Everyone is always unsure whether or not to buy the "extended warranties" that companies offer for electronic devices. Over the past many years, extended warranties use to be insanely expansive and covered almost nothing. For example, a laptop 7 years ago was over $1200 and the warranty was probably at least $400 and covered hardware failure only. They also have "accidental damage" warranties that cover any damage that the user does to the device, such as dropping and cracking the screen, liquid spill damage, etc. The "accidental damage" warranties cost about 3/4 the price of the unit. As 2011 is now present, warranties have changed dramatically, not only are laptops dirt cheap, warranties not only cost way less but cover way more. For example a really decent laptop such as this Toshiba Satelite L675D-S7016 is only $499 after mail-in savings and the Accidental Damage Protection Plan is only $119, which covers ANY damage done by user, 24/7 Tech Support and a 1 time battery replacement. To me, the battery replacement for the laptop is worth it, due to the fact that a battery WILL loose its full charge ability by the two year mark and they cost right about $150 from the manufacture.
In the end, people that say "Extended warranties aren't worth it and its a waste of money", well in the past I would have agreed, but now I would call you ill-informed and that you need to invest long-term for the product you buy. Overall if people were to realize the key benefits and differences of extended warranties, the over all customer satisfaction would greatly increase. So, be smart and protect your investment!
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