QOTD: Do You Buy Extended Warranties?

[kingnoobe]

Nope if I have the gut feeling I need the extended warranty, I look for somebody else to buy from. Extended warrantys are just another way to take money out of your pocket.

 

[mkatz2m]

No, because if something breaks out of warranty, typically the cost of the repair is less than the cost of extended coverage itself. Further, I understand that extended coverage payments greatly increase the profits of the sellers. They hardly ever lose any money on the coverage.

 

[ph3412b07]

I personally don't buy extended warranties, but I know someone who does, and gets their money worth too. He's utterly destroyed his laptop 3 times, and had it fully replaced with a better/equal laptop every time without delay. If you're reckless with gear, might as well get the warranty.

 

[giovanni86]

I bought a 5.1 Samsung home theater system about 1 year 1/2 ago and i had bought a 4 year warranty with best buy that cost me roughly $60 bucks. The warranty on the samsung was 1 year. After 1 year 1/2 it finally burned out on me i guess i relied on it too much, but things are meant to break down eventually. Things these days break, burn out easily. Companies are useing cheaper materials or something to get a buck here and there. But since i have the warranty with best buy i don't have to worry about going back and paying another $440 dollars on a new one, because with the warranty all i had to do was take it in. Currently waiting from 1 to 2 weeks before i get it back. Beats paying $440 again for a new one i'll say that much. I think if something cost you a lot of money and its a big investment in your pocket buck and they offer a warranty for what your buying that extends to a degree that is reasonable, i'd definitely get it, its no scam. But yes if it doesn't break down after 4 years you got yourself a damn good product.

 

[leon2006]

BIG No for desktop. After my Apple-Ee, I build my own PC(PC-XT) and onwards. Never purchase a branded desktop. My home built are always better and more reliable. The desktop that i built get old but never breaks. I pay for premium parts from Power Supply and Up.

Most of the PC i built are ON 24x7 as does things for me while i sleep or leave for work.

Notebook for home-use, i configured my own and buy it from Costco which provides a 2 year warranty without additional cost.

Notebook for work is provided by the company that i work for. I don't pay for it and the company pays for the warranty.

Don't need to pay for warranty....
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LCD display warranty is 3 years
Hard Drive Warranty is 5 years
Get premium motherboards such as ASUS, Intel ...etc. These boards get OLD and don't break.
Mice & Keyboards replacements are a phone-call away from Logitech or Microsoft.
Memory Modules have lifetime warranty
Video cards have lifetime warranty

Good Power Supply and Regular Cleaning extend the life computers.

 

[Guest]

I bought a three year accidental damage coverage warranty for my ~$2000 laptop for about $200, so I think it was worth it, especially since I've already dropped it a few too many times and there's a crack in the case...