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Dell 9300 and extended warranty is it worth it?

Apr 9, 2005 8:39AM PDT

O.K. so after reading all the reviews I went with the dell over the hp. Just orderd the 9300 with the 4 year in home extended warranty. The cost was $389 with a $100 rebate, so at 289 over 4 years that comes out to about $72/year. I can still modify the order, my question is simply is it worth getting the warranty all together or just save $300 take the 1 year thats offered with the system, and hope everything will be ok..?

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Notebook repairs are expensive.
Apr 9, 2005 8:45AM PDT

Usually a good idea to keep it under warranty for the number of years you'll need it. One thing is that with the 64-bit tsunami in plain view, be sure you are not going to feel submerged in 1 year.

Bob

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(NT) (NT) Whats a 64-bit tsunami?
Apr 10, 2005 9:50AM PDT
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Keep reading.
Apr 10, 2005 11:00AM PDT

It will arrive in 2005.

Bob

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64-bit tsunami
Apr 10, 2005 11:06AM PDT

My guess is he is referring to the sudden shift to 64-bit computing when Windows XP 64-bit version is finally released; both Intel and AMD have 64 bit processors out or on the way; it is likely that, within the next few years, there will be relatively few computers with 32-bit processors.

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Shift already occuring. Just like in reality, the ...
Apr 10, 2005 11:15AM PDT

The shift has already occured. Intel has EM64T in all the major CPUs they are interested in with the laptop CPUs next.

XP64 is in production now (that means the disks and packages are being loaded up) so that's not but a few weeks from when you'll see it on the shelf or with new machines.

The Tsunami will be felt hardest by those that didn't see it coming.

Before anyone states it's the future, I'm on 64-bit capable CPUs now, my laptop is the Athlon 64, I have some 64-bit apps and I'm writing a 64-bit only app.

Bob