Extended warranty

[GWillow]

Hi,

I'm looking at buying a Dell for the wife for Xmas, I'm looking at the Inspiron 1525. It doesn't need to be too powerful as it won't be used for games mainly be used for web/email/word processing and probably connecting to a MIDI keyboard.

My question is , is it worth taking out an extended warranty on these machines as a 3 year In-home warranty would add £70 to the price.

We've also looked at the NC10 but she feels the screen is just too small, the resolution, not the physical size (she can't see the whole scrabble board on facebook on it)

 

[GWillow]

Thanks for the advice, although I haven't checked I'm sure I do have accidental damage on my insurance. I was more thinking about hardware failure rather than 'mishap' damage.

 

[GWillow]

That's bery good advice.

I'm not desperate for an Inspiron but as I know little to nothing about laptops I had to start somewhere. I would prefer a manufacturer that is well regarded in the field as opposed to some unknown make.

Any recommendations (I'm looking around th £350-£400 (ush) mark.