From: Benjamin Koh (benkoh_at_stanford.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 24 2000 - 18:00:32 EDT
Ray Bay wrote:
>
> The Dell Inspirons don't have the build quality, but the Latitudes are
> much better built... Service is also very very good if something goes
> bad... there is just nothing like owning a Thinkpad though... and over
> time the Thinkpad holds its value much better at trade-in or resale
> time.
>
> Ray Bayles
IMHO one big reason why Thinkpads have better resale value is because
the warranty follows the machine, not the owner. Thus a used Thinkpad
can still have a valid warranty on it. Given this choice, I would not
buy a used machine of any other brand, unless the same warranty policy
was available. Does anyone know of any other brand with the same
policy? If Thinkpads are unique in this regard, it would be one good
reason why they hold their resale value better, at least until their
warranty, extended or otherwise, runs out. For people like me who
cannot afford new machines, a fairly recent Thinkpad with some IBM
warranty left on it is an excellent value.
Benjamin
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