Would You Like An Extended Warranty With That?

Written by John San Filippo


Should you buy an extended warranty with your laptop? You may not want to think about it now, but sooner or later, something is going to break down on your laptop. When it happens,repparttar big question will be who gets stuck withrepparttar 107700 bill, you orrepparttar 107701 manufacturer.

The standard (standard in this case meaning free) warranty on a new laptop typically runs anywhere from 90 days to a year. That probably doesn’t seem like much when you consider how long you expect to own your laptop. What happens when your laptop poops out onrepparttar 107702 91st day?

First of all, even if your laptop only includes a 90-day warranty (and assuming you’ve purchased a reputable brand- name system),repparttar 107703 chances of your laptop dying onrepparttar 107704 91st day are very, very slim.

Manufacturers don’t offer a 90-day warranty withrepparttar 107705 expectation that their product will malfunction shortly thereafter. A shorter warranty is likely, at least in part, to be a marketing ploy to push you toward an extended warranty.

All major laptop manufacturers offer a long menu of extended warranty options, each menu item with its own price tag. The two biggest components that factor intorepparttar 107706 cost of an extended warranty are duration and location.

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10 Secrets To A Healthy Computer And A Happier You

Written by Dan Preston


There comes a time in a person’s life where no matter how much you fight it time takes its toll and we begin to slow down in how we perform our daily activities. However, in order to extend our youthful glow and energy levels it is important to eat right, exercise, and keep a positive outlook on life.

Now you may ask what has any of that got to do with “Secrets To A Healthy Computer?”

Well, in a way we’re all just like a computer. If you neglect to take care of yourself you soon will cease to function properly andrepparttar many tasks that once were easy to do now take twice as long to accomplish and often require you to rest or “reboot” after a malfunction.

I can’t tell you what foods to eat or what exercises to perform because I am not a nutritionist. Although, with my experiences inrepparttar 107699 personal computer field I can share with you some tips of how to keep that rectangle box of circuitry that sits within sights range functioning at maximum performance as long as time will allow.

Some important steps to follow are….

*Make certain that your computer is located in a well ventilated area and that all air vents are unobstructed to prevent overheating and premature failure to any internal components.

*Clean outrepparttar 107700 dust build-up at least every 6 months fromrepparttar 107701 inside ofrepparttar 107702 computer case including case vents, power supply vents, and all visible circuitry with a few cans of compressed air that can be purchased from any major computer store or electronics outlet. This will help reducerepparttar 107703 chances of overheating and circuitry damage.

Before cleaning just be certain to always unplugrepparttar 107704 computer fromrepparttar 107705 wall outlet and never physically contactrepparttar 107706 circuitry insiderepparttar 107707 computer case to prevent damage.

*Be prepared for an unsuspected failure by always making backups of any important data that you do not and can not afford to lose.

I personally keep updated backups of my website and even storerepparttar 107708 disks at a remote location away from my every day use computers just in case a disaster were to occur and my main computers were destroyed resulting inrepparttar 107709 need for those lost files.

*Purchase and install a well known anti-virus program that can be regularly updated withrepparttar 107710 latest virus definitions and ran during boot-up to help protect your computer from beingrepparttar 107711 victim of an unwanted infestation.

*Every few months or so run your computer’s “Scandisk” program followed byrepparttar 107712 “Defragmenter” program to maximizerepparttar 107713 efficiency of your hard drive.

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