For the Thinkpads, you can upgrade the 1-year warranty to on-site next business day for a few bucks. I think a 3-year onsite is a couple hundred, but you don't

For the Thinkpads, you can upgrade the 1-year warranty to on-site next business day for a few bucks. I think a 3-year onsite is a couple hundred, but you don't have to purchase it with the laptop, as long as you buy it before the base warranty runs out.