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Best Buy Threatens To Replace A $2200 Sony Laptop With An Asus EeePC
Is there a difference between a Sony TZ ultraportable laptop and an Asus Eee PC? Reader Ignacio bought Best Buy's accidental damage protection plan for his $2200 Sony TZ laptop, and when he did, indeed, drop it — Best Buy threatened to replace it with a $600 Asus Eee PC, and finally decided to issue a $1200 gift card — the price of a 15" Dell notebook. Fair? More »

3:19 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
By Meg Marco
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Most discussed ChrisC1234: He's getting screwed. However, he is still coming out better had he not bought the damage warranty at all more »

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