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Hardware failure

by mariajonsan Feb 21, 2010 7:48PM PST

I bought a laptop for my personal use an year back.. Although, it was from a leading computers' manufacturing firm, I've gone through series of hardware failures within the one year. That's not the end, I was covered with warranty so I managed to replace the items which were malfunctioning or completely gone dead. Now I am out of warranty and am not wiling to spend any money for repairing or replacing it unless I get a minimum of 3-5 years warranty cover for hardware components from the manufacturer or any third-party trustful source at convenient charge. What do you think should I look out for some source or simply dump the one which is causing trouble??

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So far, 2 year warranties

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 21, 2010 9:55PM PST

Seem to be the limit unless you extend them. Dell, HP and others have this option and I'd like to hear the make and model of the failed laptop. We know of some models that are doomed to early failures such as those gaming laptops but the owners usually know they are buying time bombs.
Bob

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Hardware failure

by johnmaxx Mar 3, 2010 4:12PM PST

It seems you have gone through a rough patch of time.. You didn't mention the company, if u did it would have helped a lot of us..

Fun apart.. Most of the users don't go for a cover such a big time 3-5 yrs but since you have repeated hardware failures and must have spent big bucks for repairing it, I can comprehend the situation.

I covered (Warranty protection) most of my home electronic appliances thru (cpscentral.com) and they are good.. although my netbook is covered under the manufacturer (Dell). If u feel it is worth spending go for it as you gonna cover not just your computer but also other essential things as well..

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