3-Month Xbox warranty?
11-16-01, 10:48 PM
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3-Month Xbox warranty?
I heard from a friend that the xbox only comes with a 3 month warranty. Would anyone that actually bought the unit please confirm or deny this. If it is just 3 months, that's awlfully pathetic and says alot about MS belief that the system will last over time.
11-17-01, 05:22 AM
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This is the reason that I would really like to get a GC at BB instead of WM. I replaced a few PSX in my day and it would suck to have a GC crap out on me and be stuck. Almost all consumer electronics products do only come with a 90 day manufacturers warranty. The warranty that Sony or Nintendo or most manufacturer for that part only covers you against manufacturers defects, which does not include you playing it for 10 hours in a row.
11-17-01, 09:34 PM
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I don't know what the specifics are, but those saying that 90 days is industry standard are absolutely correct. I used a platinum card to pay, thus doubling the manufacturer's warranty. I wouldn't be surprised if your "1 Year Warranty for Nintendo" was 1 year parts, 90 days labor. That's another thing to do. What you don't realize is that you end up paying out your behind to get the labor done.
11-20-01, 02:33 PM
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They just don't build 'em like they used to. My old 8-bit NES lasted for years; even after it took it apart to see what was inside. 
It'd be nice if they gave a 1-yr warranty, but the bottomline is what matters and I guess they figure you'll shell out another $300 for a system if your current one dies.
It'd be nice if they gave a 1-yr warranty, but the bottomline is what matters and I guess they figure you'll shell out another $300 for a system if your current one dies.
11-20-01, 02:35 PM
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Here is what I said about warranties in another thread...
Check with the place you're purchasing from or your credit card. Chances are that one of the two either offers buyer protection (that would be credit card - example: my platinum card doubles the manufacturer's warranty up to 3 years) or an extended service plan (that would be the retailer - usually around $10 per $100 of price).
I wouldn't buy anything from a manufactuer in the form of an extended warranty. From working in retail selling computers and other forms of hardware, I can tell you that the markup is 387% on a $1,400 computer. I would imagine the markup to be more than that for an XBox. Look at it this way:
$50 = 1/6 of a system. Do you think that you have a 1:6 chance of your XBox breaking? I doubt it. Maybe 1:100, or even 1:50, both of which are very low. This of course is assuming that it wouldn't break inside the already existing warranty.
As you can see... unless you're not paying for it, the extended warranty just isn't worth it.
I wouldn't buy anything from a manufactuer in the form of an extended warranty. From working in retail selling computers and other forms of hardware, I can tell you that the markup is 387% on a $1,400 computer. I would imagine the markup to be more than that for an XBox. Look at it this way:
$50 = 1/6 of a system. Do you think that you have a 1:6 chance of your XBox breaking? I doubt it. Maybe 1:100, or even 1:50, both of which are very low. This of course is assuming that it wouldn't break inside the already existing warranty.
As you can see... unless you're not paying for it, the extended warranty just isn't worth it.
