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    Extending warranty after base warranty has expired

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by vinuneuro, Feb 20, 2012.

  1. vinuneuro

    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    Does anyone know how much more it costs to extend the warranty on a machine that is say 2 or 3 months past the expiration date of the original warranty, compared to extending while the base warranty is still in place?
     
    vinuneuro, Feb 20, 2012
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Alot more, and I'm not sure you can extend through Lenovo's Support site if your warranty expired. I couldn't renew my X200 Tablet's warranty when it went out of the 3 year warranty (through Lenovo's support site).
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Feb 20, 2012
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    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    I believe, and I could be wrong, it's $169 plus tax for one year of post warranty extension. Upgrading from one to three years while under warranty is $119.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 20, 2012
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    vinuneuro Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yikes, that's steep. I guess I'll have to decide sooner than later.
     
    vinuneuro, Feb 20, 2012
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    Technically you can't extend the warranty after it's expired. You can get a post-warranty maintenance agreement, which, despite being identical in pretty much every significant way, is a different offering.

    Yeah. Who doesn't love legalese? :D

    And it is typically a lot more expensive. I'd advise an in-warranty extension if you at all think you'll need more coverage.
     
    ThinkRob, Feb 20, 2012
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