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    Dellcare Premium: worthwhile?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by theoak1, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. theoak1

    theoak1 Notebook Consultant

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    I was going to buy a new Inspiron and wanted to know the consensus on whether Dellcare Premium with the additional 10% off as well as the accidental damage is worthwhile.

    I purchased an extended warranty on my last Dell, however I never used it. I thought the AD would be nice in the event that the computer was dropped...
     
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    nubiennze Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got DellCare Plus. IMO it's more bang for your buck--when I was configuring, it was significantly cheaper than the Premium package and the only thing is lacks is Dell on Call, which I will *not* be using. Plus, whether you use it or not, AD is a good feature to have, especially when you plan to keep it ("it" being a budget laptop in particular) for a while.

    That said, I bet this guy wishes he had AD...stories like that convince me it's a worthwhile investment...
     
    nubiennze, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. grateful

    grateful Notebook Evangelist

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    it all depends if you can justify it, to me its not worthwhile I dont travel often with my laptop outside of the house so I Dont really put the notebook in bad situations that I couldnt fix myself....
     
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  4. theoak1

    theoak1 Notebook Consultant

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    I thought about saving the money on a new Dell, but with the 10% off it's hard to beat, especially in the event you drop you computer on pavement, "have a window fall on it," etc.

    I have called Dell in the past for minor problems, and they were very responsive despite the fact that you're talking to someone overseas.
     
    theoak1, Aug 21, 2007
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    chyeah Notebook Consultant

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    Im starting college on September and I got DellCare Plus. I wanted the extended warranty + accidental damage + lo jack protection. I didnt need the 24 hours call feature. Besides, DellCare plus already comes with in-house support so they'll come to you instead of shipping it... no need for other fancy stuff
     
    chyeah, Aug 21, 2007
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