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Extending my 700m warranty?

post #1 of 4
9/27/05 at 3:42pm
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My 700m is 10 months old and has about 60 days remaining on the original warranty. Over the weekend the DVD-ROM/CDRW drive failed. I wasn’t even using it. The tray just randomly ejected and that was it. The system stopped recognizing the drive. I just received a replacement drive (albeit refurbished) from Dell. The original was a Sony. The replacement is a Phillips (I have no idea if one is more desirable than the other).

Anyway, I’m getting a little worried and I’m thinking it might be a good idea to purchase an extended warranty. I’m wondering what your experiences have been with purchasing Dell warranties after the original purchase? Are there any deals to be had? Can I negotiate the price? Are there online coupons for this? Do you recommend any particular warranty plan for my situation?

Thanks in advance.

Tipsy
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post #2 of 4
9/27/05 at 4:06pm
Laptops lead a stressful life, you try to be careful but the average lappy that is carried gets more knocks in a day than a DT does in it's life. I buy a wwaranty for the period I plan to keep the computer.

I had a display develop dead pixels on my 1.6 and 38 hours later, I had a new display installed. That display is 700 dollars from Dell, maybe 400 aftermarket. The extended warranty is well worth it.
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post #3 of 4
9/27/05 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by Richard Carver
Laptops lead a stressful life, you try to be careful but the average lappy that is carried gets more knocks in a day than a DT does in it's life. I buy a wwaranty for the period I plan to keep the computer.

I had a display develop dead pixels on my 1.6 and 38 hours later, I had a new display installed. That display is 700 dollars from Dell, maybe 400 aftermarket. The extended warranty is well worth it.
Thanks. I agree. I’ve already decided to buy an extended warranty. I’m just curious if they offer coupons, etc or if I have no option but to pay the price that’s listed on the site.

Tipsy
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post #4 of 4
9/27/05 at 6:04pm
There are no coupons for the extended warranty. If you had bought it within 21 days of your computer purchase, the price would have been a little bit lower, but now you have to pay the full price. I think the price is highly worth it though.
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