> I think buying extended warranty (how many years? should be at
> least three years) is worth the money for any notebooks. I even would
> say that nowadays there are almost no good quality notebooks
> (Acer/Dell/HP are the same, Thinkpad may be better) any more...
> This might be true for the whole commondity consumer electronics product...
> I bought a Brandt washing machine, thinking that a European brand would be
> much better than a Japanese/Korean brand. In the end it failed after 1 and
> half years...

I am not too sure, my Thomson TV just failed at the last year of the 
extended 5-year warranty.  Considering the added amount I paid which is 
greatly amplified by the fast deflation in the electronics goods, as 
well as fast advancement of technology (display, speed, size, battery 
life, etc).

I am glad I have help save the earth of a polluted CRT, I got the TV 
fixed for free, but no justification for a LCD or Plasma TV for this 
World Cup too. :-(

Maybe warranty shall make for sense when China wage catches up, but 
there is South America, Africa, Indo-China, etc workers waiting on the 
sideline.

Cheers, Ling SM
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