News Three PC companies in hot water with FTC over warranty practices – US agency says buyers can open their products without voiding warranty

[Admin]

The FTC is telling ASRock, Gigabyte, and Zotac that customers opening their products should not void warranty coverage.

Three PC companies in hot water with FTC over warranty practices – US agency says buyers can open their products without voiding warranty : Read more

 

[SB99]

Surprised asus is not on the list.

 

[MacZ24]

It's election time in the US. Consumer protection agencies wake from their slumber...

 

[suryasans]

Yeah, like MSI in my country which does not allow to open my own laptop for a SSD upgrade except at its Service Center.

 

[35below0]

Surprised asus is not on the list.

"Asus was hit with a similar issue earlier this year, when it quoted a $2,750 fee to replace a chipped GPU power connector."

 

[SB99]

"Asus was hit with a similar issue earlier this year, when it quoted a $2,750 fee to replace a chipped GPU power connector."

Yes I know that, but they're not on ftc's list.

 

[thestryker]

Asus has already been in trouble with the FTC over warranty issues which means they would not be included in something like this. Any action that would be taken against Asus would likely be far more severe and require investigation. I wouldn't be surprised if the recent industry focus on Asus isn't what drove increased scrutiny on the other players in turn driving these letters.

 

[SilverStar Heggisist]

Surprised asus is not on the list.

Probably because the FTC already addressed Asus