My college is an IBM service center?

[Guest]

When asking about the 3 year depot warranty when purchased through the school, the computer manager at my college said

"3 Year Depot means the computer is covered for 3 years (parts & labor), but
needs to be shipped to IBM or brought to an IBM Service Center (our store
included) for repair. "

Does this mean that IBM trains my college techs on Thinkpads? Or what? No matter what I think this is great for me because I would never really have to part with my machine if the service center is on campus.

[K. Eng]

It is not uncommon for larger universities to have computer shops that are "authorized" repair centers for major OEMs. When I was in college my university's store was an authorized repair center for IBM, Dell, and Apple (or so the signs claimed).

I have no idea what a repair shop must do to be certified by a manufacturer for repairs. Logically it would make sense for a certified repair shop to have its staff trained by the manufacturer, but it's hard to say for sure.

[budder]

It means that the techs at your college are certified/qualified to work on IBM lappies. And yes, this is very good for you.