Dell Warenty

Im just about to get a i8600, and i was just wondering if its worth another 140 for the 3 year limited warenty...

im thinking that this thing will probably be outdated in a year anyway, so its not worth it.

just wondering, how long your old dell laptops lasted?..and wut kind of use u put it through (left it on all the time, ect)

Also, is the "limited" really limited, or do they pretty much fix/replace everything that breaks.

thanks

 

I recommend get an extended warranty, unless you think you'll get a new laptop in a couple of years. Although for the most part Dell computers are good, they have had some quality issues lately from time to time.

The warranty will cover most things unless you damage it from dropping it, spills, any sort of accident caused by you, etc.

 

Hi Evo,
I'm from the other camp on this one, I don't think extended warranties are worth it at all. Most electronic devices if they work the 1st few months, the chances are very high they will continue to work for many years before they fail. So the normal 1year warranty will cover you. If it fails after that it will probably be from some other damage that won't be covered anyway by the extended warranty. A good thing to do is get a personal articles insurance policy, they are pretty cheap. Mine is $38/year for up to $2000 and there is no deductible, so if it is stolen, dropped, or damaged in anyway I'm covered and the chances of these things happening are much greater than the notebook having a component now that I've been using it for 4 months now. Another thing, a 3 year extended warranty is really only two years because the notebook comes with one year already, so you lose the 1st year right off..kind of a scam if you ask me, they should be called 2 year extended warranties It's really just a gamble and the odds are all in their favor.
Read this post I wrote in another thread for more of my perspective.
http://www.notebookreview.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2460&SearchTerms=odds

Have a good weekend
Jack

 

I agree with Jack. I bought an Inspiron 2500 3-4 years ago and took the "extended" warranty. The power supply conked out before the first year was up, had it replaced, and since then nothing else has gone wrong. I take it on the take it on the train/plane about 5 times/year, renovated (sanded) my floors while listining to music on it, and it's still with me. I keep waiting for it to die, so I could buy that beautiful 8600c!

 

thanks for the advice jack, i think ill do the same thing.

btw nesbo, whats the 8600c? theres another version of the 8600?

 

Thr 8600c is simply the 8600 without legacy ports, that is, no parallel, no serial ports. Also the 8600c no longer has the infrared sensor as well. They elimanted these ports back in March or so.

 

ooh, i just noticed that. Is there any benefits comming from the removal of these items?... such as less wieght or smaller case?

 

The only benefits are for Dell...they don't have to pay as much in production costs. There was some thought that it could improve battery life, but tests have shown no such results. Weight is still the same.

 

would have been nice if they at least added some more USB ports to compensate, but no..