$130. T43 warranty upgrade for 2 more years, worth it?

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bigtiger · #1 Post by **bigtiger** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:10 am

I have an express T43 model. IBM asks for 130 to extend the current warranty from 1 year to 3 years. Do you thin it is worth it?

I am just about to pull my trigger now...

christopher_wolf · #2 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:19 am

bigtiger wrote:I have an express T43 model. IBM asks for 130 to extend the current warranty from 1 year to 3 years. Do you thin it is worth it?

I am just about to pull my trigger now...

IMO, it is worth it; $130 is a relatively small amount to pay for peace of mind for 3 years. 3 years is a good amount of time too.

bigtiger · #3 Post by **bigtiger** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:01 am

Good point. Thanks. At least, I can get new keyboard and plamrest every year. I think I need to change motherboard within 3 years for sure too.

nirvana0001 · #4 Post by **nirvana0001** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:57 am

2 keyboards already cost more than $130, plus you might need to replace motherboard for whatever accident.

bigtiger · #5 Post by **bigtiger** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:25 am

Really? 130? that is a lot. You can easily get one from eBay for much less.

I just placed on order from IBM to extend my warranty from 1 year to 3 years. Hopefully that is an worthwhile investment.

dsigma6 · #6 Post by **dsigma6** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:42 am

Really? 130? that is a lot. You can easily get one from eBay for much less.

I just placed on order from IBM to extend my warranty from 1 year to 3 years. Hopefully that is an worthwhile investment.

you said it's a lot...but you just bought it after recommending ebay? an ebay warranty sounds like a waste of time and money.

bigtiger · #7 Post by **bigtiger** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:45 am

Sorry for misunderstanding. I mean the two keyboards. Nirvana said that two keyboards cost 130.

dsigma6 · #8 Post by **dsigma6** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:49 am

lol sorry about that misread. im used to people making no sense at work, and let that carry over here.

illmatic · #9 Post by **illmatic** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:53 pm

If you used a credit card to purchase the T43, it might have an additional one year warranty added to the manufacturer warranty. I know AMEX does this and some Visa cards also have this extended warranty plan.

systemBuilder · #10 Post by **systemBuilder** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:27 am

All laptops break. While IBM Laptops are sturdier than most, I'm on my 3rd Thinkpad in 3 years. The buttons keep getting stuck. I'd get the warranty - in fact, we paid to get a 4-year warranty on our recent T42 purchase.

Don't bother paying for onsite service, in most locales they don't have onsite people and you end up mailing it UPS to Lenovo anyway (and in reality, the UPS guy fixes the laptop at the UPS depot.)

christopher_wolf · #11 Post by **christopher_wolf** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:30 am

systemBuilder wrote:I'm on my 3rd Thinkpad in 3 years. The buttons keep getting stuck.

Quit pouring airplane glue on them then.

DIGITALgimpus · #12 Post by **DIGITALgimpus** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:13 am

$130 is a good deal, this is what I was quoted back in April 2006:

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Onsite: 
1y = $199
2y = $388

Offsite:  
1y = $169
2y = $321

From IBM, on my T43.... not sure why the price is so different.

bigtiger · #13 Post by **bigtiger** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:31 am

My unit initially has one year and I am extending it to 3-year. I guess you already have 3-year warranty and want to extend, you may have to pay more.

dsigma6 · #14 Post by **dsigma6** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:59 pm

$130 is a good deal, this is what I was quoted back in April 2006:

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Onsite:
1y = $199
2y = $388

Offsite:
1y = $169
2y = $321

those are the numbers i was quoted for a post warranty, not an extended warranty while still under the original warranty. i went for the 1 year offsite for $179 with tax.

mdarnton · #15 Post by **mdarnton** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:31 am

I've had my T41 for two years and a few months. In that time it's been back home six or seven times, has had a new hard drive, wireless card, and motherboard. I think the warantee is a great deal. Further, given my experience, I do NOT want a new keyboard, handrest or motherboard--the ones I have right now work just fine, thank you. I don't see the need to replace them with new ones that aren't tested in use and proven reliable, just to see the new ones fail in a couple of months, just after the warantee expires.

$130. T43 warranty upgrade for 2 more years, worth it?

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