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Best Buy 'repairs' customer's gaming laptop by simply removing half the RAM— claims unit in question only accepts 32 GB of RAM despite listing a 64GB configuration (www.tomshardware.com)

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Best Buy Removed Half The RAM From A Gaming Laptop Because It Said The Laptop Only Supports 32GB

A customer sent a Lenovo Legion 5 in for warranty service with 64GB of RAM.

The Best Buy repair report confirmed the laptop had two 32GB RAM sticks, but the technician said the laptop "only accepts 32GB RAM maximum."

The removed RAM was sent back to the customer with the laptop.

Original Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1vpew29/best_buy_sold_me_a_64_gb_ram_laptop_and_it_worked/

Laptop specs(it supports 64 GB): https://psref.lenovo.com/product/legion_5_16irx9?tab=spec

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[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They're franchises. The lion's share of income goes to the HQ, like any franchise.

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

No ongoing franchise fees.

https://www.myace.com/open-an-ace/

There are fees for using other Ace franchise services, but that's far from the "lions share."

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[+] artyom@piefed.social -6 points 2 months ago

I literally don't believe it. No corporation just doesn't take all the money they possibly can out of the kindness of their hearts.

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