Big Vendors' Warranties Get Small

摘要

If you've been shopping for a new computer lately, you may have noticed something scary happening to warranties: They're shrinking. And not just on the low-end models. Recently, two of the biggest names in the PC business—Dell and Gateway—have quietly reduced the standard warranty periods on desktops and notebooks to 90 days. That's pretty sad when you consider just how many parts within a computer can go bad.