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cicer ([personal profile] cicer) wrote2008-01-02 08:49 pm
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Advise me, flist!

About two years ago, I got a Dell Inspiron laptop. It's great, and has worked perfectly ever since. Thing is, the warranty is almost up. I recently received an offer from Dell to renew the warranty for $300. This would cover things for three more years, although (of course) there's about a hundred little footnotes concering what would and would not be covered by the warranty. I am on the fence about whether renewing the warranty is a good idea, or if it would just be a waste of money. Any thoughts? Anybody out there who has dealt with Dell for warranty/repair stuff who would like to weigh in? People who are a bit more savvy about these things than I am? Anyone?

[identity profile] vom-marlowe.livejournal.com 2008-01-03 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I have an Inspiron laptop that I love. When it was being weird, I investigated and found that sending it in to Dell even to be looked at was like 300 bucks. (I was able to discover and resolve the problem myself, as it turned out. Bad powercord.) If you plan to keep that laptop as opposed to chucking it for a new one if things go wrong, I'd think the warranty would be worth it. But you know, I bought an extended warranty evn for my Toyota, so.....

[identity profile] cicer.livejournal.com 2008-01-04 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm already on my third powercord with this laptop. The computer is great, but the powercords are awful and don't last long. I'm resigned to buying a new one every year or so. I do plan to keep this laptop for as long as I can, so getting a longer warranty might be a prudent idea. Thanks!