Russell McMahon wrote:

> The only solution to Ross's problem with the dead "o" key on his
> relatively recent Dell 9300 laptop is apparently for him to renew the
> warranty through Dell  - and the person who told him that didn't know
> how long he would have to renew it for nor how much that would cost. 

They (you) have a point. But I wouldn't buy a notebook (Dell or other)
without service contract -- for exactly this reason. It's easy to harp on
Dell, but what notebook manufacturer guarantees you that you can buy
replacement parts in 5 years for the notebook you buy tomorrow? And what
notebook manufacturer has a reasonably international next-day service
warranty for the time you need/want it?

Gerhard

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