Is it worth to extend the Warranty of Acer Helios Predator 300 bought from Flipkart last year

XdxD said:

Deejay_tech said:

strange. I got extended warranty of 2 years by paying Rupees 2000/-. I also bought from flipkart last year and took the extended warranty last year.

Same for me but got it in December, 2017 for my G3-572.
@ankkol2011, try from this site and tell us the price it asks: http://apn.acer.co.in/Rpt/EndCustomerRegistrationNew.aspx

I have already filled up the form today ..
They said that it will take atleast 24hrs for registration to complete..

But what to do after that I don't ..
Could u plz explain what steps should I take next.

After going through the Terms And Conditions of the Extended Warranty, I don't find any reason why should I buy the extended warranty, bcz it's not covering anything which is likely to get damaged in the period of 2 yrs...
Have a look https://www.shopacer.co.in/Warranty/ShopAcer_AllInOne_Registration.aspx


Not covering the HINGES,LCD or KEYBOARD,
and MotherBoard is only repaired if its due to electric failure BUT that is also not fully true bcz the warranty is also void if there is any damage due to improper electric supply. (3.d)


I think the warranty is only valid when the laptop is working in ideal condition...

What are your thoughts guys??

xapim said:

ankkol2011 user self damage/wear will not be covered by any manufacturer on any device and you can see its exactly cover as the normal warranty so i really dunno the issues that your describing because the same policies are applied in the normal warranty also 
the most important more expensive piece of hardware that needs to be covered its the motherboard and its components and thats it everything else its easily replaceable therefore doesnt matter

1. Warranty Limitations
1. The warranty is not transferable from one user/customer to another.
2. The warranty does not cover replacement of the Personal Computer (PC)
3. Acer India will not be responsible for loss of data on the PC under any circumstances. Customers are encouraged to back up all data stored on the hard disk of their Acer India PC before giving the PC for service.
4. Any software that accompanied the Acer India PC is on an "as is" basis. Acer India does not warrant the operation of any or all the software programs pre-loaded or added to the Acer India PC.
5. Acer India's warranty does not entail a warranty of functionality or any obligation to repair or replace a defective computer, if that defect is a result of physical breakage, improper installation or connections, electrical faults external to the product, software induced problems (eg. Virus attacks), abuse or unauthorized modification of the product.
6. Any service, repair or replacement not within the scope of Acer India's coverage shall be subject to the rates and terms of the ASP performing such service.
7. All third party peripherals, whether purchased as part of a system or bundled with it, normally come with the prevailing supplier's warranty and Acer India does not provide warranty for such products.
8. Warranty on lamp is restricted to 90 days only
9. Acer India does not warranty error free or uninterrupted operation of the equipment

1. This warranty shall be rendered null & void if:
1. The product is physically damaged.
2. The product is modified, maintained or repaired by a party not authorized by Acer India.
3. The product is installed, maintained and operated in ways other than as recommended by Acer India.
4. The product is faulty or damaged due to electrical faults external to the PC.
5. The model number, serial number or warranty stickers have been removed or tampered with.
6. A non Acer India certified product is added on to the Acer India product.

1. Warranty does not apply to
1. Cracked glass panel on monitor, LCD screen or damage caused by too much pressure exerted on the LCD.
2. Plastic parts
3. Defects or damage caused due to virus attack
4. Parts requiring replacement due to normal wear and tear, corrosion, rust, stain, etc.,
5. Damage or loss of any programs, data or removable storage media including any consequential loss or damage
6. Damages caused due to acts of God & force majeure.

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/IN/content/w-terms

How do expect the mother board to get damaged if everything is fine. 
If the mother booard burns due to overheating, its not covered due to physical damage,

If the mother board damages due to a single fault electric supply ,its not covered.
(And in day to day when we go any where or any place everytime checking the powersupply is not possible.)

Now apart from these how else would u think the mother board could get damage.

xapim said:

ankkol2011 i have seen many faulty gpu's (due to the mass produce) and burned mobos getting replaced under warranty technically the normal procedure is if they cant find the fault they will always replace the mobo just to save time of locating the fault and in the report they might send you or not will only come hardware failure but not specifying what exactly most of the times

Thanks for mentioning that burned Mobos are replaced but according to the terms mentioned in the warranty, its clearly mentioned any burned ports are not covered in the warranty. Checkpoint (5.e)


And its already been 1 year for my laptop and now if the mobo gets damaged it will surely be due to any of the burned ports and not the mobo in itself.

And if the mobo would have been faulty it wouldn't have last till one year.

p.s: all these are just my opinion. 
And in INDIA most of the service centres just don't want people to redeem the warranty they will find terms and conditions by which they could make the warranty null and void.