We recently learned that Intel will be showcasing the show. Extended warranty On at least 24 processors. This extension is clearly related to the instability issues faced by CPU 13th and 14th generation. However, all brands declare that they do not want to apply this Intel warranty extension!
Contacted by The Verge, Not All Assemblers Will Apply Intel's Extended Warranty!
As a result, various collectors were contacted. the edge To see if they will implement the extended warranty Intel promised. The reactions are to say the least… mixed. In fact, there doesn't seem to be a unified policy and it's clear that brands do what they want.
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As for US assemblers, Digital Storm, Falcon Northwest, iBuyPower, Maingear, HP and ASUS will apply the five-year period literally. Corsair and Origin PC are four years away, while Puget Systems is three years away.
Here, the bad students are clearly Acer, NZXT and Dell/Alienware who have announced that they do not want to extend their warranty. We assume that this is the minimum service. However, in case of instability, Acer and NZXT are urging their customers to contact them while Dell/Alienware is covering all costs. Hopefully they don't bury their heads in the sand.
That was for the US side, now for Europe, and it remains to be seen what will be done about it. Let's not spit in the soup, that is one of the good aspects of the European Union, which is consumer protection. One of the only ones at least.
