We usually see this note from Gadget shops at malls "6 months service warranty" or even "1 year service warranty" or even juicier "lifetime service warranty" but does it really give us assurance that our babies(gadgets) are safe having those warranty given to us by our trusted mall sellers? Yes and most probably a NO.
This applies to all gadgets I think, when I drop my PSvita which has a service warranty from my favorite store will they fix it? Ofcourse they will! But! Full efforts only, you still have to buy the parts! Worst you pay almost half the price of the device for the parts! So those service warranties when applied to gadgets are damn useless!!!
This service warranties are more in favor for appliances,laptops or pc's but for new gadgets (tablet, vita, 3ds, smartphones etc) dont be happy you have this so called warranty! For it always assures you that you'll pay bigtime if suddenly you did something wrong with your device.
Thinking of buying a 2nd hand PSVita or 3ds and will charge you much higher than other 2nd hands because it has service warranty? No way! There are no service centers for these handhelds! Best efforts will be done to your devices and you will still be shouldering the parts that will be used to repair your vita or 3ds!
Warranty or Wala-nty? :)
I think you have a different understanding about the warranty. Any product defects will be covered by the warranty and you will not pay a single peso for it. However, the warranty does not cover if you broke your PSV from misuse. I think this applies to all gadgets nowadays. You will need to pay for the repair of the unit of course. Under warranty does not mean they will fix your device from any harm it will encounter while you use it. Don't get me wrong I'm not from Sony. I just a regular guy who used the warranty to repair my PS Vita without spending a single peso.
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