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    Warranty and other stuff from Dell

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by watchdog, Aug 28, 2007.

  1. watchdog

    watchdog Newbie

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    I am looking to spend under $1000 and am considering he Inspiron or Vostro 1500. You can configure about the same for for similar price.

    But is the extra $$$ worth the "up to 3 or 4 year" warranty?
     
    watchdog, Aug 28, 2007
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  2. Pohc

    Pohc Notebook Geek

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    only worth it for complete care.. 3-4 year warranty without complete care is utterly worthless
     
    Pohc, Aug 28, 2007
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    Buddy17 Notebook Consultant

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    how can you say that it is worthless without the completecare?? I opted for just the standard 3/4 year warranty because i didn't want all the extra crap that came with the completecare. It was about 50 bucks cheaper to go without all it, and i didn't need all the online backup, and 13 months of phone assistance, etc. I am getting free security through my university, or AVG, etc and didn't want all the bloat of mcafee.

    I will say though, that if you do need virus protection, it does seem to work out cheaper to go with complete care rather than just selecting both in the build.
     
    Buddy17, Aug 28, 2007
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    liquidplasma6 Notebook Evangelist

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    completecare includes virus protection and online backup? my university didn't give me that..!
     
    liquidplasma6, Aug 28, 2007
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    Buddy17 Notebook Consultant

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    i looked into things a little more, and i think i am confused. I thought people meant complete care, as in the DellCare premium, value, etc bundles. But from what i can see, complete care actually means the accidental damage protection. That is what i got, the 3 year warranty with accidental damage, not the Dell Care plans.

    Thats why you were confused about the completecare having virus protection and online backup. My university offers a free anti-virus through mcafee, which is what i meant when i said security. Sorry for all the confusion.

    I do have one last question...is there a difference in the 3 and 4 year warranties. Because the 3 year saids 24x7 support and all that, but the 4 year says LTD warranty with in home service. Whats the LTD thing??
     
    Buddy17, Aug 28, 2007
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    TailDrag Notebook Guru

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    Means limited. Most warranties are usually called limited when they cover only defects made during manufacturing.
     
    TailDrag, Aug 28, 2007
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  7. Pohc

    Pohc Notebook Geek

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    yeah complete care is the accidental damage, which is incredible. my cousin bought his dell a few years ago and got the 3 year complete care and has probably gotten 3-4 new laptops already with plenty of fixes that he just wanted randomly. the basic warranty doesn't cover it
     
    Pohc, Aug 28, 2007
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