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Help with an ASUS laptop

i know this has n relevance to XDA, but i am at my nerves end. i have a laptop (ASUS V1J-1A and i need some spares from the U.S as the UK does not stock them. I have seen on the ASUS estore web site the items i need, but they do not ship outside of the U.S. Is there anyone here who runs a Laptop repare shop that is based int eh U.S that can contact me to aid in purchasing the items i need and arrange shipping.
I am more than happy to make it worth your while $$$
Please PM me if you can help
Regards
Rich

[Q] Warranty Question

Hi, I live in the UK and have got family in the US to buy a transformer and bring it over with them. Can anybody WITH a transformer confirm if it is a US warranty or global like the pc's they do.
Thanks!

I think I read a post in XDA which confirmed the warranty was worldwide.
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Yeah, I read that too, but I saw someone said the booklet said US....

Can anyone confirm this or not? I'm really interested in buying the Transformer Prime when it is released in the US as it will be priced at $499. Here in the UK it is likely to be priced at around £499 which is just silly. Anyway, the warranty rules for the original transformer is probably likely to be the same as the Prime so just wanted to find out. TIA

[Q] Extended Warranty for TF

Hi All,
Does anyone know where I can purchase Extended Warranty for TF? I purchased from Fry's Electronics but they do not offer extended warranty for the TF. I want to purchase an one year or two years Extended Warranty for my TF.
Mike

mikewong27 said:
Hi All,
Does anyone know where I can purchase Extended Warranty for TF? I purchased from Fry's Electronics but they do not offer extended warranty for the TF. I want to purchase an one year or two years Extended Warranty for my TF.
Mike
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You can purchase right through Asus on there site if you created an account and registered.

mikewong27 said:
Hi All,
Does anyone know where I can purchase Extended Warranty for TF? I purchased from Fry's Electronics but they do not offer extended warranty for the TF. I want to purchase an one year or two years Extended Warranty for my TF.
Mike
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I've used Squaretrade (http://www.squaretrade.com) on all of my phones....fortunately I have not yet had to file a claim, so can't comment on their customer service....I like ST because you can get accident covered for drops, spills, etc. unlike some extended warranties...

corruptz0r said:
To elaborate further, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059737
$99 dollars for 3 years, including accidental damage.
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Thanks a lot for this info.

tonyz3 said:
You can purchase right through Asus on there site if you created an account and registered.
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I already register with Asus, but I don't see any option to purchase extended warranty.
Mike

http://us.estore.asus.com/index.php?l=search_list&s[title]=Y&s[short_desc]=Y&s[full_desc]=Y&s[sku]=Y&s[match]=all&s[cid]=0&s[search]=warranty
TRY HERE

If you buy using visa or amex it automatically doubles the mfr warranty. They also provide cheap extended warranty so you may want to check that as an option.

Unlocking Bootloader

Hi, im considering unlocking the bootloader, but the problem is it voids the Asus warranty. now i bought my tablet at best buy with the 2 year warranty because i tend to have bad luck with damaging electronics. if i unlock the bootloader and damage the tablet and take it in for repair will best buy still take it back and would i be able to get a replacement?
Thanks,
Ryan

i dont believe so. i think modifying the system will void it. i would go to best buys website and look at there warranty policy
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ryanskeltis said:
Hi, im considering unlocking the bootloader, but the problem is it voids the Asus warranty. now i bought my tablet at best buy with the 2 year warranty because i tend to have bad luck with damaging electronics. if i unlock the bootloader and damage the tablet and take it in for repair will best buy still take it back and would i be able to get a replacement?
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Officially, unlocking your bootloader means losing warranty altogether -- I strongly doubt if BestBuy looks at your bootloader at all, but if they do not give you a direct replacement and send it in to ASUS instead, they probably will notice.

there is nothing on best buys website under the warranty section about anything related to unlocking/rooting and all that cool stuff
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ryanskeltis said:
there is nothing on best buys website under the warranty section about anything related to unlocking/rooting and all that cool stuff
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Well, I doubt they would go into that detail. But I strongly suspect they won't cover anything where they are not backed from the vendor (Asus).

FordPrefect said:
Well, I doubt they would go into that detail. But I strongly suspect they won't cover anything where they are not backed from the vendor (Asus).
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^^ This. Iin Europe, warranty handling is explicitly assigned to the retailer during at least the first year, so in that case yo ucan go to the retailer and say "fix this". They'd still have to send it in, though, and if ASUS subsequently claims it is user error the retailer is going to follow that statement blindly. This means you'd have to pay.
Also, they probably put a clause in there regarding user interventions or user-induced damages -- falling off a table would be a prime example, but so would flashing a custom ROM -- software that's not supposed to be there at all in the first place -- by the end-user. You have made clear your intentions to do some funky stuff to your 700 by unlocking the bootloader, an action an average user in general would not perform, or even consider.

[Q] Warranty on a Nexus 5 from Ebay

If I buy a nexus 5 from ebay, can I still use the Google warranty on it?

GodSlayer said:
If I buy a nexus 5 from ebay, can I still use the Google warranty on it?
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Technically, the warranty is not by Google - it is by LG. Google will handle returns/replacements within the first 15 days.
According to LG, the warranty is for 12 months for the original purchaser.

jj14 said:
Technically, the warranty is not by Google - it is by LG. Google will handle returns/replacements within the first 15 days.
According to LG, the warranty is for 12 months for the original purchaser.
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Can I invoke it using the original receipt?

I think the warranty is tied to the original email address
Team Nexus 5 sucks

GodSlayer said:
Can I invoke it using the original receipt?
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Sorry - can't say because I haven't tried it. I suspect it will be ok if you have original receipt since all LG would really care about is the purchase date to figure out whether it is still under warranty or not, but I don't know if they will check purchaser name as well. You could check with Google/LG to be sure, but I'm pretty sure they will give you the legal answer
Just out of curiosity, why are you buying from ebay instead of the play store? Is it significantly cheaper there? I just glanced thru' some of the postings there and they all seem to be selling over $400 (buy it now)

jj14 said:
Sorry - can't say because I haven't tried it. I suspect it will be ok if you have original receipt since all LG would really care about is the purchase date to figure out whether it is still under warranty or not, but I don't know if they will check purchaser name as well. You could check with Google/LG to be sure, but I'm pretty sure they will give you the legal answer
Just out of curiosity, why are you buying from ebay instead of the play store? Is it significantly cheaper there? I just glanced thru' some of the postings there and they all seem to be selling over $400 (buy it now)
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The price in the Play Store is almost 450, with taxes and shipping, and there are options for less than that.
Moreover, I am having trouble ordering from the Play Store as I am not a resident of the USA, and only sending it to a person there. I know that the ebay order will get there, unlike the Play Store order which is still pending and can be dropped at any moment.