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    Theft Warranty

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jook33, Nov 28, 2013.

  1. jook33

    jook33 Notebook Evangelist

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    Does lenovo offer theft warranty on their thinkpad? mine is currently under warranty and I couldn't find it under upgrade/extended warranty, i was going to give my sister my t430 for school but the school is in a bad area so I want to get her theft warranty
     
    jook33, Nov 28, 2013
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    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    There is no such thing as "theft warranty" when it comes to ThinkPads.

    An enabled Computrace is as good as it gets in that respect.

    Who would steal a dull-looking-ThinkPad with all the shiny Macs surrounding it anyway?
     
    ajkula66, Nov 28, 2013
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  3. Stereodude

    Stereodude Notebook Consultant

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    Isn't that called insurance?
     
    Stereodude, Nov 28, 2013
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    ibmquality Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah. jook33, you may want to get square trade. or some people can add it onto their homeowner's/renter's policy.
     
    ibmquality, Nov 28, 2013
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  5. jook33

    jook33 Notebook Evangelist

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    I told her the same thing haha, but she wants it, i mean anything can happen in detroit, i've seen a man get shot in the head over a cigarette, I'll see what insurance policy her mom has and try that out.
     
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    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Well, should adding that T430 to the homeowners insurance fail, you can always get her a T23 for $25...:D
     
    ajkula66, Nov 28, 2013
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    Avoid adding it to a home insurance policy because filing a claim would raise up the cost of your premium. It is rarely worth it. If anything, just password protect the bios, the harddrive, and the user account. It would make it impossible to use.
     
    phamhlam, Nov 30, 2013
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    How is that going to help? They wouldn't find out that their "new" laptop is a paperweight until well after they've stolen it. You think they're going to bring it back when they realize they can't use it?

    Filing a claim on your homeowner's / renter's insurance doesn't necessarily raise your premium either.
     
    Stereodude, Nov 30, 2013
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