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Going to be buying a laptop for my niece to use at high school, aged 14 and will hopefully last her 4 years through A levels. Wondering if any of the 3x levels of service are worth shelling out for?
Thanks.
will hopefully last her 4 years
Good look with that...In my experience laptops last about 2 yrs max these days.
Thats why they are so cheap - they are disposable items nowadays.
What about them doesn't last more than 2 years??
Batteries - 1 year, motherboards, power supplies, Hinges on lids.
I get calls from friends all the time about this as I "work in IT" normally along the lines of I want to get my kid a laptop etc etc but now I wont recommend any as they never last as long as the parents anticipate they will.
The odd one will yes if its been looked after etc but a 14yr old I cant see that.
Not saying they are good or anything just they hardly ever last more than 2 years - that includes dell, vaios, hp etc.