Extended warranty for the laptop?

[CEOdeep]

so i already bought a 13.3 inch toshiba laptop for 500 and im going to be getting 1 more for my sister.

the extended warranty is 99 for 2 years.

is it worth it? should i get one?

[darkprince]

Umm... for 100$? where?

Because i know FS nor Bestbuy offers extended warranty for that price

Read the fine prints on the extended warranty panhlet.

[Jucius Maximus]

Pay an extra 20% for extended warranty! No way!

If it breaks during the extended warranty period, just buy another laptop for the same price and you will be upgraded to a better model. It's only a $500 piece of hardware. Practically a throw-away item.

Alternatively, you could buy it on a credit card that offers extended warranty.

[CEOdeep]

99 dollars at staples plus they cover your battery ($80 shipped) so im paying 19 dollars extra for free repairs for 2 years

[CEOdeep]

Pay an extra 20% for extended warranty! No way!

If it breaks during the extended warranty period, just buy another laptop for the same price and you will be upgraded to a better model. It's only a $500 piece of hardware. Practically a throw-away item.

Alternatively, you could buy it on a credit card that offers extended warranty.

So instead of them buying you out for like 350, you would spend 500?
i dont have a credit card with a extended warranty. my dad has a gold card but it doesnt offer it

[arsalanmustafa1989]

extended warranty at staples is actually worth it buy it. and i have worked at all three shops mentioned in this thread so i know!

[GVRtrader]

I bought it @ Staples too... funny thing is i got it for $49 today after doing PM instead of buying it right away.:cheesygri

There's a promotion this week (at least in some stores) when you buy clearance laptop > $500 (and the manager considered the one i bought > $500 since its 502 before tax) so she took $100 off the warranty (regular 149, i paid 49). Its actually 2 extra years, not 2 years. Read the fine print, the warranty starts AFTER the manufacturer warranty ends.:cheesygri

[arsalanmustafa1989]

I bought it @ Staples too... funny thing is i got it for $49 today after doing PM instead of buying it right away.:cheesygri

There's a promotion this week (at least in some stores) when you buy clearance laptop > $500 (and the manager considered the one i bought > $500 since its 502 before tax) so she took $100 off the warranty (regular 149, i paid 49). Its actually 2 extra years, not 2 years. Read the fine print, the warranty starts AFTER the manufacturer warranty ends.:cheesygri

oh ya i forgot that part to its on top of the manufacturers warranty, makes it even more worth it

[i6s1]

Not worth it. The warranty is for one year. Credit cards with warranty extension will give you another year.

Laptops are usually worth half their value each year. So after 2 years, your laptop will be worth $200 at most. Is there a 50% chance that your laptop will die in a manner covered by extended warranty between year 2 and 3? Nope. If there's a 10% chance that the laptop will die between 2 and 3, then the warranty on a $200 laptop is worth buying if the cost is under $20.

A far better idea is to spend $100 on a single blackjack hand. Your odds of winning and paying for a 2 year old replacement laptop are almost 50-50, far better then the odds of your laptop actually needing replacement in a couple of years.

It seems like a good idea when you think you're insuring a $500 laptop... but really, you're insuring a 2 year old laptop worth far less.

If you don't have a credit card that gives you extending warranty, consider it.