Laptop warranty expiration
I have a Dell Inspiron e1505 purchased in 2006 with a four year warranty that expires in late October. It's just a warranty, not accidental damage protection. That laptop currently runs pretty well. The warranty has already paid for itself with a keyboard a motherboard replacement about 18 mon...
Are there laptop brands with more than 1 year warranty?
I know costco adds one year to the manufacturer warranty but I'm wondering if there are manufacturers who offer more than 1 year warranty.
I've had a couple of laptops that broke a couple of months after the 1 year warranty expired and I think there should be manufacturers who thi...
hardware leasing vs purchase
I'm wanting to get a new laptop and desktop. I'm self-employed and so both bits of kit are primarily for business use. I've been looking into leasing both computers as an alternative to purchasing outright. Does anyone have any experience of this? I'm UK based and have found a company called hard...
Dell replacement return
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I am not sure if I can ask this question here. Please let me know if my question is not suitable here.
I just received my replacement monitor from dell. While I was talking to dell tech., he told me that Dell would charge me for the replacement monitor if I fai...
Laptop LCD Screen Flickering
I recognize this is most likely not a software error and likely lies in one of the hardware components.
However, about 3 months ago I replaced the LCD screen on this laptop. The company which I bought it through provided a 12 month warranty. Before I contact them, I would like to ...
Extended warranty in Europe - is it worth?
Hi,
I would like to buy expensive camera for 2k euros in Europe.
I saw that for around +200 euros I can get additional "warranty", for example here.
Is it worth to do such...
AppleCare on my iMac, is it worth it?
I bought a 24" iMac nearly a year ago. The one year warranty is about to expire. I don't use the thing heavily and most of my photographs and other files are backed up. Is it worth spending £139 on an AppleCare Protection Plan?
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Data recovery on an Iomega portable drive.
For Christmas, my little brother got an Iomega 500GB portable hard drive. It'd been working well, but last week it flat died, and the company's trying to shirk it, claiming it's not under warranty and saying it'll cost at least $900 to recover the data from the drive. He's still trying to fight...
Will formatting HD and installing my own OS invalidate the warranty on Laptops?
I want to purchase a brand new Toshiba or Lenovo laptop with the aim of formatting the hard drive, installing Ubuntu Linux OS and using the Windows os as a Virtualbox virtual machine. Would doing this invalidate the warranty that comes with these laptops? Additionally, is it possible to legally...
Is there any way to get a Dell Service Tag through Dell.com Website?
I purchased a Dell computer through dell.com in August 2009. It qualifies for the Windows Vista to Windows 7 free upgrade. I don't have the laptop on hand (it was a gift), though I copied down the service tag which is required to schedule an upgrade. Now Dell is telling me it does not recognize t...
Upgrading HDD in Toshiba Laptop without invalidating the warranty?
I have a Toshiba A105-4254 laptop with a 2 year warranty and I was wondering if there was any way of upgrading the HDD (by possibly sending it back to Toshiba) without invalidating my two year warranty.
I don't really like this part of the warranty, (I could easily swap the thin...
Best Laptop for Student?
I'm looking for a laptop to buy that meets the following criteria:
Company with good warranty and Technical support/Customer Service
Less than $1000 for laptop.
Laptop does not need to be a powerhouse, but it needs to have good bang for the buck...