Why confirmation before payment matters
Payment is the point of no return in an order: once paid, a buyer who discovers a mismatched model, a missing certificate, a misunderstood lead time, or an unknown warranty must seek a return or a remedy, which costs time and money, and may not succeed, especially across borders, where returns are slow and expensive. Confirmation before payment prevents that, because it catches mismatches, missing documents, and misunderstandings while they can still be corrected without cost, by changing the order before it is paid for.
This article lists every item to confirm before payment, in one place, so a buyer can work through it before paying, without hunting through many pages. It does not add new items, and it does not change any model page's specification or trade terms: it collects what the guides, category pages, and inquiry pages already say, in order, as a final check.
The models and the variants
Confirm the models, and their variants, with the quantity for each, because variants differ within a family, and a model name alone may not distinguish them. A 15-inch POS with SSD 128GB is not the same order as a 15-inch POS with SSD 32GB, and a capacitive monitor is not the same order as a resistive one, so the confirmation should name the variants, not just the families, or the order will be for the wrong variants and the error will only be discovered on delivery.
Confirm the specification for each exact model, as stated on its model page, and check it against the use it must serve: size against the counter, resolution against the content, touch type against the operator's hands, interfaces against the terminal and the computer, and processor, memory, and storage against the workload. Do not confirm a category description in place of a model specification, because categories describe many models, and only the model page describes the model being ordered.
The minimum order quantity, per model
Confirm the minimum order quantity for each model in the order, because minima differ by model, and a buyer who orders below the minimum may find the order cannot proceed, or must be increased, after payment has already been made for the wrong quantity. Remember the distribution: 1 piece on 82 pages, 2 pieces on 14, 5 pieces on 4, and 10 pieces on 1, across the 101 captured pages, and do not read the majority figure as a site-wide minimum, because 19 pages state a higher minimum.
Ask for the minimum order quantity in the inquiry, naming the models and quantities, and confirm it in the quotation, before payment, so the order's quantities are known and agreed, rather than discovered after payment, when changing them costs time and may cost a restocking or cancellation charge.
The lead time, and what it means
Confirm the lead time for the order, with its meaning, because lead time can mean different things: the time to prepare the order, the time to ship it, or the total time until delivery, and a buyer who assumes one meaning while the seller means another will be disappointed, through no fault of either, because the two meanings were never the same. Ask what the lead time covers, when it starts, and what it excludes, so the delivery expectation is shared, not assumed.
Remember that stock time is not delivery time: stock time describes how long stock is held ready, while lead time describes how long until delivery, and the two differ by shipping, customs, and handling, which take their own time after the stock is ready. Do not assume a lead time from another model or another order, and do not assume a lead time that is not stated, because lead times differ by model, quantity, and market.
Payment, shipping, and warranty, in full
Confirm the payment terms, the shipping terms, and the warranty terms for the order, in full, because none are stated on this site, and none can be assumed from another order or another model. Payment terms include the method, the timing, and any deposit or balance arrangement; shipping terms include who arranges collection and who bears the costs and risks, especially under EXW, where the buyer collects; warranty terms include the period, the failures covered, the failures excluded, and the remedy, because a period alone does not describe the terms.
A term in any of these areas that is assumed will not match a term that is agreed, and a payment made on an assumed term may be refused, delayed, or misapplied, while a delivery on an assumed term may arrive at the wrong place or at the buyer's unexpected cost, and a warranty claim on an assumed term may be refused for a failure that the actual terms exclude. Confirm all three areas in the quotation, before payment, so they are written down, not assumed.
Certificates by name, with documents
Confirm the certificates that apply to the market the hardware will be sold into, by name, with documents attached, and check the documents against the model and the market, because certificates differ by market and by model, and a certificate for one model does not cover another. A claim that a product is certified, without naming the certificate, cannot be checked, and should not be relied on, while a certificate document that is checked against the model and the market can be.
This site states no certificate names, numbers, or issuers, because none are evidenced; certificates are available upon request, and a buyer who needs a specific certificate should name it in the inquiry, and should check the document, before payment, not after, because a missing certificate discovered after payment may block the sale in that market, and may require a return or a re-certification that costs far more than the original check.
Price, and what it includes
Confirm the price for the exact models and quantities in the order, and what it includes and excludes, before payment, because no price is stated on this site, and official list prices that appear on the official detail pages are transcription only and are never a quotation. A price for a category, or for a different quantity, or for a different variant, is not a price for the order, and a buyer who pays on that basis may find the actual price differs, or that it excludes items the buyer assumed were included, such as cables, mounts, or shipping.
Ask for the price and its inclusions in the inquiry, naming the models, variants, and quantities, and confirm them in the quotation, before payment, so the financial terms are known and agreed, rather than discovered after payment, when they cannot be changed without cost, and when changing them may mean cancelling and re-ordering.
The final check before payment
Work through this list before payment, item by item, and do not pay until every item has been confirmed for the exact models, variants, quantities, and market in the order. If any item is unconfirmed, ask for it, and wait for the answer, rather than paying in the hope that it will be resolved afterwards, because payment removes the leverage to resolve it, and an unconfirmed item paid for is an item that may never be resolved on the buyer's terms.
A final check takes a few minutes, and it prevents the most costly ordering mistakes: a mismatched model, a missing certificate, a misunderstood lead time, an unknown warranty, or an unexpected price. The inquiry pages explain how to write the inquiry, step by step, and the pre-order checklist blog explains the ordering steps in detail, so a buyer who follows both will rarely be surprised.
A note on sources and confirmation
The model specifications and trade terms referred to in this article come from the company profile's official product pages, as presented on this site's model and category pages. Trade terms are stated per model only: minimum order, supply ability and stock time differ by model across the official detail pages, and delivery EXW, though stated on all 101 pages, is still written per model rather than as a blanket promise, and stock time is not delivery time.
Figures that are not stated on a model page — a price, a payment, shipping or warranty term, or a certificate for a specific model and market — are confirmed per order in the inquiry, and this article does not invent them. Official list prices that appear on the official detail pages are transcription only and are never a quotation, and no certificate name, number, or issuer is stated anywhere on this site, because none are evidenced; certificates are available upon request.
Before ordering, name the model, the variants, the quantities, and the market you sell into, in the inquiry. Ask for the specification for the exact model, the minimum order quantity, the lead time with its meaning, the payment and shipping terms, the warranty terms, and the certificates that apply to your market, by name, with documents attached. Do not pay before these have been confirmed for the exact models in the order, because payment removes the leverage to resolve an unconfirmed item, and a confirmed order is the only basis for a safe purchase.