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    Extended warranty with SONY yes or no

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by KLM, Jan 16, 2008.

  1. KLM

    KLM Notebook Consultant

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    Just about getting ready to order new FZ4000 CTO and was wondering about getting the extended warranty or not. Is it worth it? Will the Sony hold up say 3years? I treat my notebooks very well.

    Adding a 3 year warranty doesn't give you 4 total, Right? That's counting the year you get anyway.
     
    KLM, Jan 16, 2008
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  2. M1530

    M1530 Notebook Evangelist

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    YES get the warranty
     
    M1530, Jan 16, 2008
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    rick9974 Notebook Guru

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    I didn't get it, i just ordered my Cr4000 CTO and i didn't get it, i take care of my stuff and hopefully nothing goes wrong, but if something does i'd rather just take it somewhere like the geek squad and get it fixed and pay then
     
    rick9974, Jan 16, 2008
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    grisjuan Notebook Evangelist

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    I didn't get it. My SZ is now 20 months old and out of warranty. I really wish I had the 3 year warranty.

    Currently, the fan make a terrible noise, the dvd drive won't play movies or burn dvds, the case at the right front edge is separating, and the battery life is down to about an hour. With the warranty, I'd just get it fixed and keep using it. Without the warranty I need to buy a new laptop since the price of repairs is too much to make repair worthwhile.

    In the first year, they replaced the hard drive, the motherboard, the battery, and several of the little rubber feet on the bottom.
     
    grisjuan, Jan 16, 2008
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  5. rick9974

    rick9974 Notebook Guru

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    is it true that you can extend your warranty if you still have the initial warranty on the laptop
     
    rick9974, Jan 16, 2008
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    jipjoe Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, but is cost more vs purchasing it up front with the laptop
    Been there a few times.
     
    jipjoe, Jan 17, 2008
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  7. Transfer

    Transfer Notebook Consultant

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    Go here for cheaper warranty:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=195737

    You can purchase extended warranty as long as you have some warranty left on a notebook. Typically though the offered price for this goes up over time unless you find a special circumstance.
     
    Transfer, Jan 17, 2008
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    filipp Notebook Evangelist

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    As long as you have atleast a month left on your existing Vaio warranty you can purchase it and register it perfectly fine. I had someone purchase my warranty that got there laptop off ebay and wasn't sure when it was originally purchased but he was still able to register it fine and called to double check to see if everything was good.
     
    filipp, Jan 18, 2008
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  9. KLM

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    I just ordered a new FZ4000 and got the $199 3 year warranty.

    Thanks everyone!!
     
    KLM, Jan 18, 2008
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