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    Should I buy a bestbuy 3 year warranty with my new CS?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by rpeters83, Dec 30, 2008.

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    rpeters83 Notebook Consultant

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    I just bought my CS but still have 14 days to decide whether to buy the 3 year warranty. The warranty is like 230 bucks for 3 years. The laptop only cost me 850. I know Sonys are reliable but what does everyone think? I'd like not to just to save money, but an on the fence about whether I should do it. Thanks.
     
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    waste of money IMO. you are essentially getting two year's extra warranty at that price (First year is covered by manufacturer).
     
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    If you bought it with Amex, it would've extended your warranty by another year (two year total).
     
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    i didnt :-(
     
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    good read, but I actually had a different experience. The ONE TIME I had a faulty laptop (a compaq mind you), I had returned it on the very last day of my 3 year warranty and was able to use a credit in the amount of the original laptop ($1800) to purchase a new one. $1800 3 years ago from that point for a laptop at that time was actually a nice deal and this compaq R3360 was high-end for the time period over 4 years ago.

    Still, I'm on the fence. I have no idea in reality how reliable these Sony's are.
     
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