How about Satu Gadget Dot Com...is he reputable as well, was thinking of buying note 2 from him but it will be my first

gouken I couldn't agree with you more...I doubt buying SME will mean less problems, after-all both AP and SME phones are made by Samsung. so in terms of quality i see no difference...as for me ever since i began buying phones which is over 8 years by now, i have never claimed warranty. come to think of it, i have never claimed warranty for any product that i bought...maybe iam lucky, but most electronics i buy never breakdown until warranty period is over. so in essence i have no experience making claims for both AP and SME

I would guess that no matter what when u try claim warranty, there is always a chance that claiming from both AP and SME can be difficult and easy depending on situation

This post has been edited by trellva: Oct 15 2012, 08:59 AM

interesting point...one could say for devices with reputation for having hardware issues, such as the nexus 7 and htc one x, buying ori is the only way to go...phones such as the s3 and dare i say note 2 seem to have few hardware faults that people complain about, so AP wouldn't be so bad considering the fact