The Windows 8 Pro upgrade price has inexplicably been slashed on Microsoft's online store.
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The Windows 8 Pro upgrade price has inexplicably been slashed on Microsoft's online store.
So if an iPhone goes wrong after 18 months Apple have to repair it free of charge even thought it states the warranty is 12 months in the handbook?
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Tony
Take the example of an Apple ipod that breaks down outside the standard one-year guarantee. The usual response, or at least the response from both the Manchester and Birmingham Apple Centres, is don't bother getting a repair. Staff say the cost of repair would exceed the value of a £300 40Gb model and refuse a free replacement. Yet iPods are designed to be portable and take a reasonable amount of wear and tear. Consumers should follow the advice of Which? (right) and demand refunds when the fault is not of their making.
Take the example of an Apple ipod that breaks down outside the standard one-year guarantee. The usual response, or at least the response from both the Manchester and Birmingham Apple Centres, is don't bother getting a repair. Staff say the cost of repair would exceed the value of a £300 40Gb model and refuse a free replacement. Yet iPods are designed to be portable and take a reasonable amount of wear and tear. Consumers should follow the advice of Which? (right) and demand refunds when the fault is not of their making.
Faulty goods? You've still got rights when the guarantee runs out | Money | The Guardian
Problem with a replacement nowadays is that Apple will replace it with a refurbished device which could be older and more knocked about than the one you're getting rid of. More and more companies seem to be doing this now.Take the example of an Apple ipod that breaks down outside the standard one-year guarantee. The usual response, or at least the response from both the Manchester and Birmingham Apple Centres, is don't bother getting a repair. Staff say the cost of repair would exceed the value of a £300 40Gb model and refuse a free replacement. Yet iPods are designed to be portable and take a reasonable amount of wear and tear. Consumers should follow the advice of Which? (right) and demand refunds when the fault is not of their making.
Faulty goods? You've still got rights when the guarantee runs out | Money | The Guardian
Good article - hence Apple were fined by the Italians for trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the consumer.
Also, if the fault occurs during the first 6 months of purchase then always refuse a repair and insist upon a replacement. That is another statutory right within the legislation.
All of this is assuming that the purchaser has not damaged the goods whilst in use - dropping it, etc.
In theory that could happen. However, that doesn't seem to be a prevalent problem. My wife had an iPod replaced before and it was like brand new.Problem with a replacement nowadays is that Apple will replace it with a refurbished device which could be older and more knocked about than the one you're getting rid of. More and more companies seem to be doing this now.