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Originally Posted by dhbailey
But if you're a klutz given to dropping sensitive electronic equipment, $28 is cheap enough to get a replacement. Be sure to read the fine print, though -- most such warranties, even when they do cover the screen will only replace the screen once, after that you have to pay full repair costs, even though the rest of the warranty is in effect.
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I got burned by this with the Sony extended warranty. I blew my warranty on a replacement to get the battery life back up from two weeks (with no usage) back to 3-4 weeks like when it was new. What I got was a crappy refurb with, guess what, a 2-week battery life! Then after the 3-mo refurb warranty passed, the screen started blowing rows and columns in the corner.
Never going to do that again. You don't get new repair parts or replacement units. You get abused refurbs and untested factory overrun parts.
You're right, it's a racket.