SK Hynix P31... I'm afraid to open it

Wendell has praised this SSD for price to performance, but I just found something that could be legally risky on the packaging.

Opening it basically assumes you agree to their EULA, ToS and Arbitration agreement, like a Infomercial product. (Which most infomercial products cover themselves by waiving the right to sue)

…But I’m in Canada. I used a forwarding service to get this. That could prove interesting if any legal action is required.

SK Hynix has to come up with different packaging for non-US SKUs, right? This is basically to cover them in case someone hairtrigger sues them…

Are you for real?

If so, what does their terms of service say in their website for Canada?

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Like, arbitration can be on the docs for stuff sold here in the UK, it’s just not enforceable. Like void warranty stickers or what have you

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Have one in a cheap laptop… get over it

This is probably known to cause cancer in the state of california.

I wouldnt risk it man, best to send it back.

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Somebody want to give me a TL;DR on whatever they want people to read?

My uneducated guess is that you basically can’t sue them for it blowing up your computer or nuking your data or something.

  • 5 year warranty shenanigans
  • not responsible for your data if it shits the bed
  • governed by california law
  • lawsuits are by arbitration only
  • no trial by jury or class actions unless otherwise allowed by law
  • any portion of the T&C that is illegal where you are may be ignored
  • T&C subject to change at any time without notice
  • T&C has final say over anything else said

seems like standard stuff to me.

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Does not fly outside the US. Case closed. Move on.

Well that makes it easy. Crisis averted!

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shit I missed the fine print at the bottom.

It says if you open the package you enter into a blood pact with the demon lord Baal. The only way to break the pact is to sacrifice the souls of the innocent and pure.

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Damn, Not again…

This is what I was thinking…

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I’m going to close this down before anyone else can get their jokes in.

This is just a warranty void sticker with actual details written on it, nothing more.