timtofly
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You may want to read the fine print. They may look at it for free, but you will have to buy any parts needed. A warranty is actually just a guarantee that they will replace any defective parts. A service plan may just cover labor. An extended warranty will do both. I am not saying that all service plans are like that, but I would make sure that it did what you want it to.
Most warranty providers buy in bulk and do not carry all the overhead a retailer would have to. The other part of warranty is refurbished parts that will hold up with a minimum of worn out elements. Even though it is called warranty it works just like insurance and not every one is going to use their warranty. If it did not work, there would not be a warranty industry.
I bought a laptop from Dell for my daughter when she went to college 3-years ago. I purchased the extended warrranties and the warranties that would replace anything she did from coffee spills to dropping the unit. It was expensive, but it sure came in handy.
She did drop it and the cooling fan went bad. We had to send it to a Dell depot but it was only gone for 10 to 14 days and she got back a rebuilt computer. They went over it and replaced everything that was a problem, so she has, at year three, a rebuilt like new computer. Best money I spent really (it was much cheaper than a new computer would have been).
I have two dells with 2 year plans, and even though I may not use them, if I did not have them, I would probably regret it more not having them than having them and not using them. I don't mind that it also helps the industry as a whole.
