So which hard disks belong to parallel hard disks? Parallel hard disks usually refer to hard disks that enter the market through abnormal channels or even illegal means such as smuggling. Due to tax evasion, the cost of parallel hard disks is relatively lower than that of licensed hard disks, and the natural price is also cheaper. At present, there are two common parallel hard disks on the market, except for a small amount of smuggling. One is that hard disks sold in other countries are sold in the domestic market through smuggling, and the other is that OEM products are distributed to retail channels.
What is the difference between parallel hard disks and genuine licensed hard disks except for different circulation channels? Their differences are mainly reflected in the following aspects:
First of all, the price, genuine authorized hard disk is introduced into the domestic market through agents. Because products are basically imported, it is necessary to support various import tariffs. At the same time, the genuine licensed hard disk still has some extra expenses such as packaging and marketing expenses, so the cost is naturally higher than that of parallel hard disks, and the higher price is the most important living space of parallel hard disks.
Followed by accessories, parallel hard disks often only have simple packaging of anti-static bags, without packaging boxes, manuals and warranty cards. The guarantee it can provide can be imagined. Although there is no difference in the product performance index and configuration of the hard disk itself, the packaging of parallel hard disks is often extremely simple, without considering the bump and vibration during transportation and loading and unloading, which is easy to cause damage to the magnetic head and disk, and the loss rate after unpacking is several times or even dozens of times higher than that of licensed hard disks. Moreover, the "internal injuries" of some parallel hard disks in the transportation process are often not easy to be detected by users, and some can even lurk for more than one year, which is actually very risky for users.
Authentic licensed hard drives are more assured. Take Samsung's 2.5-inch hard drive as an example. Its authentic licensed products are packaged by Samsung original factory. Each hard disk has a separate packaging protection, and each box of hard disks also has overall protection measures to avoid vibration damage during transportation and loading and unloading to the greatest extent.
Of course, the main difference between parallel hard disks and genuine authorized hard disks lies in warranty and after-sales service. As we all know, the hard disk is one of the vulnerable parts in the computer, especially the notebook hard disk used in the field of mobile storage, which has a high failure rate in use. Because the packaging of parallel hard disk is generally simple, it is easy to be damaged during transportation or the stability will decrease for various reasons, which seriously affects the quality and service life of hard disk.
Although some counters also claim to provide warranty service for parallel hard disks, don't forget that hard disks are high-tech products, and the requirements for maintenance environment are more demanding. Usually, they can only be repaired in a dust-free environment. Which dealer has such conditions? If there are problems such as physical bad tracks, only hard disk manufacturers can deal with them. So I suggest that when you buy a hard disk, don't be greedy for cheap, and buy parallel imports with no guarantee of quality. At the same time, we should keep our eyes open and avoid buying counterfeit and genuine parallel hard disks, so as not to harm our own vital interests.
Tip: For your benefit, please choose the "correct" way!
Since Samsung's 2.5-inch hard disk entered China in the first half of this year, with its stable product quality and service commitment of three-year warranty, it has established a high popularity and good reputation in the market and won the favor of many users. Especially in today's mixed notebook hard disk market, it is even more commendable that Samsung can achieve both mud and sand, and always adhere to the sales route of genuine licensed products and three-year warranty.
As the saying goes, with the popularity of Samsung's 2.5-inch hard drives, some lawless people are also eager to move, so some Samsung parallel hard drives have appeared in the market, which has seriously affected the reputation of Samsung's genuine licensed hard drives and brought irreparable losses to users. Let me remind you that Beijing Bokos Technology Co., Ltd. is the exclusive distributor of Samsung's 2.5-inch hard disk in China. Please buy a Samsung 2.5-inch hard disk from an authorized dealer in Bokos, and the warranty is three years. In this way, you can not only buy genuine licensed products with stable and reliable quality, but also enjoy the three-year warranty service provided by Samsung. Why not?
Speaking of which, you may have to ask, so how to tell whether Samsung's 2.5-inch hard disk is licensed or parallel? The method is actually very simple. Samsung genuine licensed 2.5-inch hard disk mainly has the following three characteristics:
I. Boxed license authentic logo
Samsung authentic licensed 2.5-inch hard drives are all packaged in independent outer boxes. Its packaging box is exquisite in workmanship and not easy to forge. The logo of Bokos is also printed on the lower right corner of the front of the box. If the Samsung 2.5-inch hard disk you see has no packaging box and only an antistatic bag, it is probably a parallel hard disk. I would also like to remind you that after you buy Samsung genuine licensed hard disk, please take its packaging box and warranty card home, and don't leave it on the counter at will, so as not to leave an opportunity for counterfeiters.
Second, the authorization label quality assurance
Of course, having a box doesn't necessarily mean it's genuine. There is also a small label on the antistatic bag of Samsung's 2.5-inch hard disk authorized by Bokos in various regions of the country to prevent the genuine hard disk in the box from being stolen. Because Bokos has many authorized dealers in all parts of the country, the provinces and regions marked here may be different, but the label style is unified, which is convenient for consumers to identify. Of course, you can also go to the website of Samsung Hard Disk or call to find out whether the dealer is an authorized dealer of Bokos.
Third, the hard disk display counter is dedicated.
Although there are many counters selling Samsung's 2.5-inch hard drives in the market, I suggest you go to the counters of Boko authorized dealers to buy them. One obvious feature of these counters is that they will display Samsung's 2.5-inch hard disk and display it. This kind of display stand not only allows you to get close contact with Samsung's genuine licensed hard disk for the first time, but also represents that this counter is a distribution counter authorized by Bokos, so you can buy it with confidence.
Finally, once again remind everyone that all Samsung 2.5-inch hard drives purchased through informal channels do not provide a three-year warranty. In order to buy genuine licensed hard disks and enjoy the three-year warranty service, please be sure to buy Samsung 2.5-inch hard disks from dealers authorized by Bokos.
Choose authentic products with peace of mind, get to know licensed products easily, and then you can enjoy the fun brought by mobile storage!