Timeline for Power supply for new college computer
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 21:37 | comment | added | Adam Wykes | Trying to move past the incredible number of weasel words in that last sentence... sometimes Corsair does what you say, and other times they don't (orionpsudb.com/corsair). This is why it is largely irrelevant to speak about the brand of a PSU unless the brand is also the OEM. I'm not going to discuss this further; I've made every point I wanted to make. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 21:27 | comment | added | Adam | @AdamWykes I'll use Apple as an example here. They incorporate OEM parts (display, processor, etc.) into their iPhones. So then why isn't the iPhone exactly like any other phone out there? Because they go the extra step by running a custom OS. Corsair and pretty much any other company all do this exact same thing to some degree. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 14:58 | comment | added | Adam Wykes | That's a very broad explanation of how Corsair incorporates OEM parts into their PSU products. I'm flagging this comment as unhelpful pending a more detailed explanation of what it is Corsair does to "incorporate" their OEM parts for added value. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 8:15 | comment | added | Adam | @AdamWykes I don't see the relevance of your OEM argument. Just like any other company, they take OEM parts and incorporate them into their products in special ways. That special way is the difference between Corsair and other companies. Also, most people don't buy Corsair for the name brand. They buy it for the trust in the name brand (again, because of their good reputation). | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 6:15 | comment | added | Adam Wykes | As the guy who has to throw these things out from my company's server room (also our deaded PC room - we're a smaller company), I can tell you that Corsair produces and sells a range of quality in their products, just like most companies that actually rebrand OEM work - see here to get a sense of who their OEM makers are (realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page447.htm) You can see that their OEMs are no different from many other "less reputable" PSU makers. The rarity of people running into issues with Corsair products is easily ascribed to the two reasons I already provided. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 4:27 | comment | added | Adam | @AdamWykes You must be the "one percent" then. Corsair's products (anything from PSUs to mouse pads) are almost always highly rated for their durability and reliability. As far as I know, it's pretty rare to run into major problems with their products. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 3:05 | comment | added | Adam Wykes | Corsair PSUS are neither uniform (they're not even all the same OEM) or the best possible quality on the market. Their warranty's length derives from the facts that A) most people who buy Corsair buy it for the brand name and are the sort who massively overprovision for their needs and B) Corsair is a massive company that can easily afford to do that. While I'm not one of those snobs who will accept nothing but Seasonic, my recollection of reviews on Corsair puts them in the high middle/low-high segments generally. Personally, I've had bad luck with Corsair -more than other "good" brands. | |
| Sep 30, 2015 at 5:04 | history | answered | Adam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |