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My laptop gone kaput

Filed under: Software and Technology by Hari
Posted on Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 13:40 IST (last updated: Wed, Sep 9, 2009 @ 13:43 IST)

This morning, as I was reading my e-mail my laptop's LCD display suddenly went haywire and was severely messed up. I knew for sure that it was a hardware component problem as it kept flickering and messed up the colours.

I've handed it over to the HP official service center. Luckily I had purchased an additional 3 year warranty at that time and so it looks like I'll get it repaired free of cost. However, the service engineer informed me that it might take 6 working days if components need to be replaced.

Until then my online time will be restricted.

This is the second time in recent memory that an additional warranty has come to the rescue and saved a lot of money. The first time it was our Fiat Palio's air-conditioning unit which was replaced free of cost because of the extra warranty period. (it would have set us back by up to Rs. 20,000 otherwise)

5 comment(s)

  1. Get well soon wishes for your laptop...

    Comment by Shrinidhi (visitor) on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 07:04 IST #
  2. Thanks Shrinidhi.

    Yes, it's a nuisance not having my laptop because for the past 2 years it has served as my main workstation and I have all my data on it.

    Comment by Hari (blog owner) on Thu, Sep 10, 2009 @ 13:10 IST #
  3. Good deal. It's too bad I couldn't get a deal like that. Not where I live.

    Comment by RT Cunningham (visitor) on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 @ 12:02 IST #
  4. Yes, not a bad deal at all. We usually think of an additional warranty as a waste of money until something like this happens.

    Comment by Hari (blog owner) on Sun, Sep 13, 2009 @ 20:40 IST #
  5. Whenever you buy any electronic item it is of most important that just before the payment time make sure you had lend an eye to the warranty. So is the case for laptops, perhaps even more care is to be taken as the laptops that we know are far more advanced than any other electronic item that you may come across. You should know what the company offers you even after you make the purchases, it is very important that you buy a service that suits you otherwise the laptop may just be a ‘take away headache’.

    Comment by Dan (visitor) on Sat, May 14, 2011 @ 17:48 IST #

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