Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!iuvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!clio!berger From: berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: toshiba extended warranty Message-ID: <16800155@clio> Date: Wed, 25-Nov-87 16:13:00 EST Article-I.D.: clio.16800155 Posted: Wed Nov 25 16:13:00 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 29-Nov-87 18:05:31 EST References: <4208@ecsvax.UUCP> Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #R:ecsvax.UUCP:4208:clio:16800155:000:876 Nf-From: clio.las.uiuc.edu!berger Nov 25 15:13:00 1987 I anticipate replacing a power supply and floppy disk drive or keyboard every couple of years in a conventional machine. I save a lot of money by banking the service contract fee, and replacing components and subassemblies. Admittedly, the portable machines can't use generic replacement components, and you may not have the technical expertise to do the swap or repair yourself. If it's urgent that a particular machine be available at all times, it might be worth the money for you. Remember that service contracts are given for profit, not just for the benefit of the customer. In my own experience, service contracts would have given us no benefit, but cost significantly more than we pay for maintenance as needed. Mike Berger Center for Advanced Study University of Illinois berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu {ihnp4 | convex | pur-ee}!uiucuxc!clio!berger