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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

2 months ago by themachinestops to c/technology

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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/...

Laptop specs(it supports 64 GB): https://psref.lenovo.com/...

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pineapplelover 31 points 2 months ago

Sometimes I go to best buy to buy random computer stuff like adapters and portable chargers. They always ask me if I need help and I have the urge to pull a Ron Swanson and tell them I know more than they do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEhHEOIYgMY

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triple 1 point 2 months ago

You'd be surprised.. I worked at bestbuy doing pc sales during my SWE degree back when they had commission. Used to be called futureshop here in Canada during my tenure.

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pineapplelover 4 points 2 months ago

You'd be surprised how tech illiterate swes, engineers, comp sci majors are

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