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I'm a software developer, and I use this laptop as my primary development machine. As such, I have concerns about whether I'll be able to get the Consumer Guarantees Act to apply to this situation, should there actually be an issue with the SSD. However, the Consumer Affairs website states the following :-
For ordinary goods that you are using for commercial purposes you may be covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act.
Check if the trader has contracted out of the Consumer Guarantees Act or the Sale of Goods Act by looking at:
any warranties or guarantees given with the goods
your contract
receipts or invoices.
Look for a statement such as “No other warranties either express or implied by law are made with respect to these goods” which will exclude the Sale of Goods Act.
The trader must specifically exclude the Consumer Guarantees Act to contract out of it, for example “if the goods are being purchased for a business purpose then the purchaser acknowledges that the Consumer Guarantees Act will not apply”. If it says this then your rights will be limited to what is in the warranty or contract.
I purchased the laptop from JB Hi-Fi, and the receipt doesn't have any language on it that would contract out of the Sale of Goods or Consumer Guarantees acts. The Important Product Information Guide that Apple ships with the MBP states
THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM STATE TO STATE (OR BY COUNTRY OR PROVINCE). OTHER THAN AS PERMITTED BY LAW, APPLE DOES NOT EXCLUDE, LIMIT OR SUSPEND OTHER RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE, INCLUDING THOSE THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE NONCONFORMITY OF A SALES CONTRACT. FOR A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR RIGHTS YOU SHOULD CONSULT THE LAWS OF YOUR COUNTRY, PROVINCE OR STATE.
A copy of this (not sure if it has been updated much, but looks pretty similar to my hardcopy), can be seen here.
Based on all this, I think I have a pretty strong claim that Apple (or JB Hi-Fi) have not contracted out of their obligations under either the Sale of Goods or Consumer Guarantees acts.
Has anyone else here been in a similar situation, especially with a laptop or computer used for commercial development purposes (I'm a self-employed contractor, FWLIW)? And if so, did you have any luck pursuing a repair under CGA or SOG even though you were using it for paid work?
Edit: Inserted hyperlinks lost due to a cut/paste SNAFU
