Thanks for the VCR story! This isn't the first thing I've had problems with (which is why all my emails thus far have been printed and the latest were CC’d to a couple other email addresses). I understand returning the $200 VCR to get a replacement and forking out $19 for the new video. But I lost a $17 PSU that I can replace (yeah right) and then fork out the $600 in parts burned up. A little different.

My PC has never been overclocked and its no where near a dream rig. So its not like I was maxing out the PSU all the time. It’s just an average PC. (I'm curious if the skating story was a personal experience as well? =P).

Out of the thousands you sell and 30/month you get back; how many more do you think are dead and just not sent back? It's like a rebate, the percentage of people who send stuff back are small. And my issue isn't that the PSU was defective, I understand electronics can do that, it's that it's frying people's computers and you're selling them still. Probably still buying as well. I'm seeing like when Ford Explorers where having their tire's blow out. It wasn't a tire made by Ford, but they took care of the problem. That's what I'm trying to get at.

2. I have all my emails and the one (VERY LATE) reply all saved. This isn't the place to post them, but feel free to email me for a copy of my assets.

3. Since I don't need to buy PSU's very often but needed one ASAP, I looked through pricewatch.com and found that this was about the going rate. I have 2 HDs on a raid card and 512 PC3200 RAM and a Athlon XP1800. Not exactly impressive. (The reason I used RAID was those rare occasions I needed to do a 5' graphic that was 400MB or so)
I have no lights, no extra fans, just a plain PC.

It's $17 shipped to me, and it cost me another $8 to ship it back
Also it was a 550watt PSU. What generic PC *NEEDS* 550watts? In fact point me out a couple on the web if you would.

4. I sent it back the day after I called Amamax for three hours and got your support staff's voicemail every time (he has a pretty-decent recorded voice, mine sounds way different when recorded), which was in January. I used UPS to send it back so I could look up the shipping details if needed. Also how do you know if I sent it back? Did you look through the packages for a Mr. Blindxp? Or did you do some homework and get my name and look for that?

Extreme? I'm just bettering my side. The numbers of people that have emailed me aren't impressive, but enough to show that I'm not alone. I really don't expect you to buy me a whole new computer. However, the customer service was not anywhere near par, heck not even on the same [golf] course. I went weeks w/o a reply, but I got what I wanted by you replying here. I can now show that there is someone behind the storefront and that I should be able to get a reply. So I guess I’m just disgruntled that I had such a devastating experience and no one cared. Which is just the real world so I better get used to it.

I had read the legal stuff by the way. Also, because you are not liable to help me out, doesn't mean that you can't. At your own will you could replace all my computer parts.

I shipped the PSU weeks ago so I couldn't put your name on it now, but as you might expect, I don't want another one of those PSUs. But $17 to take the bite out of the $600 I had to come up with would be nice.

Personally, I think you should be taking this up with Mr. Irving, since he was kind enough to post his e-mail address and offer to replace the unit for you, even though it's passed the 30-day limit. If you want to post your rants about it, get some free space on GeoCities and have at it. This forum is for questions and answers, not for badmouthing a company that sold you a a cheap part that happened to be defective.

That being said, there's the old addage, "You get what you pay for."

It was not past the 30 days. Can't you READ? It was sent in WEEKS ago. It was the last paragraph of the last post before yours... that's sad.

If you don't like what's said, don't read it! And definelty don't reply to it.
You're one of those people that go around looking for something to complain about aren't you?

First) re-read and make sure you understand what you read so you don't look like an idiot(like you do now)

Second) if I wanted your opinion I'd ask for it

Third) If you had lost an entire PC to an item that was being sold even after it had burned up other people's computers, you'd be just as mad as we are. I have a list of people that are in the same boat as me. The list is bigger than the few of you that posted here.

If you want to carry on with YOUR ranting get YOU some free space on Geocities and give me the link, I'll go at this all day long with you.

For those of us that this thread was made for, it's been great. For those of you that think you are a smart 13 year old, find a new one.

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But I lost a $17 PSU that I can replace (yeah right) and then fork out the $600 in parts burned up.
I have 2 HDs on a raid card and 512 PC3200 RAM and a Athlon XP1800. Not exactly impressive.


To me that is a decent system, to you, I guess it isn't if you put a $17 psu in it. As far as being a 13 year old, I don't think so, that was many years ago, and even at that age, my parents had taught me that you get what you pay for. Oh well, good luck.

Well, this wins thread of the year.
Can I have all the links to where you have posted similar thoughts............I think this a calculated, conspiracy, plotted by a rouge comminust counrty or planet. Worth looking into! I will report this to the Art bell radio show. For now I will suggest, you dumpster dive behind BEST_BUY and gather new parts. And if you find a Power Magic PSU, report the findings right away to Art Bell.

I still don't get why you guys are posting here. Did I mention I have a 9800 pro in my system? Or that I had an Audigy2 that literally exploded? I have the Audigy sitting on the shelf (just in case some nerd comes over and wants to see that sort of thing). Again, the going rate on a PSU was around $15-20. Had I had more than just a few minutes to buy one (I needed it to be at my house when I got home that week so I could be back up and running and I was no where near computers other than the sip n' surf in town), I would have read up on them instead of just price shopped. Then this might not have happened.

Thanks for your concern about the $17 PSU in my system, as you might can imagine, this won't happen again. In fact I have a $42 dual fan with speed selection (and bright annoying LEDs, which I don't care for, but the fans can be silent when you put it in that mode which is nice). Once I replace the other HD and the mobo I'll have my system replaced! :cheesy:

Do I need to say anything about radio shows? I'm glad you can admit that you even know the name of one (Art Bell). that's the first step in recovery! :lol:

In all seriousness, if someone ripped you off in the US, you need to report it to the BBB *ASP
Well, did you?
& I would like the url's of other sites that you posted to.
& if you did not report it, I gather the conversation is over!
I do want to read those other post.

I'm waiting to get 4 more people to email me and then I'm going to the BBB. I figure I've got a good enough number that at least I can get my $17 back. I highly doubt it takes a month (or more) to recieve a lightweight power supply, via UPS, and get the refund taken care of. Anyone check to see if AMAMAX is still selling these things? The Power Magic PSUs?

-I'm not the idiot who shelled out $17 for a crappy PS to go into a system with a RAID card, a high-end ATI card, and an Audigy II card.

-You get what you pay for.

-If you don't like the replies you get when posting, don't read them. You GET opinions when you post, or haven't you realized that yet?

-I've never had a system get fried due to a lousy part that I put in it, and if it did, I'd be mad at myself for being so stupid.

If you want to post your rants about it, get some free space on GeoCities and have at it. This forum is for questions and answers, not for badmouthing a company that sold you a cheap part that happened to be defective.

I still want all the links!!!! I was not joking!


cheers