark

26 posted on 01/06/2008 2:56:48 PM PST by MarkL
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To: MarkL
So you need to find out who the actual seller is, and if they're an authorized dealer. If they're not, what you'll get is a "gray market" device, which means that the manufacturer will probably NOT give you a warranty. In addition to that, if the price is really low, you'll want to make sure that the package has all the parts in it.

Glad I read yours before plunking down my pennies.

Tell me, how do you find out who the real supplier is? Scanning again the product description to find out. I have found one mistake so far: it claims this product was first available in October 2001. Which it was not. I'd better be sure the main parts are all included. I'd hate for the savings to be because they left out something essential. But did you see how many happy electronics purchasers are on this thread? I was very close to just buying, but I don't need the hassles of a grey market purchase.

I still can't find any hint of the supplier. It does not appear that anything essential is missing from the package, though.

34 posted on 01/06/2008 3:09:33 PM PST by Yaelle (If Fred loses it's our loss. Not his.)
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