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ThinkPads, Elitebooks, Latitudes already fall under the category where you can extend the - normally 3 years warranty - to 5, but they are significantly more ex
by pmlnr 9y ago
ThinkPads, Elitebooks, Latitudes already fall under the category where you can extend the - normally 3 years warranty - to 5, but they are significantly more expensive than a laptop in [random local PC store].
The first step would be to make people understand that the shiny new is most probably nothing better - not in power, keyboard, etc - than a 3-4 years old business rugged one (there are always exceptions, we're talking generic category here), so just go and get a used, perfectly functioniong business tank instead.
- runeks 9y ago> ThinkPads, Elitebooks, Latitudes already fall under the category where you can extend the - normally 3 years warranty - to 5 [..] I think this is a great solution. I don't see the purpose of preventing people from purchasing the laptop with a 3-year warranty by mandating a 5-year warranty. Why not just let the people who prefer the 5-year warranty pay for it?
- baq 9y agoBecause this isn't about individuals. It's all about the whole society and the environment it's in. See also tragedy of the commons.
- Jach 9y agoYup. But sometimes sourcing an old thing at a good price is hard. It's further made difficult by misguided environmentalism like e.g. cash for clunkers that end up removing a ton of functioning old stuff from the market and forcing extra manufacture and purchase of new stuff.