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From: oakpeterb@aol.com (OakPeterB)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: NEC OEM CD-ROM buyers beware
Date: 29 Jul 1994 12:03:04 -0400
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In article <319i04$jl7@news.panix.com>, jkim@panix.com writes:

> Be advised that when you buy an NEC OEM drive, NEC does not take
> warranty responsibility for them (at least that's what they told me).

This sounds reasonable to me. I wouldn't expect them to do repair under 
warrenty to an OEM drive. The NEC warrenty may actually not last as long 
as the OEM warrenty, further they have no idea about what the warrent is 
or when you bought your drive.

> For example, I had bought the multimedia kit from Mediavision some
> years years ago.  It came with an OEM version of the intersect 84 
> (84 J to be specific).  When I needed repair on it, Nec told me to
> call Mediavision.  Luckily Mediavision had money then.
> So, be careful who you buy it from.

I assume you mean Mediavision when you say be careful from whom you
buy, and I would agree. If you mean NEC then It think that's unreasonable.
I know of no CD-ROM manufacturer selling through the OEM channel who 
supports warrenties that they do not write including Sony, Panasonic,
Mitsumi,
and Toshiba. Do you think that if you buy an Apple with a Toshiba drive it
and
it breaks that you should take it Toshba to fix? I would think Apple.

Peter