Why you probably don't need that extended warranty

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That may be true for a lot of things, but I'll tell you one item you would be crazy not to put one on. Laptops. Most laptops come with a 1 year warranty. Now if you get a real cheap one, then maybe not, but if you get an expensive one, you'ed be crazy not to. For one, if most laptops break, (mainboard, or screen)and they are out of warranty, there is no repair option, (unless you REALLY like to spend money) If you spend $1000-2000 or even more on your laptop, get the extended warranty. Usually these warranties will give you the money back on the laptop you purchased if it is unrepairable.(screen or mainboard) Since laptops are always getting faster, and cheaper, you come out WAY ahead. For example, you bought a centrino laptop three years ago. Top of the line, 60 gig hard drive 2 ghz processor, and 1 gig of ram (overpriced I might add) then now you could get a core 2 duo, or Turion 64 X2 64bit laptop (if you need 64bit AMD is the only choice, as Intel's laptop processors are not 64bit, only the desktops, and Xeons.) with twice the ram, better faster, and larger hard drive, and dedicated video built in for the same price. BTW an extended warranty for a laptop usually is $300. Yes, it's a large amount, but it's cheap compared to buying a new one. (for the better laptops) I fix computers for a living, so I know. largely its hard drives that go bad, but I have seen my share of screens, and mainboards die. If you buy a laptop that is an Intel whitebook, then you can now get the keyboard, screen, battery, hard drive, and power supply replaced, as there is now a standard for them. For the mainboard there still is no standard. My extended warranty I got gets you two replacement batteries. This also makes the warranty worth it, as the batteries are worth well over $100 each.

Posted by: A. Noid   Posted on: 11/20/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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