They cover faults in the electronics, typically over a one-year period. , and your only option is to send it back to the original manufacturer.īasic PC warranties are just that: Basic.
But over the last five years, as PC OEMs have been competing to make them thinner and lighter, they've also become non field-repairable as well Laptops used to be much more resilient pieces of equipment. If you haven't purchased additional warranty protection for your PC that covers broken screens, water damage, electrical surge, and accidental drops, you're out of luck. Typically, the email goes like this: "My laptop LCD screen is cracked, and now my PC vendor tells me this is an out-of-warranty repair and it will cost $400 to fix it. Since initially writing about the subject of PC warranty repair and accidental damage coverage back in 2009, I have received numerous emails of reader horror stories when dealing with their PC vendor and trying to get their equipment repaired after an accidental damage incident. It has been re-published to reflect updated content. This article was originally published in February of 2013.
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