A 3-year warranty would be $59.99. They claim it is the cheapest around.
I had a Dell Warranty for my Inspiron 2200 laptop. It was good for 3 years
after my regular warranty expired I think and it did pay off.
Frankly, my netbook currently works great and I probably will not be giving
it the heavy use my Inspiron now has, unless my laptop goes kaput.
Does anyone know about this company and also any opinions on whether I
should even get this warranty?
(Actually, reading their fine print, they may call it a 3-year warranty but
it is really a 2-year warrantly, lasting 2 years beyond my Acer one-year
warranty!)
Mel
When considering warranties on laptops there is really only one thing to
think about, if it breaks after the manufacturers warranty expires can i
afford to get it repaired or throw it away? without it affecting my
spending, or having to get it repaired on credit. If they answer is yes then
fine don't get it but if your not sure or it will then certainly bite their
hands off AFTER you have read the T&C's
But I still wonder about the company, Square Trade, and I wonder if anyone
has had experience with them
Mel
"Fixer" <ram.s...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> A 3-year warranty would be $59.99. They claim it is the cheapest
> around.
They are not an impartial third party. Claims like that need to be
researched by canvassing information found on the web and other
places.
This much is true--SquareTrade has been around for a while. They have
had a long running affiliation with eBay. Sellers there have been able
to offer that for as long as I can remember in the time I've used eBay
(since 2000).
I trade in vintage computers and related hardware. More than once I've
purchased some vintage item and the seller offered SquareTrade
purchase protected on the item. Had I been a little more curious, I
might have opted to "protect" my purchase, just to see what they would
have done on the odd chance that the item broke down. I suspect they
would have simply covered the purchase cost as opposed to trying to
repair it or find another one.
Most of the time, I don't find these warranties worthwhile. On laptops
and portable computers, however, they can be a reasonable purchase.
I'd check around and see what else you can find. Places to look
include other warranty providers and your insurance company. Given a
chance, an insurance company might offer a very competitive deal that
covers the machine no matter what happens to it. (The extended
warranty will almost certainly have exclusions against "accidental
damage" and other things.)
William
"MZB" <m...@noway.prudigy.net> wrote in message
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I agree. $59 sounds too cheap for a 3 yr warrantee tho I guess it
depends what it covers or does not cover. Likely you are right on
and he should save the money and put it towards another. At least
that's been my opinion for the last 5 yrs or so.