Warranty News of the Day – 3/28/2007

HP Voids Warranty if You Load Linux

“A woman bought a Compaq laptop and loaded Ubuntu on it. Some time later, still well inside the 1-year hardware warranty, the keyboard started acting up. An HP support rep told her, “Sorry, we do not honor our hardware warranty when you run Linux…”

Why do I Want a Vehicle Warranty

“Of course your car is now out of warranty and you’ll have to pick up 100 percent of the bill. It’s times like this that you wish you had signed up for the extended warranty they offered when you bought your car or truck… “

Upgrading iPod Voids Warranty but May Be Worth It

“…this voids your iPod’s warranty, and that the original hardrive only costs around $100, I recommend that you either upgrade it yourself, if you don’t mind taking the risk, or realize that you don’t really have a need to carry your entire music collection around with you at all times… “

How to Buy an Auto Extended Warranty

“People ask me why the warranty companies refuse to offer them a warranty on their high performance car. You won’t find any warranty company foolish enough to offer coverage on vehicles like Land Rover (poor quality, frequent and expensive repairs), Jaguar (expensive repairs), Mercedes ALG ($20,000 engine), and most turbo engines like Porsche, etc….”