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    G1S Asus Global Warranty

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tacticalillusion, Jun 2, 2007.

  1. tacticalillusion

    tacticalillusion Newbie

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    I am considering buying a G1S from either GenTech or btotech. My question is about the Asus Global Warranty.

    Why is it I read on GenTech that Customize HD and RAM does not void Asus Warranty. Customized CPU will void Asus Global Warranty.

    btotech - asus warranty is void if cpu, ram, hdd are customized.

    I just want to upgrade the hard drive but figure keeping the Asus warranty would be nice.

    So does the asus warranty work different for the two stores?
     
    tacticalillusion, Jun 2, 2007
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  2. brian.hanna

    brian.hanna Notebook Evangelist

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    as long as you dont customize the cpu it shouldn't void the warranty
     
    brian.hanna, Jun 2, 2007
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  3. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Nope, the thing is that upgrading the HD/RAM is a grey area. Because of the possibility of user messing up the system(very rare but still possible), it's assumed that the warranty is not intact. However, there are no 'stickers' or 'seals' where the RAM/HD is. BTOTech is playing it safe by assuming it'll be void so the end customer won't be 'mislead' if anything happens.
     
    coriolis, Jun 2, 2007
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  4. tacticalillusion

    tacticalillusion Newbie

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    Ok, thanks that answers my question. I was wondering why the same warrenty was different between the two stores.
     
    tacticalillusion, Jun 2, 2007
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  5. kevin25

    kevin25 Notebook Consultant

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    same situation as me, gentechpc or btotech :confused: lemme know which you choose please. so far im going with btotech, i save money.(but i dont want 4gb of ram that doesnt get reconnized :( ) gentech said they use the right ram...so UGGGGGG
     
    kevin25, Jun 2, 2007
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  6. Bigs

    Bigs Notebook Enthusiast

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    If a seller is going to do something that upgrades a stock version of an ensemble/preboxed (prepackaged) system, you'd think (and hope) that they'd test it beforehand.
     
    Bigs, Jun 2, 2007
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