Pc Cover

narabanekeater

Evening all
Weve brought a new pc and am looking to buy a breakdown type cover for it
We brought it from Tescos so one wasnt offered at the time like it would at PC World
Can these be brought online and can anyone please remmomend one
Thanks

DatabaseError

Save your money! anything that breaks in 12 months is covered by warranty, anything after 12 months will be fairly cheap to replace, extended warranties are a con!
Best bet is to befriend someone who 'knows' about PCs, though I'm not volunteering as my logmein list is getting a bit big

superscaper

What exactly are you looking for? If any fault develops you'll already be covered for quite a long time (3/4 years probably, under the Sale of Goods Act).

danmanchester

BOUGHT not bRought! :rolleyes:

Like the others have said, pc's are usually so well made these days if anything was going to go wrong it would most likely do so in the first 12 months in which case you'd be covered anyway.

superscaper

danmanchester wrote: »

BOUGHT not bRought! :rolleyes:

Like the others have said, pc's are usually so well made these days if anything was going to go wrong it would most likely do so in the first 12 months in which case you'd be covered anyway.

Warranty or not, you're still covered by your statutory consumer rights. A warranty is merely something the manufacturer (usually) offers as a bonus to your existing rights.

Although a 12 month warranty tends to be standard I don't think it's an actual requirement.

isotonic_uk

My advice would be not to buy one. It will cost you a fortune. Do you not have any contact who could repair your pc if it became faulty.

narabanekeater

Sadly we do not know anyone very computer minded so it would need 'a man that can' should any problems arise

hubris

should any problems arise

Precisely. Do a web search for a local skills-swap network near you. I added myself to one yesterday, and found that most of the people will skills to swap had computer admin skills.

Or, rather than spending the money on 'cover', put it into a savings account, and only call on it if you need to pay for some 'professional' help. With things as *unimportant* as possessions, I do this. With things as valuable as mortgage life/payment protection, I don't do this.

superscaper

narabanekeater wrote: »

Sadly we do not know anyone very computer minded so it would need 'a man that can' should any problems arise

Doesn't matter, your retailer is responsible for fixing faults.

banger9365

buy hayne's manuel cheaper and just has usless (may be not usless not for a beginer)
http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&categoryId=32504&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=32503&top_category=32503