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    G73JH CPU upgrade - warranty valid if done by authorised agent?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by SpicySi, Oct 9, 2011.

  1. SpicySi

    SpicySi Notebook Consultant

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    As the title says, I was wondering if the warranty on the G73JH will be preserved if the CPU is upgraded by an authorised agent?

    Am thinking of getting a 920 CPU around Christmas while I am in the US, and would like to keep the last 6 months of warranty.

    Do service agents have replacement stickers so when they upgrade/replace a CPU the warranty is still good? Or if they replaced it and gave a letter stating work carried out would that allow retention of the warranty?

    One big plus that made me get the G73JH was the 2 year international warranty, so would be a shame to lose it. And, luck being what it is, I would actually need to use it for the first time once it was invalidated!
     
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  2. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    You would need to get a certified Asus tech to do the job for you and it wont come cheap.

    If you have 6 months left you would do better to hold on and nearing the end ordering one in, they should be pretty cheap by then because Ivy will be on the release.
     
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  3. SpicySi

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    If it has to me an ASUS one then I will just wait. Thanks for the advice. Should let me squeeze another year or two out of the laptop :)
     
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    Asus authorized techs will not even do the upgrades. Having non-stock parts will cause the call centers to not even support the unit, except for HDDs and memory upgrades. (So yes, exchanging those WiFi cards is not allowed technically) :eek2:
     
    Chastity, Oct 13, 2011
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