| Doug Jacobs 2007-01-30, 8:02 pm |
| In microsoft.public.xbox Tom <noway@nothere.com> wrote:
quote:
> I am unfamiliar with Best Buy's warranty caveat, but considering MS only
> charges $60 for two years isn't bad, and you keep your HDD. But it doesn't
> seem logical for one to lose the HDD at Best buy, when only the unit may be
> defective. They can simply give the customer a "Core System". I do wish we
> had European laws regarding (these kinds of) purchases. I had to have mine
> replaced (they didn't fix the one I purchased last December, as it must have
> been totally shot), and when I got it, it had a new HDD on it too; now I
> have two HDDs :-).
Best Buy's extended warranty's cost is based on the price of the thing
you're buying the warranty for. The Best Buy employees are brainwashed
to try to sell you the warranty on EVERYTHING, which leads to some strange
looks when they offer to sell you a warranty on things like a mouse pad, a
paperback book, gift card, etc.
If you do decide to use the warranty, you must return the entire item -
that would mean if you bought coverage for your 360 Premium, you must
return the 360 with its HDD.
Now, I guess you could buy a 360 Core and HDD separately, then if your 360
breaks down, you can still hold onto the HDD. Or, you could try
explaining to the clerk that you want to keep your old HDD and s/he might
be able to do something for you.
One of the other amusing things about the warranty is that if the item has
gone out of production, they'll give you the equivelant model. This could
be a good or bad thing. For instance, if you bought an older-style PS2,
and it broke down within Best Buy's warranty, you'd get a SlimLine model
in exchange.
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