Friday, March 25, 2011

Warranties? Who needs them!

Voiding warranties, some say its wrong, some worry about future support, but I am dedicated to using the hardware that i own to the fullest extent possible. If a router can be given a 200% boost in range through nothing more than a simple software update DO IT! If you can keep your video games safely stored away in their cases while you play from a backup copy, Why wouldn't you? Are you a huge anime fan but your dvd player won't play those import titles from japan? FIX IT! There is information readily available everywhere online that can help you on your way, most DVD players have a special code you can enter from your remote control to remove the region locks on your player, so why not take advantage of it?

13 comments:

  1. I have voided the warranty on every gizmo I own! haha

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  2. You make such a valid point. I never use warranties either. I take pride in everything i own and take great care of them too. I think it should be an icon to take good care of your possessions. good post :)
    +following

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  3. Is this entire blog about voided warranties?
    I can't imagine there's all that much to say.

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  4. voided warranties, fixing things, improving upon gadgets, adding features, this is my first blog, and they say write about what you know, so yeah. this comes mostly from beyond stupid return policies, and expectations. If you can fix it yourself, with (mostly minimal) effort, faster, then why not?

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  5. wow this blog was made for people like me!!!

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  6. I'm with you- I hate how restrictive warranties are.

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  7. The warranty is a sacred covenant we’ve entered into with the manufacturer. He offers to stand by his equipment, and we in return agree not to violate the integrity of the internal hardware. This little orange sticker is all that stands between us and anarchy.

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  8. Okay, then we won’t touch the hard drive. We’ll just erase the first season of Battlestar.

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  9. Most of the time they will still accept it (if it's a small shop with friendly personnel)

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  10. Technology is the heart of cultural advancement. if we don't embrace that which gives us power and our mastery over it there-in, why would we ever advance as a species?!

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  11. I'm all for fix it yourself deals but shit sucks when you're out 300 bucks because Microsoft wants to be stingy. I still get away with fixing my own crap and they'll still fix it even if the warranty is void.

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