ASUS warranty, should I get?

I'm gonna buy an Asus w3j and I was wondering if I should buy the extended warranty. I mean what does the warranty cover?
I could wait 3 years to upgrade the memory and that way it doesnt void the warranty. I've never owned a laptop before so I don't know what can break on it. Any advice/info would be greatly appreciated.

 

I'm a little undecided on warranties myself. Whatever you do, make sure you put it on Visa. They insure it against accidental and theift!

 

Its really up to you. its good to have an extra warranty. if you dont drop your laptop and take care of it it may not break. You can change the ram right away, Just keep your old ram and if you have to send it back to asus for repair put your original ram back in and they wont know.

 

depends on what your goign to use it for, I got the warentee on my laptop because I'm using it for school and if somethign happens to it I'd like to be able to know I can get it fixed... also theres an Apple certified repair place at my University

 

how do you go about getting that warranty from visa? Gotta call up your credit card provider?

 

It's a little difficult. When you pick up your computer and the guy asks you how you want to pay, you have to say "Visa". This next step is up to the shop keep. He has to take your visa all the way to a magnetic swiper (god knows where the closest one of those is going to be) and through the transmission and verification of data through a central database, a receipt will appear as if out of no where (it's magic)! You will be presented with a writting device in the form of a permanent ink variety. Carefully yet freely you must leave an indication you approve of the business transaction about to take place (Extra points for style). This next step is most important of all. Carefully take your newly aquired investment and secure it under your arm. When he's least suspecting it you need to yell out "It's insured *****... uhhhhnn" followed through with a Rick James flavoured 5 fingered conversation with his face. Make your exit swift and speedy and concider yourself covered.

But seriously, it's just a thing that visa does for their customers to incentivise large ticket purchases. They recooperate any loses through vender transaction fees, business write offs and a substantially increased customer base with sometimes poor repayment habbits leading to residual profits in the 18% APR variety.

Insurance aside, it's smart to make all your major purchases Visa anyways and pay it off the next month (100%) so that you can build your credit. So essential in todays increasingly consumer based debt riden society.

Intriqued myself, I decided to do some investigation (google) and found this on Visa's website.

Are products or services purchased with my Visa card insured or do they include an extended warranty?
While all Visa cards include some benefits, many Member financial institutions choose to provide enhanced benefits. Financial institutions tailor benefits packages to meet their cardholders’ needs. For more information, please contact the financial institution directly, as insurance coverage or warranty options may vary depending on your card-issuing bank and the specific card product

Unfortuneately the department that deals with the questions I had was not open to get any exact figures... It appears that lost or stollen equipment is only covered for travel, however Visa does extend the warranty of the product by up to 1 year.

Personnally, I would be more than happy with a 2 year warranty on my laptop.


PS Sorry for the monster post!

 

most major credit card companies do this, i believe. amex is the same way. actually, they double whatever warranty you have. e.g. if you buy a one year warranty, they will extend it another year.