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On Your Side: Spill Voids Entire Laptop Warranty HP's policy is not to perform any repairs under warranty for a product that has suffered other damage due to an accident excluded from coverage. |
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Certain VAIO Notebook Computers Recalled by Sony Electronics Inc. Users could receive a mild electric shock when the recalled computers are connected to a phone line and the phone rings. |
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On Your Side: Hard-Drive Repair Horror Always back up your data before sending out your PC for repair. |
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When Service Contracts Make Sense Generally, service contracts aren't worth the money. But there are four products for which they might make sense: treadmills, elliptical trainers, plasma TVs and laptop PCs. If you're offered -- and you will be -- an extended warranty, here's what to consider before you buy. |
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Are Extended Warranties Worth It? With standard warranties dwindling, you need to decide whether to pay for coverage you used to get for free. Our survey of 2000 readers reveals some surprising data about extended plans. |
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Ask Mrs. Riches: When Your Car's a Dud What recourse is there when you get stuck with a vehicular lemon? Get your personal finance questions answered here. |
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January 2006
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November 22, 2006
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Extended Warranties Cost Brand Value For manufacturers, maintaining brand value is more important for creating shareholder value than reaching for short-term gains at the cost of that brand value. |
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September 4, 2008 |
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August 2002
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On Your Side: In Search of Missing Laptop Drivers Trying to obtain a system recovery CD for a second-hand notebook PC (Sony VAIO PCG-R505DS SuperSlim Pro) can be difficult. |
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How to Fix a Blank Car Stereo: Online Auto Clinic The solution to the mystery of the Honda Accord's working radio gone dark. |
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March 16, 2004
Bill Howard |
Sony's Notable, Totable Media PC With its Sony VAIO Digital Studio R Series desktop Sony did the best job of implementing Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition we've seen to date, thanks to the platform's superior TV quality. |
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August 1, 2000
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PC Repair Undercover What if the odds of emerging from your doctor's office hale and hearty ran two-to-one against you? We'd be a nation swamped with shamans instead of surgeons. Fortunately, a visit to the doctor is generally nothing to fear. But your PC's trip to the repair shop may be another matter. |
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Sony Recalls VAIO Laptop Computers Due to Burn Hazard The computers can overheat, posing a burn hazard to the consumer. |
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A Company Doomed to Mediocrity Heads up, investors: The road to mediocrity is probably full of warning signs. About five years ago, things got really ugly for Sony. |
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Sony VAIO Goes Superthin Less than an inch thick and ultralight, this $3000 ultraportable notebook by Sony is sure to turn heads--but you'll pay for its sleek and nimble good looks in more ways than one. |
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August 21, 2006
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The 19th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey Whose PCs and printers are the most reliable? Who offers the best support? Users detail their experiences. Get the facts in this annual users' choice report. |
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May 2003
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On Your Side: Unreadable DVD+RW Discs? Try a firmware update for better compatibility. |
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Mr. Softy's Extended Embarrassment Microsoft pays big bucks to fix Xbox 360 glitches. This goes far beyond a reddening of the corporate face. Microsoft stakeholders must endure a charge roughly valued between $1.05 billion and $1.15 billion. |
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Amber Bouman |
Double-Whammy Shipping Charges Paying for shipping when a just-fixed PC needs fixing again. |
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July 1, 2010
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This Recall Burns, Sony Sony is hot, hot, hot -- in all the wrong ways. The batteries in certain models of the Sony Vaio laptop series may overheat under some circumstances |
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Sony Losing Power Sony is implicated in yet another battery recall offering yet another reason for investors to be leery. |
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June 30, 2010 |
Sony Warns of Overheating Laptops Sony Electronics has issued a warning about a security glitch that could cause more than half a million notebooks to overheat, and offers a simple fix. |
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November 18, 2008 |
Sony Offers Green Glove Service Buy any Sony Bravia LCD TV, 32 inches or larger, and Sony personnel will not only deliver, unpack, and set up the new TV - they'll also haul away and "responsibly recycle" the old one. |
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Microsoft Patches the Patch Process The company's new update system may not be the answer to all your prayers. |
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October 23, 2006 |
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June 2006 |
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