Okay, you're not sure if you could monkey around in the computer. You have no guarantee of long-term service contract and everything, right? Yes, I understand. But what you do not know whether the PC support industry slowly dies out or outsourced abroad.
Yep ... (Did the food on the table for me for over 18 + years) my "bread and butter" work is the way of the buggy whip and carriage.
As computers are becoming smaller,compact and "device-like" Desktop Support Technician will be obsolete and useless. And what a RAZR phone or a BlackBerry device is not as automated communication? Can one say, Star Trek?
Okay, this means I'm unemployed at some point in the future, but what does it mean for you today?
Hands-on technical services to provide expensive, long term. Hint: Dell, HP, and eMachines invest millions in low-cost over the telephone "help desk support. They arenot so many "boots on the ground" as a technician before. This means that if you have a problem that requires a bit of practical work to get going on a long waiting list.
Even worse, the "Big Boys" are quietly slipping into the fine print of their new support and service guarantees of the term "consumer replaceable parts."
What are consumer-replaceable parts?
I'm glad you asked. Basically there are only 1150 basic hardwareComponents within a modern computer. And most of the major PC manufacturers have already assured at least half of them are no longer covered by their warranties and services.
For example one of the largest PC manufacturer, not Dell CD-ROMs, DVDs, floppy drives, power supplies (computer power), or the motherboard (this is the sign that your video, audio, modem contains or network modules) their "CompleteCare (TM) AgreementConsumer (Home Office) market. The "CompleteCare (TM)" is not "free" by the way.
And if they want state to cover part of one arm, lower in the agreement that "discretion (Helpdesk) Technician will be with you parts for your device to your computer to install one or even on the vessel the computer of the device at our repair center. "
Got it?
That's right. Even with a service agreement, they will send you the itemSo you can or you can return to them to repair ship. See what I meant by "Consumer replaceable? Oh, yes, the nature of the parts they send you (to install all alone) are likely to be" refurbished ". Nope, you do not even get a new one.
Now I will not get from Dell. I really like, they are indeed one of the good guys when it comes to technical support. But all the PC makers do, Consumer replaceable part "thing. You can use your own"Consumer part" with a little help from my very cheap mini-guide or pull up machine to have the expensive computer repair geek-to-go replace it for them.
So in the coming years, the computer equipment is like any other major. The maintenance and care of their few "moving" parts are your sole responsibility, warranty or not. When was the last time you saw a refrigerator repair guy?
Your options are alreadyremoved ... It is your choice, your time, your wallet.
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