Free laptop upgrades for life?

[puddingcat]

Am I right to be suspicious of this offer?

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

You have to buy the extended warranty to get it. I bet there are all sorts of bits of small print...

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

*nods* Extended warranties can be quite expensive. It it costs, say, 150 quid a year, that's a new laptop after three years.

[sesquipedality.livejournal.com]

The maths certainly doesn't make sense. Assuming you live for another 60 years, they're giving you 6000 odd pounds to spend on a laptop by that time, so you're looking at a total spend on their behalf in the tens of thousands per customer range. I am not a stunt actuary, but I can't see how they can afford it, even if they do rely on people not jumping through arduous hoops. (I like many people, would jump through arduous hoops for a free laptop every three years.)

[marcushill.livejournal.com]

Also, "like for like specifications". In three years, the specs of your new laptop won't look as good, and I'm sure they'll be trying to sell you overpriced upgrades.