Maybe ive just had bad luck but every Corsair component and accessory i have bought has broken within a year so I avoid them like the plague
this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2026
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Worthy of a class-action lawsuit.
Corsair executives should fry for this.
In France there are laws protecting companies for obvious mistakes, like listing a 3k€ TV at 30euros.
But if it isn't an obvious mistake they are forced to process any orders placed at this price
Corsair informed users via X and Reddit.
I am more annoyed about that than the price change. X more so than reddit, but both sites suck.
So never buy Corsair again, got it.
We do not currently accept pre-orders for DRAM kits
If they don't accept pre-orders as a rule, it seems hard to believe a system error would list something on a pre-order at any price. It reads like they listed the item too low and don't want to look like jerks for not honoring their own posted prices.
That makes sense. I've had vendors cancel orders before due to pricing errors on their website. I've had it happen before with music gear and some sports equipment. The retailer didn't realize that they had something listed for the incorrect value until I purchased it. They cancelled the order and let me know that the price was not correct.
I wasn't happy about it, but I don't think it was some conspiracy or that I should sue them.
Except this is DDR5 ram, so Corsair may be using this as a cover to hike the price since it's been so volatile lately.
"We will sell you this thing for this price."
"Ok."
"We lied, lol."
Companies have all the money and power and should not be able to back out of a sale because they fucked up the price.
It seems like open and shut false advertising. Why is it ok? Retailers should face the consequences of their actions.
It's false advertising if they list one price and then charge another. It's not if they list one and cancel orders so that they can change it.
It's a mistake, they refunded the money. False advertising suggests that someone is selling something that is not what it appears. The person didn't get ripped off, they have their money back and they are whole. Sure I would be annoyed about it if it happened to me, but it's not a scam or a bait and switch. It's just oops, we realized we can't sell that for that price, here is your money back.
Come on, there's no way you can believe that.
It wasn't a mistake. The "mistake" was in not raising their prices as fast or as much as they possibly could, and so they just decided to not to honour it, and crank the price next time around - because they could.
This is pure greed, plain and simple.
According to the article, the price wasn't the only incorrect thing, the kit itself was also out of stock. Corsair currently isn't accepting pre-orders for this kit at all, so they're not hiking the price for this product because they're not selling it.
So, how exactly does boot taste?
What's it like to drive a Zanboni?