http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/computer-insurance-do-you-need-it?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=computer-insurance-do-you-need-it Just another WordPress site Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:59:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.moneymagpie.com/article/computer-insurance-do-you-need-it#comment-11839 steve macfriendly Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:04:04 +0000 http://moneymagpie-com.domain-ref.http.rubidium.lon.periodicnetwork.com/new/?p=822#comment-11839 Under the section Sale of Goods Act in the article above, you say all computers should have a useful life of at least four years, so it is a waste of money to buy an extended warranty for a desktop or laptop computer. My Macbook died on me for no apparent reason after 2 years and 3months. I took it back to John Lewis where I originally purchased for £700. They said it was out of warranty and would cost over £900 to repair (a new logic board was required) I refused the repair and paid a £50 fee for the estimate. John Lewis did infact replace the cracked topcase (a well documented problem) under the warranty at this time but now I have a brand new looking laptop that doesn't work! What should I do now? Under the section Sale of Goods Act in the article above, you say all computers should have a useful life of at least four years, so it is a waste of money to buy an extended warranty for a desktop or laptop computer. My Macbook died on me for no apparent reason after 2 years and 3months. I took it back to John Lewis where I originally purchased for £700. They said it was out of warranty and would cost over £900 to repair (a new logic board was required) I refused the repair and paid a £50 fee for the estimate. John Lewis did infact replace the cracked topcase (a well documented problem) under the warranty at this time but now I have a brand new looking laptop that doesn’t work! What should I do now?

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