What are my options to extend accidental warranty??

I bought my dv6700 about 11 months ago with no accidental or addition warranty, and its working so far without a hitch with clean install. I am in a fix about extending its warranty. I am student, out of job, and have limited savings that I dont want to use up. So even though I want to extend my laptop's warranty, I am having to think about the $$$. But I also know that this laptop is important for my studies, so probably I should go with an warranty extension.
So I wanted to ask you guys what are my options if I do extend the warranty. I am not going to leave USA, so no issue about the international coverage. I do want an accidental coverage, since carrying around notebook is potentially not safe for the notebook. But at the same time, I will graduate in 2 yrs, so 2 yr period of coverage will probably work for me. Also, I read some people mentioning that they extended the warranty, but then HP did not honor it later. How to avoid such situations??

 

I have an extended warrenty on my dv6500t well it was on my dv6338se first but it broke. Hp took a bit too long to replace it so they replaced it for free. I reccomend HP warrentys they have always helped me and they are really quick ( most of the time )

 

I agree with Tippey...

More people post about negativity than they do with positive comments.

I've had an HP laptop for many years. My first one had a one year warranty and I purchased an extended three year warranty. On the fourth year, near the end date, the laptop started to malfunction. HP attempted to fix it, but could not and they replaced it with a brand new notebook with several free upgrades. They even gave me a free warranty extension on the new notebook.

All in all, it might be better to spend $200 bucks for insurance than to spend another $1500 on a new notebook in a year or two. You could get a three year extension. By that time, HP would probably run out of spare parts for that notebook and would have to replace the notebook if you ever had a problem.

Warranty = Peace of mind...less stress...less worrying...more support

No warranty = more worrying...more stress...less support

What if your laptop just randomly became defective one day? A lot of the people on this forum post about their laptop breaking during the one year after their initial warranty expiration. They feel betrayed and dissatisfied, but same with Medical insurance. You break a leg without Medicare, you understand the consequences.

Whether or not you get the Accidental coverage is up to you and your finances, but at least get the standard warranty.

 

Is there too much of a difference between warranty extension and accidental coverage?

 

The standard warranty covers all possible workmanship problems. It would not cover the damage that is the result of carelessness, spillages, drops, electrical surges, etc. Accidental Coverage would cover almost everything except fire damage, theft and/or loss.

If you use your notebook outside of your house at all or if you tote your notebook from one place to the other, you create many different potential catastrophes.

I would most certainly suggest the accidental warranty, but nothing less than the standard.