Your Dell Hardware Warranty is Running Out!
Filed in: Gadgets — April 9th, 2007
Last year, I purchased a Dell Inspiron Notebook on behalf of my younger brother. The warranty is expiring. Today, Dell sent me an “Important Notice” about it.
Image: Dell Warranty Price
The basic warranty costs RM 449(~USD 130) for a year. That is about 20% cost of a brand new Dell Notebook. I am not sure if my mother wants to pay for the warranty extension.
Will you extend your hardware warranty?
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April 9th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Yes I would… If there’s anything happens to your laptop.. they’ll gladly repair it for you for free…
my experience with their warranty service:
http://journal.undebug.org/2007/03/17/dell-warranty/
and another person experience with their warranty service:
http://journal.undebug.org/2007/03/06/have-you-seen-a-cracked-lcd-screen/
April 9th, 2007 at 5:38 pm
Most computer makers today make bulk of their profit from services. Warranty services being one of the larger area.
Will I upgrade? depends….
If I had a lot of information on my Laptop then migrating it is going to be a whole headache by itself. I will choose to upgrade my warranty for this.
If it were my gaming machine then I would not renew my warranty but instead sell off what I have now and get a new system.
April 9th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
I’m facing the same dilemma as well. However, for me the warranty is expiring in 2 days… and the link provided in the email for you to renew, doesn’t work…Great.
April 9th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Liew,
Upgrade it without hesitation. Dell laptop has a ‘reputation’ of going NUTZ after 1 year of using. Well, at least that applies to me. I bought a 1 year full coverage. The machine works like horse on dope. After 1.5 years, it is as good as dead.
April 9th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
I would.. and did.
It takes a load off my mind, not having to worry about repairs and service.
April 9th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
I would .. and I did.
April 9th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Hi…if were you, dont go for extended warranty
April 9th, 2007 at 11:34 pm
Last Summer the warranty on my Dell PC ran out. They mailed me a notice with an offer to purchase an extended warranty. Of course, I did not as I don’t need it since my Dell PC including the hardware works just fine.
April 9th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
If the notebook is still in good condition (fast enough for the apps your brother needs), I would renew the warranty. If not, I would get a backup disk such as the Maxtor OneTouch, to backup important data. When the notebook dies, it’s time to get a new one.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:19 am
@Ady: you renew the warranty if the notebook is in “good condition” ? Are you using Maxtor OneTouch? I am interested to get an NAS
April 10th, 2007 at 1:34 am
Yeah, my sentence twisted like a rope.
What I meant was, if the notebook can still be used without any problem in terms of performance, I’ll renew warranty. If not, I’ll simply get a new one or use it until it dies (but I don’t want it to die with my data so I suggest a backup disk).
Yeah I bought a Maxtor OneTouch III mini edition for backups and transferring files to/from work. The biggest we have here in Malaysia is 100GB.
For a NAS solution maybe you can consider the Maxtor Shared Storage II. I am drooling over the Turbo editions but they are too expensive
I am considering for a network storage as well for other PCs at home. But I really need a simple backup method for my better half who is less technical. Maybe I should get a OneTouch III USB (full size) next so that backups can be done with a push of a button.
April 10th, 2007 at 1:35 am
My new Dell laptop will arrive this week..I’m only take 1 year waranty..i’m low on bajet if i took 3 year complete cover..
April 10th, 2007 at 2:06 am
@Ady: thanks for the backup storage recommendation.
@sham: do not need to get 3 years complete cover at once. who knows, you might get a new notebook a year later?
April 10th, 2007 at 11:30 am
The most expensive part for a laptop is the LCD panel. Other parts certainly don’t worth that kind of price. If your LCD shows sign of going off soon, then worth considering. Otherwise, it is a no for me.
April 10th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
i will not renew it. If the laptop broken, i will get new one. Just backup everything important in this laptop. I rather to get latest version of laptop for better performance.
April 10th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
I purchased a waranty for my Dell desktop and paid just $10 for the extended waranty so I’ll be two years before it expired.
If I were in your situation, if the laptop was in a good condition and my life depends on it, I’ll renew the warranty. Otherwise I’ll just let it expire.
April 11th, 2007 at 11:13 am
I bought my Dell notebook also, but i did not extend the warranty, its too exp!
April 12th, 2007 at 11:28 am
yeah, you right liew.My laptop just arrive.It wonderful.
April 12th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
When renewing the warranty, pls check carefully the terms & policies… Some of hardware are not included in warranty after 1 year.