- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 7/2/13 at 11:11 pm to puffulufogous
Posted on 7/2/13 at 11:11 pm to puffulufogous
what are yalls thoughts on purchasing warranties on items such as a hard drive and video card, etc.?
For $7 is it worth a y yr replacement warranty on my HD. $24 for video card?
For $7 is it worth a y yr replacement warranty on my HD. $24 for video card?
This post was edited on 7/2/13 at 11:12 pm
2
Posted on 7/2/13 at 11:32 pm to Pendulum
I have beyerdynamic dt 770 pro and coyote has the 990s
I Love my pair
I Love my pair
Posted on 7/3/13 at 3:57 am to bluebarracuda
Jeez, I take a day off from posting and new people join the master race.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 8:04 am to J Murdah
My personal opinion is they are not worth it. Most of these products have manufacturer 1-3 year warranties anyway. If my laptop for example crashes 4 years from now outside of warranty, I will probably want a new one by then anyway. I bought a new one in September and already want a new one 
Posted on 7/3/13 at 8:47 am to J Murdah
quote:
what are yalls thoughts on purchasing warranties on items such as a hard drive and video card, etc.?
For $7 is it worth a y yr replacement warranty on my HD. $24 for video card?
depends completely on how soon you plan to upgrade the part. If the price is right, I'd like to keep every part under warranty for however long im likely to use it before upgrading. for a video card, two years is sufficient (for me and most gamers. two months is sufficient for coyote).
remember that the HDD warranty is for part only, not data recovery.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 8:49 am to jcole4lsu
Warranties are a rip off unless it is a direct replacement with a new product.
Not a replacement with a refurb or if you have to send the item in for a 4-6 week repair time.
Not a replacement with a refurb or if you have to send the item in for a 4-6 week repair time.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 8:53 am to stout
quote:
Warranties are a rip off unless it is a direct replacement with a new product.
That's how I feel. They offer it to you to make money off it.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 9:01 am to Mr Gardoki
quote:
They offer it to you to make money off it.
In college I worked at Circuit City for a year and they pushed the warranty hard. Paid great comission on it too because only like 15% of the people who bought it ever actually used it. It was free cash for them.
The only thing it was good for in Circuit City was the old big screens because they would come out and replace the bulbs for free if they went out and car stereo speakers because they were an in store replacement with new speakers even if you blew them on purpose. If CC installed the original speakers the warranty included removing the old ones and installing the new ones too.
Other than that they fricked people hard.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 9:14 am to Mr Gardoki
Thats usually my thought process also.
Eta: just bought the rest of my parts. will post the hem soon
Eta: just bought the rest of my parts. will post the hem soon
This post was edited on 7/3/13 at 9:23 am
Posted on 7/3/13 at 10:06 am to J Murdah
Master Racers:
What are some must have games on Steam?
What are some must have games on Steam?
Posted on 7/3/13 at 10:33 am to Mear
Hello kitty island adventure
Posted on 7/3/13 at 11:26 am to Mear
can't go wrong with portal 2 or that borderlands bundle that is going around.
also the walking dead by telltale. NOT SURVIVAL INSTINCT!
I found that really funny for some reason
also the walking dead by telltale. NOT SURVIVAL INSTINCT!
I found that really funny for some reason
This post was edited on 7/3/13 at 11:42 am
Posted on 7/3/13 at 12:10 pm to bluebarracuda
quote:
I have beyerdynamic dt 770 pro and coyote has the 990s
I Love my pair
Yeah, I wonder how much better the quality of the open 990's is for mid to high range. Supposedly open cans are way better for your mids and highs; and open cans also offer a much more "depthier" stage, as in you really feel like a band is playing that music right in front of you.
Open wasnt really an option for me though, bc of sound leakage reasons and to make my bass (which is mostly all lows, with a bit of a scoop on the EQ) come through loud and clear with some punch that open cans don't have.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 12:41 pm to Mr Gardoki
Yo yo, are there any network specialists here? Just thought I'd ask before I bother post about some challenges I need to overcome in getting my dads house setup for wifi.
Need some real world knowledge, obviously, not just some generic googling or guesswork.
My parents have hughesnet. It is awful, but the only option out here.
Need some real world knowledge, obviously, not just some generic googling or guesswork.
My parents have hughesnet. It is awful, but the only option out here.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:10 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
Yo yo, are there any network specialists here? Just thought I'd ask before I bother post about some challenges I need to overcome in getting my dads house setup for wifi.
Im all ears
quote:
My parents have hughesnet
nevermind.
seriously. that fricking service sucks, especially the new gen 3/4 (whichever its called, i forget). we have actually switched a couple of rural customers over to a different satellite company for internet its so bad. ping is outrageous, bandwidth flutters, etc.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:33 pm to jcole4lsu
quote:
we have actually switched a couple of rural customers over to a different satellite company for internet its so bad. ping is outrageous, bandwidth flutters, etc.
What's your recommendation?
This post was edited on 7/3/13 at 2:33 pm
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:33 pm to jcole4lsu
Has nothing to do with that. It's an issue of couplings vs junctions for lowest level of degradation.
Poor latency is all satellite Internet. Other than that it has been reliable since a recent upgrade to the service.
Poor latency is all satellite Internet. Other than that it has been reliable since a recent upgrade to the service.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:42 pm to Srbtiger06
quote:
What's your recommendation?
we switched them all over to wildblue which is exceed i think.
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:43 pm to ILikeLSUToo
quote:
Has nothing to do with that. It's an issue of couplings vs junctions for lowest level of degradation.
cant put the router near the entry point for the dish i assume?
Posted on 7/3/13 at 2:45 pm to jcole4lsu
Page 151 of 1912
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News