Hi all! I bought my baby in august 2007 (at which time it was a year-old model already). Got the 3-year complete care warranty, and had to use it once when my video memory died (definitely not from overclocking... ;-). But to be fair, I had high temps too, from the heatsink grille being clogged with dust). It expired in august 2010, and I just renewed it for just shy of $300 (and a bonus $75 gift card), incl. tax, because I just got my tax refund 
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My question to you guys is, was this a good deal? This was a $3,000 machine when I bought it, and a new, tricked-out M1710 can still be found for $1,400 on eBay. It's a solid machine, though it's somewhat obsolete for gaming, as nvidia stopped updating drivers for the geforce go 7 series
. I can still play l4d alright though.
I suppose the only reason I renewed the warranty is because I'd be f*cked if anything happened to it. But would I have been better off saving the $300 towards a new computer? I could easily build a moderately l33t desktop for $800 or so, but a replacement laptop capable of even basic gaming would probably run me $1,500-ish, no? I won't be able to afford that for a while.
.My question to you guys is, was this a good deal? This was a $3,000 machine when I bought it, and a new, tricked-out M1710 can still be found for $1,400 on eBay. It's a solid machine, though it's somewhat obsolete for gaming, as nvidia stopped updating drivers for the geforce go 7 series
. I can still play l4d alright though.I suppose the only reason I renewed the warranty is because I'd be f*cked if anything happened to it. But would I have been better off saving the $300 towards a new computer? I could easily build a moderately l33t desktop for $800 or so, but a replacement laptop capable of even basic gaming would probably run me $1,500-ish, no? I won't be able to afford that for a while.
