warrenty on refurbished T4x? possible?

[I get Taurens]

Hi, I am just wondering if it is possible to get IBM warrenty on refurbished T42s, provided that the unit is still within 1 year IBM warrenty?

[redsb3]

Short answer no. According to their website, refurbished thinkpads are not eligible for any extended warranty beyond the original one year.

[MJC]

Yes, if it is within the 1 year limited warranty as you said.

[JHEM]

The correct answer is usually NO for IBM refurbed machines.

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Regards,

James

[sktn77a]

You can get extended warranties on almost anything. I got a "Warrantech" (by GE) extended warranty on a camcorder that paid for itself many times over. The best $100 I ever spent!

Check also some of the vendors on e-bay who offer third party extended warranties on Thinkpads.

[PinaColada]

This is the site with info on refurb warranties and international warranty service:

http://www-306.ibm.com/pc/support/site. ... COR-3FBJK2

If you scroll down, IBM says:

Note: Refurbished machines are not eligible for International Warranty Service. Refurbished machines can be identified by their model number (for example, refurbished machines have RRx, XXx, xRR, or xXX as the model number). In general, most refurbished machine warranties are shorter than the original machine warranty and are only valid within the country of purchase.

[wn0x]

I can also verify this after an afternoon of phone calls to IBM. The T42P I was considering from the "Certified Used" site only had a 1 year warrantee available. Since it ultimately worked out to be only $125 less than a new T42P, the unit went back.