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Grex > Micros > #63: Warranties and Extended Warranties | |
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rcurl
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Warranties and Extended Warranties
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Nov 3 03:22 UTC 1993 |
Let's discuss Warranties and Extended Warranties.
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rcurl
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response 1 of 10:
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Nov 3 03:28 UTC 1993 |
I bought a Powerbook at the UM Kickoff Sale, and they offer a (slightly)
discounted extended warranty until 6 November. You can buy up to 3
years of extended warranty at $202/a. Generally, I forego extended
warranties, realizing that they are offered as money-making ventures
by the vendors, so the average cost of repairs is less than the cost
of the warranty (probably by a big margin). But it is also insurance,
so one has to judge the "probabilities". I would be interested in
your thoughts (and decisions) on purchasing extended warranties for
this computer, or computers in general.
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n8nxf
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response 2 of 10:
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Nov 3 12:36 UTC 1993 |
I have never bought an extended warranty but then I'm also not afraid
to dive into the latest electronics and see if I can figure out what
is going wrong.
In the case of your PB, I would say it is not too bad of an idea. I
have opened them several times, and is a LOT of tiny stuff in there
not to mention Apple makes it a policy not to publish schematics.
Would it be covered if you dropped it?
For the person who doesn't know which end of a AAA cell is positive,
extended warranties might make sense. I, for one, have saved a lot
by NOT buying them. (BTW, I just bought a PB sans extended warranty.)
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hawkeye
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response 3 of 10:
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Nov 3 15:04 UTC 1993 |
Buy things on credit cards that double the manufactures warranty. I did
this with my VCR and ended up using it right before the "double" expired...
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n8nxf
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response 4 of 10:
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Nov 4 00:46 UTC 1993 |
How much does such a credit card "cost" to have?
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kentn
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response 5 of 10:
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Nov 4 01:40 UTC 1993 |
Everything you own plus about 20%.
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n8nxf
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response 6 of 10:
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Nov 4 12:26 UTC 1993 |
Hummm. Good deal.
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rcurl
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response 7 of 10:
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Nov 4 14:17 UTC 1993 |
I checked my credit card benefits, and sure enough, they double warranties
up to one year (for warranties of less than 3 years, which is weird). That's
the good news. The bad news is that the Kickoff would not accept credit
cards, so I paid by check.
By the way, Klaus, which end of an AAA is positive depends on whether it
is zinc-chloride, or alkaline. The rod is on the former, but the can is
on the latter. Not a trivial matter. Looks deceive. Beauty is in the eye
of the beholder. These are the times that try men's souls.
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hawkeye
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response 8 of 10:
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Nov 4 16:43 UTC 1993 |
A number of credit cards are free. The three that my wife and I have
have no annual fee and we pay the balance off every month. We got back
something like $80 last year from Discover as well...
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n8nxf
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response 9 of 10:
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Nov 5 13:28 UTC 1993 |
But do the free cards double warranties? (I'll have to check mine one
of these days..)
re #8. Humm. I always thought it was the end with the nipple or the
+ sign. Many hearing aid and watch batteries fool me too ;)
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hawkeye
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response 10 of 10:
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Nov 5 18:30 UTC 1993 |
Some do, some don't. I got an AT&T Gold Universal card for free when they
started offering them. Has everything I would want for in a card except
cash back. Discover has that, so I buy everything on Discover except for
electronics or other things that come with warranties.
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