http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/

I agree, good read.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Totally agree. Last comment is hilarious.
I've seen a bunch of people getting serious about this story. Come on, guys, it's not like newegg did this on purpose, hoping no one would notice. Out of 300 people, someone is bound to realize their computer is not booting.
]]>Mar 8th 2010 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Legal action is not going to be a surprise to them (its a plastic block and the CPU didn't even have pins on it after all). ]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Intel has the money. And someone was trying to sell counterfeits of their precious i7 line.

I think a few assassinations might be coming...]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Most likely it came from one of the few countries that have no respect of the concept of intellectual property.]]>Mar 8th 2010 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 9th 2010 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 9th 2010 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Maybe you should try to comprehend what a comment is saying before throwing around the USA hate? Our IP system is a joke, but in the complete opposite way of what paul34 was saying. We give waaaay too much 'respect' to IP. Mostly because IP holders convince legislators to give them "respect". He was implying they probably came from somewhere like China, which generally doesn't give two craps about anyone's copyright or IP unless they are from China.]]>Mar 9th 2010 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/you mean iSuicides]]>Mar 9th 2010 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/At first I was impressed that someone had managed to counterfeit a working copy of the i7 that was compatible, but this is clearly not the case.

I assume that IPEX got scammed themselves, since I doubt that they would have believed that nobody would notice that the CPUs were chunks of metal with no pin outs.

BTW, while D&H might sic'ed the legal team on websites a little aggressively I'd be pretty pissed if people were posting untrue rumors about me all over the internet when it's the other supplier at fault. If you've worked hard to make sure that nothing you sell is counterfeit and there's lots of websites claiming that you've been providing newegg with counterfeits it's pretty easy to see why you'd be pretty damned angry. ]]>Mar 9th 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Anyone up to date on how this world works?]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Cheapest price wins.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Newegg is a Retailer. I don't think even Newegg does enough volume to have a direct relationship with Intel.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/LOL. Shady? I'm not really sure you have any information on the suppliers as to who's shady and who's not. Most likely it's not IPEX's fault either- but since this story has been blown out of proportion, someone needs to be blamed. It's not in any supplier's interest to send counterfeit products since it can be tracked and in such cases, punishment and revoking of contracts can be issued. Most likely, it was one or two inventory workers with a grudge or thought they wouldn't be caught and tried to make some money. Either way- think before you react.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Newegg is essentially a big warehouse distributor. The only way to buy directly from intel is to pay alot higher prices and some licensing fees. Its cheaper to order the products from someone else who has already assumed the fees and whatnot. Thats how the world works. Unfortunately, unless you REALLY know your distributor, this is the kinda thing that can and does happen.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/If cheapest price wins, why is D&H getting the nod? Fuck those guys, they charge more than retail for half the shit they sell.]]>Mar 9th 2010 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/If cheapest price wins, why does D&H get the nod? They charge more than retail for half their crap.]]>Mar 9th 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Whoops, double post. First one didnt show up, I thought it may have been filtered since I said "fuck" in it. ]]>Mar 9th 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
If you believe you've proven yourself and your margin hasn't increased, you're doing something wrong in dealing with them. If you haven't proven you can move product in volume, don't be surprised if they're (or anyone else, for that matter) not bending over backwards to help you. They won't give you better prices because giving you more margin won't help if you won't change what you're doing! They'll just assume you've got no other play than simply undercutting everyone else. And that's not a sustainable business strategy for everyone else. And everyone else matters more than you do until you prove to them otherwise.

D&H is good people. I'm sorry your experience hasn't been better with them but they are good people across the board. And, no, I do not work for them and never have. Just with them. ]]>Mar 10th 2010 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
I'd say the thing got out of proportions when cease and desists were sent to bloggers for mentioning the name of the reseller Newegg initially implicated. Hence the "shady" naming. Of course, as it turned out, Newegg actually blamed the wrong company...]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Good on Newegg for terminating the contract right away with IPEX. ]]>Mar 8th 2010 10:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Is dat sum sarcasm?
The counterfeits didn't even have pins on them.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
awww... Then i don't think a benchmark is needed...


Sorry i didn't read the whole thing...]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Oh? Well... that's interesting. Guess I've got some reading to do : /]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Man, Intel's making this pretty srs bsns. I half thought they'd just leave it up to the people actually selling the counterfeits to deal with it.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
*Puts on sunglasses*

We have finally come across some INTEL.


YYYYYEEEEEAAAAAHHHH!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjRG2530rwI]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/so full of win. +1 internet to you good sir.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Brilliant. Would lulz again.]]>Mar 8th 2010 10:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
http://internetometer.com/give/10166]]>Mar 8th 2010 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 9th 2010 4:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Well played! Didn't see that coming here!]]>Mar 15th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/It'll trace back to a dodgy Chinese factory.]]>Mar 8th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/Mar 8th 2010 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/intel-and-newegg-pass-the-blame-for-counterfeit-core-i7-chips/
Previous link:
http://hothardware.com/News/Newegg-Ships-Fake-Intel-Chips-Supplier-Threatens-Journalists-For-Reporting-It/

'As of today, the two websites that reported on the problem—[H]ardOCP and Icrontic—have been hit by a cease-and-desist letter courtesy of D&H Distributing.']]>Mar 8th 2010 10:07PM