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[Pybe]

And allways buy the extended warrenty.

On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 12:03 -0800, Ryan Thiessen wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:37:36 -0500, Tony <tony.kruse at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Not everyone thinks highly of Thinkpads.  My mom had one, although it
> > was several years ago, and the motherboard bit the dust after 3 years
> > of light use.  I was quoted over $600 to replace the motherboard that
> > was... out of warranty.  It is still sitting on my shelf.  Maybe it
> > was a lemon.
> 
> You may be surprised to know that this is a very common problem across
> all laptop manufacturers.  I've had motherboards fail on Dell and
> Compaq laptops before.  When you buy a laptop you should never expect
> to replace important components like a motherboard or LCD after the
> warranty expires, because unlike desktop machines they are proprietary
> and go out of stock quickly.  What I mean is that you shouldn't expect
> your laptop to continue functioning past the warranty date, and you
> should factor this hidden experation cost into your purchasing
> decision.
> 
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