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Extended warranty - battery replacement?

  • 09-02-2010 11:00pm
    #1
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,378 ✭✭✭✭


    I bought a 3 year warranty for my acer laptop. It even covers accidental damage but the problem I have with it now is after two years the battery only holds a charge for about 3 minutes. Has anyone gotten the battery replaced under an extended warranty or is it classed as a sort of normal wear and tear?


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Batteries generally aren't covered under warranties, as they only have a certain amount of charge/discharge cycles before they die. Two years would seem like an average life for a battery, on my Dell 6400, the battery was dead within a year.


  • #3
    wingnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭wingnut


    Yep, batteries are classed as 'consumables' covered for a year usually. Dell offer extended battery cover but it is an extra.


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