Interesting...
Is it Likely to Break?
For manufacturers and retailers, warranties are a pretty good deal -- as long as they don't actually have to replace your item. Consequently, most warranties only last for three to five years, when you are least likely to need them.
With that in mind, you probably want to think seriously about whether or not a particular item is likely to break in the first three years of use. This doesn't have to be guesswork: a recent study by Consumer Reports showed that, while most items will outlast the three-year warranty window, some are far more likely to break than others. In fact, five items -- desktop PCs, laptop PCs, riding lawnmowers, self-propelled lawnmowers, and side-by-side refrigerators -- have a greater than 25% chance of breaking in the first three years of ownership. If you're buying one of these five items, you should probably give some serious thought to buying a warranty.
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Chip Wrote:Derick Wrote:25" wide screen $170
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produc...id=0349748
with speakers
Stop it.
You're going to make me go to MicroCenter after work for something I don't need.
How big is the screen you are using? How many screens are you using?
JDubb Wrote:Interesting...
Is it Likely to Break?
For manufacturers and retailers, warranties are a pretty good deal -- as long as they don't actually have to replace your item. Consequently, most warranties only last for three to five years, when you are least likely to need them.
With that in mind, you probably want to think seriously about whether or not a particular item is likely to break in the first three years of use. This doesn't have to be guesswork: a recent study by Consumer Reports showed that, while most items will outlast the three-year warranty window, some are far more likely to break than others. In fact, five items -- desktop PCs, laptop PCs, riding lawnmowers, self-propelled lawnmowers, and side-by-side refrigerators -- have a greater than 25% chance of breaking in the first three years of ownership. If you're buying one of these five items, you should probably give some serious thought to buying a warranty.
Read more: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/11/30/savings-experiment-when-warranties-are-a-waste/#ixzz16yG6v7UM">http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/11/3 ... z16yG6v7UM</a><!-- m -->
I have never bought or needed a warranty on any computer or laptop that I've ever purchased.
Joe Wrote:Chip Wrote:Derick Wrote:25" wide screen $170
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produc...id=0349748
with speakers
Stop it.
You're going to make me go to MicroCenter after work for something I don't need.
How big is the screen you are using? How many screens are you using?
I think the one I have at home is a Hanspree its a 22" and I only have 1
Derick Wrote:Joe Wrote:Chip Wrote:Derick Wrote:25" wide screen $170
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produc...id=0349748
with speakers
Stop it.
You're going to make me go to MicroCenter after work for something I don't need.
How big is the screen you are using? How many screens are you using?
I think the one I have at home is a Hanspree its a 22" and I only have 1
Don't you use a MAC at home?
Derick Wrote:Joe Wrote:Don't you use a MAC at home?
yes
No need for a second monitor then. No one ever really does anything productive on MACs.
Joe Wrote:Derick Wrote:Joe Wrote:Don't you use a MAC at home?
yes
No need for a second monitor then. No one ever really does anything productive on MACs.
and that's the bottom line, because Joe said so!
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