Intel has just announced the introduction of new program called the Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP) which allows K- and X-series processors owners to purchase an additional warranty for their CPU, enabling them to get a replacement in case the old one is killed thorough overclocking. This new plan is an ad... |
18 January 2012
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It appears that the myth of the decline of the hard disk drive market is not a myth at all, as Seagate has mirrored its rival company in reducing the warranties of some of its hard disk drives.
Some may remember that, about a couple of days ago, we wrote about how Western Digital had dropped the warranty-purging ... |
17 December 2011
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Storage giant Seagate has reportedly decided to shorten the warranty period of most of their consumer series hard disk drives from the current five years to just two years, in an effort to reduce the costs associated with such storage solutions.
The warranty reduction will affect some of Seagate's most popula... |
4 August 2011
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A former Apple Genius and currently the author of a personal, Mac-centric blog, Thomas Brand asks “Should You Buy Applecare?”
Both noobs and savvy users will agree that it’s very important to consider a highly informed opinion before getting this ‘insurance policy’ for your Mac.
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1 August 2011
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Intel has just announced that the company has increased the warranty of their 320 Series solid state drives from three to five years in order to underline the reliability of these SSDs. The new warranty terms apply to all 320 Series drives, even those purchased before this announcement.
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20 May 2011
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AMDs' Radeon HD 6990, the Antilles dual-GPU and “world's fastest” graphics card, has just been revealed, and it seems that a couple of problems related to it have already emerged, possibly threatening future sales of this card.So, according to a report by Kitguru, it would seem that the AMD prod... |
9 March 2011
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The announcement that OCZ wants to drop down out of the memory market in order to focus on building SSD drives has left many of the customers puzzled on what will happen to their support and warranties, so the company went on to assure everybody that they won't be left high and dry following this move.OCZ has al... |
18 January 2011
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Sony Computer Entertainment of America has announced that it plans to introduce new extended warranty plans for the PlayStation 3 home gaming console and the PlayStation Portable handheld. Gamers who are interested in getting another year of warranty for the PS3 beyond the initial one will need to pay 49.99 dollars, ... |
5 May 2010
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A mother trying to have her son's iMac repaired at a local authorized repair center was shocked to find that AppleCare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke, the Consumerist reveals in a report. Teader Ruth wrote a letter to the website after trying to have her son's computer repaired. The letter c... |
23 November 2009
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Apple has already implemented means of detecting if its devices have experienced liquid submersion – liquid sensors. However, through a recently published patent application, the Mac maker is now proposing a new way to let vendors know what exactly that returned device has endured. "The system may include an i... |
6 August 2009
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Apple has updated its Support section with a re-iterated stance on video corruption and failure issues experienced by MacBook Pro owners. In typical Apple manner, the company has quietly added an extra year to its coverage, allowing affected customers to apply for free replacements three years from the date of the pu... |
3 June 2009
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Seemingly, Apple acts on promise on one side, and fails to deliver on the other. Yet another blogger has revealed that Apple's White MacBook is suffering from some kind of disease, as the cases on these babies continue to spontaneously crack. Apple has apparently scrubbed the bottom case from the list of compone... |
10 November 2008
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Recent reports emerging in China unveiled that an Asustek Eee PC ultra-mobile PC burst into flames due to an uncertified battery pack. The incident seems to have been triggered by the use of a third-party battery designed for the tiny Eee PC. Despite the fact that the notebook user was not injured, it caused substant... |
8 May 2008
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Toshiba's Tecra A9 notebook series has arrived for quite some time on the market. The successful and powerful notebooks are amazing in their computing power and overall speed. Toshiba is now completing the picture with money-back guarantees, should the notebook show technical issues."Toshiba is offering users th... |
12 February 2008
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Asustek's Eee PCs have sold extremely well mostly due to their small price, actually, world's smallest price for a 12-inch sub-notebook. Well, of course that the cheapest laptop in the class would be functionally limited and would feature low-end hardware for basic computing only. The GPL violation Asustek ... |
10 December 2007
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Here's a story you won't believe. A story that would make the guy who covered the vents on his PS3 look smart. An entry up on consumerist.com says that this guy sent his PS3 back to Sony for repair, after it started to malfunction, only to be denied on the count of a too dusty console. That wouldn't be... |
13 November 2007
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Following announcements of Xbox 360 units freezing, scratching discs and dying on users due to several internal issues, patches and even games (remember the Forza 2 issue?), Microsoft has decided to treat its users accordingly, expanding its global Xbox 360 warranty coverage. This means that any Xbox 360 customer who... |
6 July 2007
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