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Originally Posted by Question Mark
I would have assumed that some such agreement would have been put in place because otherwise that would represent a lost sale for the manufacturer.
Giving away the devices wouldn't be quite the same as the people they were being given to might never have been willing to part with money to purchase them.
I also wonder about tax and customs. Does one have to pay any kind of duty when one is receiving a review unit?
I would think that a gift and a review unit might be treated diferently by customs officials, but I could be wrong. No experience in the matter.
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Some companies don't care. Others want their hardware back but don't want to piss off reviewers.
Amazon always sends a return label. Sony had me sign an agreement, scan it, and send it back. And I forget who, but a couple other companies required me to agree in an email that I would return the hardware.
As for customs and duties, a single review unit would be treated like an overseas purchase. I've bought devices from China and never paid duties.