Do you recommend an extended warranty

Hi,
I just purchased the following laptop en eBay for $239.00:
[Apple iBook G4 12.1"/1.33GHz/512MB/40G/CM/APX M9850LL/A|http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-iBook-G4-12-1-1-33GHz-512MB-40G-CM-APX-M985 0LL-AW0QQitemZ120500665948QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Laptops?hash=item1c0e663e5c#ht_400 4wt988]
The total came out to $316.00 including taxes, shipping and 1 gig of memory I purchased from OWC.
Do you recommend purchasing an extended warranty from [Squaretrade.com|http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/email-landing5?ccode=bswar_adword036:keyword&gclid=CJmtqtWf4Z4CFRQhDQodZyBjOQ] to cover the laptop?
The price is $40.00 for one year or $60.00 for two years.

aigoosung:
Glad you had a good experience with your iBook G4. If you type in "logic board" in the search field in this forum you will find that the iBook series, both G3 and G4, has had significant logic board issues. The logic board is expensive to repair/replace. Thus my suggestion that it might be worth getting the extended warranty if it covered everything and did not have excessive copays or deductibles. That is not to say that all iBooks have logic board issues, but it was enough of an issue that Apple had a recall on the logic board early in the history of the iBook, and the Danish government sued Apple on the issue. Otherwise I would not normally recommend and extended warranty. I have never purchased one myself, but I have never purchased an iBook.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
cornelius

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You must understand that this forum is user-to-user forum and what you need is expert advice. So I recommend you to contact nearest Toshiba authorized service provider and order best extended warranty option.
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On Sep 3, 2014 6:11 PM, Lenovo Promo <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Rohit,
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We hope to connect with you in future.
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I would be grateful if you could explain why we are going round in circles here when the email response from your team above clearly states that the documents have been validated on 8/19/2014 and that I would received warranty document within 21 days.
Awaiting your response.
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Rohit Mathew
From: Lenovo Promo [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 1:03 PM
To: 'Rohit Mathew'
Subject: RE: Lenovo Warranty Offer - Documents Invisible 2nd Reminder!
Dear Rohit,
Thank you for contacting Lenovo Help Desk.
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We hope to connect with you in future.
For clarification or more information on Lenovo Warranty Offer please send us a mail to [email protected] or call us on our helpline +91 080-32467455 / 080-65475738.
Thank you!
Regards,
Lenovo Team
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Dear Ftrainryder,
I’m sure if I had received such a nice gift, like an iPad with Geek Squad Protection (GSP), I would also be angered after being turned away when trying to receive service. Please pass my apologies onto your daughter if she feels that she was misled when purchasing the GSP for your iPad.
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I would like reach out to the store leadership at the Upper West Side (Store 1448) about your recent visit. As such, I’ll be sending you a private message to get some more details from your interaction with the agent. To check your private messages, click on the envelope in the upper right-hand corner while logged into the forums.
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I recently bought a Toshiba laptop with the extended warranty. When I registered the laptop there was a message that I should send copy of the receipt by e-mail. I accidentaly clicked the message away and forgot what the e-mail address was.
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