Warranty

[MZGuy]

Damn it sucks that the warranty on a iPaq would run out if I would use another CF card than Compaqs own (overpriced) cards Is there any risk with using a Sandisk 64 Meg card instead and will I  need the warranty to clean it (dust under screen) or something?

[Paul]

is that serious?!? geez, thats some monopoly they got there. but how many people will care about the warranty, most of you have overclocked your ipaq anyway

[MZGuy]

Well, at the local 'puter store they said that the warranty runs out if I put another CF card than Compaqs in it...but they also said that they "could" just forget that I have put it in there <br>And I guess I'll need a 64 meg card if I want to put moviez and mp3z on the iPaq.<br>

[MZGuy]

And is the dust problem fixed on newer iPaqs or...???

[Moose or Chuck]

hahahhahahahaha, u can't fit any good movies on 64 meg. spend 14 more bux and buy a 128 meg card. $61 for a 128 meg card on pricewatch.com. <br><br>p.s. how the hell is compaq gonna know u use another brand?

[Matt Keys]

it sounds to me like the sales person wanted you to buy the in store extended warrentee.

[MZGuy]

I can only afford a 64 meg sandisk CF, cuz over here the 128 is more than double the price of a 64 meg one (..and I don't think I will buy from pricewatch when I live in Finland)<br>. And I guess I can fit a movie like South Park or some tv episodes on a 64 meg card <br>And ur right, how could they now if I'm using the card in the iPaq and why would Compaq have that CF card compatibility list on their site if I shouldn't use the other card in it? <br><br>And they didn't mention the extended warranty and admitted that Compaqs cards are very expensive (3*price of sandisk 64mb=compaq 64 mb). <br><br>So I guess I'll go for the Sandisk card anyway.

[DeFrAgGeD]

Yeah how the hell are they gonna know anyways. I think i'm gonna pick me up a 128 off priceline. My opinion is anything Compaq needs to be destroyed i hate compaq. Their PC's are $hit and couldn't hold a candle to a custom built.

[RwGast]

No they have not fixed the dust problem yet. They have "bettered" it i guess. Second how the hell will they know what kind o cf card you use. This seams like an impossible thing to find out. Plus i just read my warranty book from compaq it doesnt say anything about using compaq cf cards only. I think the sales guy is lying.