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# laptop warranties are not worth taking out full stop.
After the manufacturers warranty has run out your machine is an old pile of junk and to pay rip-off subscriptions in the hope that if it does go wrong it will be fixed is ludicrous.
If it screws up, buy another because by the time yours is out of warranty the thing will be a dog.

plus the majority of failures are mechanical, and you can replace all mechanical parts yourself.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 19:46, archived)
# I realise this
It's just a question of how much.

The reason people (myself) consider warranties is because it offers the hope of getting a precious resource fixed without added expense. My battery is currently fucked and it's most of the price of a warrenty to replace it anyway, it begins to be a gamble on whether there will be any further problems.

It might be a small amount of money relatively speaking, but it's a fucking lot when you're stuck trying to fix something you rely on so much and are too near a pay day that isn't going to make your bank account look much healthier anyway.
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 19:50, archived)
# Pasanonic is right
If your laptop has lasted this long the chances of anything going wrong in the next 12 months are small. Eventually it will fail but by the time it does you will have paid much more in warranties than the price of a newbie.

Batteries are another thing. I'm convinced they have a short built in obsolesence and you will probably find they are not covered anyway.
(I helped save b3ta! Mod Edit, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 19:57, archived)
# Aye
I also have that suspicion about batteries, but Dell US seem to think I can get it replaced once the existing warranty is transferred to the right country, I'm cynical but it's worth a try before I pay out myself
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 19:59, archived)
# I can find generic replacement batteries for just about anything
for a fraction of the manufacturers price.
I pay £24.99 for 3.0A batteries for my cordless DeWalt tools. De Walt want over £60 for 2.0A versions.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:03, archived)
# Google can be your friend.
(I helped save b3ta! Mod Edit, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:12, archived)
# and my enemy
damn you, damn you and your dichotomy to hell!

sorry. I'm pissed after the football. I'm gonna play wow and drink beer now.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:17, archived)
# batteries are often outside of the warranty.
just spew it and get another, seriously. 3 years warranty on an old machine will get you a new one. Friends here will help you move your material over without pain and you can buy a cheap housing and use your old drive as an external.

Having said that. I think laptops are ridiculous. I have a monster home network and my XDA. Beyond that is useless. My wife has a Macbook pro, which I believe was expensive. It has sat in a cupboard for at least 4 months because she can carry all her needed work around on a PDA and connect to the network with it if she needs more. my laptop serves as a coffee coaster these days.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 19:58, archived)
# My laptop is my lifeline

I have it backed up, and I can do pretty much everything I need to maintain/fix it, I'm just worried about the actual cost should a big problem come up.
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:02, archived)
# Here. Have my warranty.
I'll buy you a new one as long as you don't dip it in a lake and keep a proper external backup.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:05, archived)
# I love my laptop like I would love a hardworking dog
And I would protect it as such

I am however going to bookmark this warranty and make you listen to my naughty swears (from another access point of course) should my faithful dog get something terminal.
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:10, archived)
# I share Zoots feelings about laptops and warranties
just buy a generic battery, and keep the cash for the warranty in your pocket. If your laptops breaks, use the money to fix it. If it doesn't: profit!

I am going to watch a film now.
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:06, archived)
# watch a good one
you bastard. I hate people wasting their time ;)
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:08, archived)
# Heh, me too

I do try to find something good.
But I guess the missus will have to have a say in it too ;)
(I helped save b3ta! mediocre ha ha ha, you're reading this, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:09, archived)
# Do you think there's any actual difference between 'genuine' and generic batteries?
Or to put it another way- enjoy your film you damn slacker!
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:11, archived)
# Not really - I never buy "genuines"
and I've never had a problem.
(I helped save b3ta! Mod Edit, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:16, archived)
# the difference is that once they leave the Asian
sweat shop they go to one room to have a fancy stamp on them and become expensive and a few make it to the room with no stamps and are charged at reasonable prices.
(I helped save b3ta! Pasanonic 's been known to cause insanity in laboratory mice, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:20, archived)
# Hahah, you big cynic

I'm usually pretty good with not giving a shit about branding, I just needed someone to tell me they've experienced the difference(/lack of) themselves :)

Why aren't you too drunk to be nice to me yet?
(I helped save b3ta! Jessie © needs pirate name suggestions, Sat 29 Mar 2008, 20:28, archived)