Neweg hasn't really changed. It's just that their customer service hasn't evolved to suit all the new categories of items they sell. Customer service wise they're basically still a computer store. Amazon they are not
Yeah… also curious I have never had an issue with orders or fulfillment from asnlcI prob missed this - why folks hating on newegg?
Quote
:
Newegg. Why the hate? Bad experience?!
Started off when they were sold to a larger Chinese(?) company a couple of years ago. They went from a loca-ish/national brand specializing electronics and computer parts to a general e-commerce website that hosts questionable products from questionable third-party sellers.
Last I heard, if the seller was actually newegg though, you had a pretty good chance of getting a legit item as well as better customer service.
TL;DR - They've become some amalgamation of newegg/amazon/wish/aliexpress, in general have gone to crap, and so experiences have varied.
I remember reading about this when I bought mine.. I have 3 (one in each car) and I am very happy to report these things have had zero trouble in Jacksonville Florida sun for nearly 5 years.
The C1 with the v1 lithium battery had issues - but, Roav released an updated version with a v2 battery rated for higher temps. I've had the v2 going on 5 years now and have never had an issue. My only complaint with the camera is that the onboard video encoder over-sharpens the images, and the exposure settings are too high for night time driving; the over-exposed highlights cause a loss of detail in reflective objects like license plates.
21 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank MrStealYourHamster
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank mrdiva
I prob missed this - why folks hating on newegg?
Yeah… also curious I have never had an issue with orders or fulfillment from Newegg. Why the hate? Bad experience?!
Return policy
edit...nevermind. just saw it's refurb at Amazon.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Neweg hasn't really changed. It's just that their customer service hasn't evolved to suit all the new categories of items they sell. Customer service wise they're basically still a computer store. Amazon they are not
Last I heard, if the seller was actually newegg though, you had a pretty good chance of getting a legit item as well as better customer service.
TL;DR - They've become some amalgamation of newegg/amazon/wish/aliexpress, in general have gone to crap, and so experiences have varied.