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    Dell Studio owners - did you order additional support/service

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mobfant, Jul 7, 2010.

  1. mobfant

    mobfant Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is it worthwhile adding any additional support on top of the default 1 year option? I'm reasonably competent when it comes to laptops (I've got a 5 year old Inspiron and have changed the memory and hard drive, and given the fan a clear out a couple of times.

    It seems expensive, but is it worth it?
     
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    woofer00 Wanderer

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    Absolutely. The longer you keep it, the more likely some part will fail that you won't want to pay for yourself (or can't really get on your own). I can dismantle and rebuild my laptop quite easily, and already have numerous times, but I'll avoid paying for individual parts at the drop of a hat. Yes, I'm paying up front, but it's easy enough to far surpass the up front payment in replaced parts, especially with completecare.
     
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