warranty transfer?

[stevemac]

Hiya - I can't afford the Vortex 3 I am after on here as the spec I need is about £70 out of my budget. But I've found someone selling the exact laptop purchased from here, with the exact spec (bar a SSD upgrade) and a 3 year silver warranty plan on it. What I'm wondering is, how would I go about transferring the warranty? He's stated he will transfer ownership, probably including just a note with the item saying I hereby transfer my legal ownership of this laptop to ______ (potentially me depending on the warranty situation) so what I am wondering is, can I transfer the warranty to myself from him? he is including the receipt with the laptop as it is only 3 weeks old. He's selling due to lack of use and he knows he won't use it often, however I can't really rely on going to him to deal with warranty proceedings because its from ebay.
Can I transfer the warranty?

thanks!
stephen

 

[tom_gr7]

I'd be careful dude,

I don't see why someone would spend that much money for a ace gaming laptop then go to sell it on ebay only three weeks later...

 

[Adli]

I'd be careful dude,

I don't see why someone would spend that much money for a ace gaming laptop then go to sell it on ebay only three weeks later...

indeed. it might be broken out-of-warranty (ie he broke it himself through misuse) and therefore PCS have no obligation to fix it. i would honestly just take the £70 loss to have peace of mind.

edit: what spec were you after? we might be able to reduce the price without sacrificing too much performance

 

[steaky360]

On an additional note, this question was asked before on the forums, I'd agree with Rakk's assessment in the following post (its unlikely the warranty is transferable...). I guess it might be worth asking PCS directly though?

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?15713-Is-pcs-warranty-transferable-!

Saying that however I would agree with tom and Adli's advice above - Post your desired spec to the forums and you can almost guarantee someone will find a way of saving the £70.

 

[stevemac]

hiya - sorry for the delay! erm, the spec im after, well, I am trying to convince myself not to part with 1200 odd quid for a gaming laptop when i have an uber gaming desktop - what is this that I can upgrade the GPU later down the line? Im thinking of downgrading my spec really the thing that made it so high was the GPU - what can you guys do laptop wise for say 700? with a bareable gpu that will play Diablo 3, fifa 12 and gta 4 and battlefield 3 at decent fps (but not 1080p, im not too fussed if its less resolution for better frame rates and low lag)
So for the purpose of this, say my budget is £700, for a laptop that will run these games smoothly. If possible, I hear you can upgrade it later anyway, so if i decide I need a new gpu in a years time, I'll get it as and when its needed
Thanks!

 

[stevemac]

ill spec up one now and im sure you guys can comment on whether im on the right path

 

[stevemac]

OK, ill more than likely create a new thread on this anyway, but for reference, im looking at this:

Chassis & Display
Optimus Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-3610QM (2.30GHz) 6MB
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 650M - 1.0GB DDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 11
Memory - Hard Disk
128GB KINGSTON V200 SSD, SATA 6 Gb (300MB/R, 190MB/W) (Special Offer)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® ULTIMATE-N 6300 (450Mbps)
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT AS STANDARD
Battery
Optimus/Voyager Series 6 Cell Lithium-ION Battery (48.84WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 120W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs (£19)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £736.00 including VAT and delivery.

Or the Inferno 11.6, the difference is the inferno has a 2gb ddr3 card, vs the optimus with a 1gb ddr5 card, and obviously the optical drive, and the price difference is minimal. but for gaming, which would be the best? size isn't an issue, portability would be a bonus but not at the sacrifice of immense performance difference. thanks in advance!

 

[steaky360]

hiya - sorry for the delay! erm, the spec im after, well, I am trying to convince myself not to part with 1200 odd quid for a gaming laptop when i have an uber gaming desktop - what is this that I can upgrade the GPU later down the line? Im thinking of downgrading my spec really the thing that made it so high was the GPU - what can you guys do laptop wise for say 700? with a bareable gpu that will play Diablo 3, fifa 12 and gta 4 and battlefield 3 at decent fps (but not 1080p, im not too fussed if its less resolution for better frame rates and low lag)
So for the purpose of this, say my budget is £700, for a laptop that will run these games smoothly. If possible, I hear you can upgrade it later anyway, so if i decide I need a new gpu in a years time, I'll get it as and when its needed
Thanks!

I would be careful when considering upgrading the laptops gpu, some are upgradable however some are soldered in and will not be.

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?18111-Prices-On-Upgrading&highlight=Upgrade

I think this was discussed in this thread.

 

[Adli]

the GPU in the Optimus is soldered to the chassis/motherboard as far as i know, meaning you wont be able to upgrade it.