lafis wrote:aaaaand.... once they hit $399 worth of repairs, the warranty contract "completes" (i.e., that's it, folks, no more). Hmmm, how long would THAT take? I really don't know...
Hummm... this sounds similar to the plot of THX 1138! But to answer your question, I'd say after the first time you send it in. I've taken 2 different laptops in to several different shops to look at, and they want $60-70 just to look at it, non-refundable if you decide not to have the work done, but they will credit that amount towards the total repair bill if work IS done. So, my guess is ANY repair is going to cost you over $100. Too much in my opinion for something that costs $400, especially if it happens >2 years into its life. By then, you'll be able to buy a much better computer for probably less than the original purchase price (and Obama will have us all living in urban utopias spiraling miles into the sky, flying around in our zero-point gravity rocket-cars, every whim serviced by personal robots and living 500 years thanks to Obama-Care [insert cough-masked "PONY POOP" explicative here]).
My philosophy has become to buy the extended warranty (except at Best Buy, they absolutely screw you on it), and if it lasts beyond that, try repair yourself if you have the ability/patience, or if not, its probably outdated enough that you should replace it anyways. You can always sell broken laptops on internet, you can get pretty good prices out of them for the parts, that helps some. Or, if you have several of them, take them to work and leave them all opened up on your desk... it really gives the impression that you're very busy or important.
