topic Faulty part out of warranty in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.de/t5/pcs-accessories/faulty-part-out-of-warranty/m-p/250742#M36953 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Sorry to hear about your Vaio.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Sadly components do fail - I don't think the repairer is saying it was faulty when you bought it, it has become faulty due to the failure of some component or circuitry after more than a year of working OK and there can be many reasons for that failure.<BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">The high cost is a result of our 'throw-away' society when repairers just replace the motherboard, rather than identify and fix the component (which requires considerable expertise). </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">It may be worth getting a second opinion from an independent repairer but if the motherboard needs replacement, then that is about the normal cost of the repair.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.de/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:57:09 GMT Blencogo 2011-09-28T18:57:09Z Faulty part out of warranty https://community.sony.de/t5/pcs-accessories/faulty-part-out-of-warranty/m-p/250741#M36952 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>i bought a top line sony vaio VGN FW11ZU and have only recently had a problem with it turning on took it to a sony approved repairer and was told that the motherboard was faulty and that it would cost £444 to replace as the part was over £35o from sony i cannnot afford this and am unwillig to pay this for a laptop that i hoped would last me throgh university. i am disappointed in sony for there lack of care for a FAULTY part in one of there products simply because it is out of warranty <BR />thanks for any feedback</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:57:13 GMT https://community.sony.de/t5/pcs-accessories/faulty-part-out-of-warranty/m-p/250741#M36952 juswundering 2011-09-28T16:57:13Z Faulty part out of warranty https://community.sony.de/t5/pcs-accessories/faulty-part-out-of-warranty/m-p/250742#M36953 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Sorry to hear about your Vaio.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Sadly components do fail - I don't think the repairer is saying it was faulty when you bought it, it has become faulty due to the failure of some component or circuitry after more than a year of working OK and there can be many reasons for that failure.<BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">The high cost is a result of our 'throw-away' society when repairers just replace the motherboard, rather than identify and fix the component (which requires considerable expertise). </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">It may be worth getting a second opinion from an independent repairer but if the motherboard needs replacement, then that is about the normal cost of the repair.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.de/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:57:09 GMT https://community.sony.de/t5/pcs-accessories/faulty-part-out-of-warranty/m-p/250742#M36953 Blencogo 2011-09-28T18:57:09Z