Absolutely NOT. Try buying any ThinkPad right now from Lenovo's site and you'll be offered this option, along with many others.
Cheers George -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Markowitz <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2009 7:59 pm Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Protection Plan in CA and FL Warranty upgrades/extensions have ALWAYS been "business use" only. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 6:49 PM Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Protection Plan in CA and FL > > "ThinkPad Protection Plus" is not a warranty extension, but an upgrade. It > > is normally available with ANY ThinkPad purchase, regardless whether it's > > for business or personal use. > > The validity of purchasing such a plan in CA was brought up on Lenovo's > > forum, and from what I recall, that plan was declared null and void there. > > My memory might be wrong, though... > > Now, the story about "business account" is an example of absolute hogwash > > if I ever heard one, and I've heard quite a few of them from Lenovo reps. > > Hope this helps. > > Happy New Year to all. > > Cheers, > > George > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Markowitz <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; gwydion <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Dec 31, 2009 6:01 pm > Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Protection Plan in CA and FL > > > They have ALWAYS only sold warranty extensions to business accounts. You > > just have to tell them you use the laptop for business when you place the > > order. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "gwydion" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 3:37 PM > Subject: [Thinkpad] Thinkpad Protection Plan in CA and FL > > Just discovered something that I thought I would pass on to the list. > > One flavor of extended warranty offered by Lenovo in the US includes a > "Thinkpad Protection Plan." This version offers a warranty against > accidental damage from liquid spills on the keyboard, unintentional drops > and bumps of the Product, an electrical surge that damages the Products > circuitry, or the failure of the integrated LCD screen. Since my wife has > damaged two different laptops by spilling wine and coffee on the keyboard, > and my son killed an LCD by dropping the laptop, it seemed like a pretty > good option. > > It's pretty hard to figure out exactly what the plan is until after the > purchase. After purchase, they send you a copy of the legal terms. Among > other things, the terms state that "This Service is not available for > consumer purchase in California and Florida." I discovered this after I > had already given the 3 T400s to the intended owners, who live with me in > California. > > I called Lenovo to figure out exactly what choices I had (the terms of the > warranty say that you can elect to discontinue it and get a refund within > 30 days of purchase). What the Lenovo rep told me was that the warranty > was valid so long as my account was a business account, and all he had to > do was make that change to my account. > > Seems kind of bizarre to me, but what the heck. > > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > > > = > _______________________________________________ > Thinkpad mailing list > [email protected] > http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad > _______________________________________________ Thinkpad mailing list [email protected] http://stderr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/thinkpad
