[amayausers] Re: Service agreement
- From: "Jack Fuller" <jack@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 16:39:35 -0700
Thanks for the update. At least now I know that if the MOBO goes bad I won't
have to use the machine as a boat anchor. I can just take out a 2nd mortgage
and replace it. (That's just a little bit of Idaho humor. I think it comes
from isolation and altitude sickness.) I guess I should have used an
emoticon at the end there but I get a crook in my neck trying to read them.
I wonder if when you send your old mobo in for repair if they don't in
reality just toss it and send you a new one? Kind of like cell phones? They
say the cost is in the engineering of these things. The production costs are
minimal. You know, like the first one is $5 million but the second one is
$2.50.
Jack Fuller
-----Original Message-----
From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of frank davis
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 4:04 PM
To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Service agreement
More information on mother board cost. I just checked with Melco. Here are
the board costs at this time:
New $1350
Used $1150
Repaired $ 750
Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: "frank davis" <fadavis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 2:14 PM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Service agreement
>I may be mistaken, but last I heard, a mother board was about $1400
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack Fuller" <jack@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 2:02 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Service agreement
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>> Connie
>> I have been thinking about that too. Mine expires in July. I suppose one
>> could look at the premium to guage what the liklihood of encountering a
>> large expense might be. That is, if the issuer of the poliucy thinks they
>> will have to pay off a large expense the premium will reflect it. $60 a
>> month seems only a little more than the cost of servicing the policy. If
>> the
>> policy maintenace costs are 30% then the expected pay out might be $42 x
>> 12
>> or $504 per annum. I doubt if anyone will actually have a $504 annual
>> expense on each machine but one never knows. As far as replacing a major
>> componant such as a motherboard @ $7000, I think one has to consider that
>> you can replace the machine for $8500. Would it not be better to replace
>> the
>> entire machine and get a new warranty? Techs charge $65 an hour or so
>> plus
>> travel. You have to pay a deductable plus travel expenses even on the
>> warranty covered service items. My sense is that the critical parts have
>> been replaced by now and all necessary upgrades have been made. Put a
>> little
>> maintenance money aside to cover tech calls and forget the policy. It is
>> a
>> bit of a gamble but not a huge one.
>> Jack Fuller
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Captain Gold
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:23 AM
>> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [amayausers] Service agreement
>>
>>
>> My original warranty period is just about up (It doesn't seem like it's
>> been two years already), and I'd like people's opinions on the value of
>> the
>> extended warranty. Is it worth a credit card charge every month? Except
>> for
>> the recent hook issue, I've had no problems with my "girl" since she
>> arrived.
>>
>> However, I know how most electronics and vehicles respond to a change in
>> value - when we pay off a car it usually has instant problems, and when a
>> manufacturer's warranty runs out it's a sign that we'll be repairing or
>> buying a new piece of equipment fairly soon. (For example, we had an
>> unexpected windfall of cash this week, and one of our rain gutters fell
>> off
>> the house to use up the cash).
>>
>> SO - is everyone out there purchasing the extended warranty or not - and
>> why?
>>
>> Connie
>>
>>
>> Wyvern Productions
>> Painting masterpieces in thread.
>> http://www.wyvernproductions.com
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