In my opinion I find that a 1 year warranty on a cell phone or computer is long enough and if you want to extend the warranty you should have to pay for it.
Consumers by a laptop worth $2000 with a 1 year warranty and then expect the manufacturer to cover them for around 3 years.
Businesses spend $20-40K on a network firewall and are ONLY covered by a 1 year warranty unless they PAY for an extended warranty.
Average warranty without taking CGA into account.
$2000 Laptop = 1 Year
$30K Brand new car = 3 Years
$400K Newly built house. 10 year Classic (defects & maintenance) Master Build Guarantee and a 90 Day Maintenance Guarantee.
Going by what I have said I think a 1 warranty for most devices is perfectly fine however I am interested to know everyone else's thoughts.
BTW this is simply for discussion and doesn't relate to anything.
