8.9 vs 10.1 Aspire One: Does it pay to buy an extended warranty and if so, for how long and with who?
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I feel your pain! I'm trying to pull the trigger and I can't decide for the life of me!
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Yeah the $60 difference should be used to purchase an extended warranty from these jokers - just wait for your laptop to stop charging. Worst design ever.
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Hello Sally, I'm running Win7 on the one that I received. I asked for it in the search box and since this one was going to be the travel laptop I didn't want to spend extra money on it. As far as a warranty, I can't answer that question, but being that it's a refurb laptop I really don't think that they would even offer one, but you really should reach out to the seller to be sure. Good luck with your choice, but if you are looking for a good laptop and a GREAT price go ahead and buy this one.
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Standard 1 year manufacture's warranty, don't remember if anyone offered an extended warranty. By the way, I really like the computer.
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Like the others, I'm not sure either. I posed that question to an Asus rep on a chat session and he said they were identical, including the bundled Office. I bought a C2 version to test for compatibility with some online content, then bought quite a few more for our college after the tablet passed the test. The others were the C1 version and they had Office too with the same warranty. Packaging and included accessories also appeared the same. As the others have pointed out, there seemed to be a price difference at the retail level, but what did the extra price pay for? In any case, so far they seem to be a great value - either version.
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The Aspire does not come with Windows 8 Pro but you can upgrade for $80 (about). The $39 price is only for people upgrading from an older version of Windows. I upgraded my S7-391-9886 to Pro but don't really see any advantage to upgrading and probably would not do it again.
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Yes it does. I have had mine for 4 months now and had my first issue with it. I dreaded calling tech support (had a Dell prior to this) and they were awesome about correcting the little flaw. I would recommend buying the extended warranty when you purchase if you have the option. I did not and I regret it. Other than that, I love it so far. It came with high recommendations from a friend who is a computer freek. It's a slick laptop! Let me know if you have other questions.
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There are two types of warranty protection offered from ASUS, the first is a two year warranty and is basic in form. The second warranty is known as a accidental damage warranty that is also through the company via ASUS only applies to certain computers and is known as the ADP program good for one year. I certainly hope that this helps, and yes this particular laptop is covered.
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Yea, the laptop has warranty, if don't purchased at the following stores:The Following Retailers are excluded from the ASUS ADP program *BestBuy USA (In-store and Online)Office Max (In-store and Online)Staples USA (In-store and Online)Sears (In-store and Online)Costco Wholesale (In-store and Online)Office Depot (In-store and Online)Wal-Mart (In-Store and Online)Online Auction sites or Peer-to-Peer saltsyou can see it here:http://www.service.asus.com/#!register-adp/c203q/greeting
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The one I ordered was windows 7 Home premium Ultimate 64-bit with a version of Microsoft Office trial that does not expire, but if you update windows you have to delete the new version to keep using......I am very satisfied with this laptop, I electronics technician by trade. I have not had any complaints other than the onboard video card. As long as you are not gaming it is fine just don't like that I cant have my icons smaller with the 1366x768 limitation. plenty of speed and storage, also boots crazy fast. Even with the large amount of programs I have on it. Hope this helps.............
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Microsoft has an "upgrade" that is free - Windows 8.1. It makes the W8 a bit more like W7, but not entirely. W8/8.1 takes some getting used to but it isn't too bad. If you get a touch screen laptop (this one is not touch screen) it might be a bit easier to get accustom to.
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If they do not release it soon I might just get the "Acer Aspire Timeline AS4810TZ-4508 14-Inch Aluminum Laptop - Over 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)" Acer Aspire Timeline AS4810TZ-4508 14-Inch Aluminum Laptop - Over 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)It is more expensive and a slower processor, but a bigger screen, more RAM, and a DVD writing drive.
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It appears it depends on the type of Kindle. My 8.9 HD was stolen and was not covered. They are refunding me the cost of the warranty since I only had it six months. Not exactly what I wanted but at least a decent gesture.
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I had no problem upgrading to 8.1 - Asus have excellent customer service so I suggest you contact them.
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Machine ha full 1 yr warranty from manufacture HP. As you may no know warranty from mfr is limited parts and labor. You would register your warranty with them upon recieving the unit. There is no extended plan offered from out company at this time. As for excel and word. It will come with a 30 day trial no machines weater tou buy online or from retailers come with a full version after the trial period the program will mot let you edit or print and documents or spreadaheets you created in the teial period and will ask you if you want to purchase the full version. The full version is about $140 at any retailer. Hope theae answers help. Machine ha full 1 yr warranty from manufacture HP. As you may no know warranty from mfr is limited parts and labor. You would register your warranty with them upon recieving the unit. There is no extended plan offered from out company at this time. As for excel and word. It will come with a 30 day trial no machines weater tou buy online or from retailers come with a full version after the trial period the program will mot let you edit or print and documents or spreadaheets you created in the teial period and will ask you if you want to purchase the full version. The full version is about... » Read More Machine ha full 1 yr warranty from manufacture HP. As you may no know warranty from mfr is limited parts and labor. You would register your warranty with them upon recieving the unit. There is no extended plan offered from out company at this time. As for excel and word. It will come with a 30 day trial no machines weater tou buy online or from retailers come with a full version after the trial period the program will mot let you edit or print and documents or spreadaheets you created in the teial period and will ask you if you want to purchase the full version. The full version is about $140 at any retailer. Hope theae answers help. « Show Less
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Does the Aspire one have another set of numbers with it? If it does then look for a battery for all the numbers. The other thing you can do is take the number/letter combination off the old battery and search for a battery using those numbers. Google will come up with exact replacement extended capacity.
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Thanks Joe! I bought extra memory but the seal says if I remove it the warranty is void? Is taht true? How can that be?Do i need to get latest bio, etc? I just got it. MikeJoe how in heck do i get the video cam to work? We bought my wife an Acer Aspire one and it was mountains easier to get up and running. Thank you sir!! Mike