question about postwarranties

[dorin]

hi to everyone,

so, i want to buy a t40 (41,42), as a back-up and download computer, but mostly all of them i've seen here or on ebay for sale don't have anymore warranty.

i saw on lenovo's site that i can get a post warranty for about ~100usd for one year. they say they have fo 3 years as well but couldnt find any info about that.

so, how does this work? when has to be purchased this post-wty? can it be anytime, or while the laptop is still under its original warranty?

thanks for any sugestions,

dorin

[Dead1nside]

From my understanding it is when the warranty has run out.

[BillD]

Look into it first. My understanding is once the original warranty has run out you can not get a post warranty through IBM/Lenovo.

BUT certain dealers on Ebay do offer a warranty through other 3rd party companies, like Squaretrade.

[GomJabbar]

The following is based on what I remember I read around the beginning of the year. My memory may be faulty, or the terms may have changed.

If I understand this correctly, a ThinkPad that was originally purchased while ThinkPads were still IBM's - that is before May, 2005 (if I remember correctly) can get post warranty service through IBM after the original warranty has expired. A ThinkPad that was purchased after Lenovo took over, would have to get post warranty service elsewhere (possibly through Lenovo).

See following site for more info and contact information.
IBM: Warranty and maintenance options
Lenovo: Warranty upgrades and maintenance service

[dorin]

so then why a lot of people, including here, dont take a post warranty of ~100usd to fix the dead mobo, which is the most frequent flaw (for old machines)?!?!?!?!?

lenovo seems fine but funny part is ibm

Please note: These post-warranty service upgrades apply only if machines are normally used for business, professional, or trade, rather than personal, family, or household purposes.

did anybody purchase a post-warranty? do they make an inspection before?

thanks,

dorin

[Dead1nside]

Perhaps this is probably because it is really business users who need the extra assurance of a post-warranty.

I think having a 4-year warranty available on all machines, is pretty good anyway.

[dsigma6]

i purchased a warranty on an r40 that was 3 months out of its original 3 year warranty. there was no inspection, i believe that would apply to an older machine, or maybe a newer/costly machine.