I was looking at buying a new tablet from Lazada. They have the Samsung one I want but the description has the term DOA in it. I know that DOA means dead on arrival but what does it confer in buying a tablet? Is it something I should be concerned with?

 

Many thanks

Kevin

Looking at it more closely it actually has 

เครื่องศูนย์ D.O.A.

written.

Defective on Arrival

Depending on Availability?

Don't Offer Anything. 

The Thai script translates as 'center' - according to ImTranslator.

 

This doesn't make a lot of sense really!

4 hours ago, doctormann said:

The Thai script translates as 'center' - according to ImTranslator.

Literally it is something like

 

"device" ->

1.    zero; the number or quantity zero
2.    nothing; nil; naught; nothing
3.    town center; commons; meeting place
4.    center
5.    [numerical classifier for centers]

 

A "nothing device" -> dead device. Dead on arrival.

I have some suspicion that it is related to "refurbished" but not 100% sure.

And there is a Samsung D.O.A. "policy" that determines the conditions for return to Samsung.

 

I found this.

 

"WARRANTY INFORMATION

After the expiration of Lazada's return policy, customer may claim warranty services from authorized service providers or distributors in Thailand.

Product D.O.A. Cybermate Company Warranty 3 months"

 

So it seems the item is covered by Lazada's return policy then it's covered by the Samsung DOA policy. i had a quick look and the policy is really involved. All sorts of steps to take and conditions to be met. You're only really covered for three months. 

 

Thanks for all the replies.

Kevin