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From: John Doe on 18 Dec 2009 19:01
ShadowTek <ShadowTek(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

> I had a bad experience with a Gigabyte power supply that I
> bought from Newegg, so I posted a review of it reflecting my
> opinion of it. The manufacturer's response seemed humorous...

Yes that is funny, the idea of a low mounted power supply meaning
the case is too weak to support it.

When reading reviews on Newegg, the manufacturer's responses
usually just annoy me. After reading enough reviews, you can
filter out unfair reviews, like people who do not know what they
are doing.
From: philo on 18 Dec 2009 19:14
ShadowTek wrote:
> I had a bad experience with a Gigabyte power supply that I bought from
> Newegg, so I posted a review of it reflecting my opinion of it. The
> manufacturer's response seemed humorous, so I thought you might
> enjoy it.
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817233010
>
> My favorite part of their reply:
> "As bottom positioned layout is not considered common and usually only
> used in weaker chassis (lowering the center of mass, so the soft chassis
> might survive), the superb is not designed to fit such un common
> chassis."
>
> So all cases that mount PSs on the bottom are made of "soft" metal that
> will collapse if the PS were to be mounted on top? lmfao


A credit to Newegg for allowing feedback from both the customer and mfg...
but you are right the response was absurd.


From: DevilsPGD on 18 Dec 2009 21:57
In message <slrnhio44m.ecd.ShadowTek(a)shadowtek.localdomain> ShadowTek
<ShadowTek(a)invalid.invalid> was claimed to have wrote:

>I had a bad experience with a Gigabyte power supply that I bought from
>Newegg, so I posted a review of it reflecting my opinion of it. The
>manufacturer's response seemed humorous, so I thought you might
>enjoy it.
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817233010
>
>My favorite part of their reply:
> "As bottom positioned layout is not considered common and usually only
>used in weaker chassis (lowering the center of mass, so the soft chassis
>might survive), the superb is not designed to fit such un common
>chassis."
>
>So all cases that mount PSs on the bottom are made of "soft" metal that
>will collapse if the PS were to be mounted on top? lmfao

Wow. As a potential consumer, I'd be much happier with a "our PSU
simply isn't designed for that type of case" rather then a supplier who
attempts to attack the hardware I already selected.

I can't speak to "most" cases that place the PSU on the bottom, but I
have one case that does and it's probably the strongest case I own, with
the whole system easily weighing double any other desktop I own,
although not quite as much as my full tower servers loaded to capacity
with drives.

*shrugs* Gigabyte is currently on my shitlist anyway, so I guess I
don't count as a "lost" customer.
From: kony on 19 Dec 2009 01:52
On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:30:30 +0000 (UTC), ShadowTek
<ShadowTek(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

>I had a bad experience with a Gigabyte power supply that I bought from
>Newegg, so I posted a review of it reflecting my opinion of it. The
>manufacturer's response seemed humorous, so I thought you might
>enjoy it.
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817233010
>
>My favorite part of their reply:
> "As bottom positioned layout is not considered common and usually only
>used in weaker chassis (lowering the center of mass, so the soft chassis
>might survive), the superb is not designed to fit such un common
>chassis."
>
>So all cases that mount PSs on the bottom are made of "soft" metal that
>will collapse if the PS were to be mounted on top? lmfao

It is a little crazy, but you didn't necessarily have to
graft in a length of wire and I'd have sent a $70 PSU back
before voiding the warranty, especially if it had free
shipping when purchased and you insist on no restocking fee
since they didn't list cable lengths.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=extension+cable+12V&x=0&y=0

The 12V extension cables are probably cheaper somewhere else
though, Newegg seems to want at least a few bucks for
shipping anything unless you're buying more at the time so
shipping cost is divided among several items.

http://www.svc.com/fan-cable-adapter.html
From: Allen on 19 Dec 2009 11:57
ShadowTek wrote:
> I had a bad experience with a Gigabyte power supply that I bought from
> Newegg, so I posted a review of it reflecting my opinion of it. The
> manufacturer's response seemed humorous, so I thought you might
> enjoy it.
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817233010
>
> My favorite part of their reply:
> "As bottom positioned layout is not considered common and usually only
> used in weaker chassis (lowering the center of mass, so the soft chassis
> might survive), the superb is not designed to fit such un common
> chassis."
>
> So all cases that mount PSs on the bottom are made of "soft" metal that
> will collapse if the PS were to be mounted on top? lmfao
Thank you. I will add Gigabyte (Gigglebyte?) to my lunatic list.
Allen
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