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    Is there a company with better warranties than Dell?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Cosmonaut_Roger, Jun 25, 2008.

  1. Cosmonaut_Roger

    Cosmonaut_Roger Notebook Geek

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    I'm still trying to decide on a laptop. I can get good deals on Dells through education discounts, but that 8600GT is holding me back. Since the laptop will be used for gaming, I just can't justify buying one with an 8600. So I've been looking around. The warranty on the laptop is almost as important to me as the compnents. A 3 year warranty is a must, as is accidental damage coverage. In my experience with my previous laptops, that warranty almost always gets used.

    But I have yet to find a company that provides a better warranty than Dell. You can get their laptops with 3 or 4 years of both normal warranty and accidental damage coverage. I can almost justify buying the hideously overpriced M1730 just because of those warranties. Does anyone know of any company that can beat Dell's warranties?
     
    Cosmonaut_Roger, Jun 25, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    i know of companies that can beat it but the problem is that those companies sell the laptops at higher prices than i think most people would like. one is falcon northwest. their website is falcon-nw.com
     
    wywern209, Jun 25, 2008
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    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Complete care isn't as great as it sounds.it;s only for HDD,Ram and screen if I read correctly.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 25, 2008
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    chelet Notebook Deity

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    Who told you that? People have had their motherboards and even their whole computers replaced through Complete Care.
     
    chelet, Jun 25, 2008
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    MegaMan X Notebook Evangelist

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    Cosmonaut_Roger Notebook Geek

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    See that seems like a damn good deal to me. The current Compaq I'm using right now was repaired/replaced after I spilled coffee on it. That was 2.5 years into the 3 year accidental damage warranty. The computer was completely destroyed, everything was damaged/destroyed. (It was an entire large cup of coffee) Nothing worked. I sent it in, and they pretty much gave me a new laptop under the accidental warranty policy. That is just an all around good deal. An initial $300 saved me $1000 on a new laptop.
     
    Cosmonaut_Roger, Jun 25, 2008
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    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    You read it wrong .....
     
    PhoenixFx, Jun 25, 2008
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