MSI Wind - upgrading memory voids warranty - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 24th Jul 2008, 09:53

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/07...ids-warranty/1

To upgrade the memory in your Wind you have to intentionally void the warranty - OK for some regions, but not all.

Digg for free sweets

wuyanxu · 24th Jul 2008, 10:00

that sucks, memory should be the easiest to upgrade.

what about EEE, i'd assume that doesn't void the warranty

BlackMage23 · 24th Jul 2008, 10:03

hair dryer on the old sticker will make it easy to take off, then just put it back on once you have added in your memory.

ComputerKing · 24th Jul 2008, 10:08

bad news

The hair dryer trick works but not most of the time.

quack · 24th Jul 2008, 13:49

Is it really that hard to put a flap on the bottom?

chicorasia · 24th Jul 2008, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by quack

Is it really that hard to put a flap on the bottom?

Not really. But it is terribly expensive.

Injection moulds cost tens of thousands of dollars to develop and machine.

Bluephoenix · 24th Jul 2008, 17:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicorasia

Not really. But it is terribly expensive.

Injection moulds cost tens of thousands of dollars to develop and machine.

very true

it would require a redesign of the entire bottom panel, as well as re-tooling the production line and creating a new panel cover and associated tooling.

for something with such slim margins its out of the question, and I think it was left out to save money in the first place.

pendragon · 24th Jul 2008, 18:39

well, i'm glad i wasn't planning on buying one of these :P .. sucks for the non-UK crowd .. (cheers to you guys though)

TheLostSwede · 24th Jul 2008, 20:19

It might also have something to do with the fact that netbooks with Windows on them have a Microsoft imposed limitation which doesn't allow any manufacturer to ship more than 1GB of memory in the system if they want to get a discount from Microsoft on the OS. So obviously everyone is designing towards that spec as they want the discount.

LordPyrinc · 24th Jul 2008, 23:14

As much as it sucks.. the whole warranty voiding doesn't surprise me. There are a lot of stupid individuals out there who have no business trying to upgrade their own pcs, especially when it comes to laptops. I personally have no qualms about tearing apart my PC, but I would think twice about messing around with either of my laptops unless I absolutely had to.

Jmage · 25th Sep 2008, 22:13

Warranty WON’T be void if we ONLY upgrade ram. I personnaly asked for this question on the MSI-computer.ca website and they answered me :

“You can just break the warranty stick if you are only upgrading the memory. The memory will not void but please make sure you do not modify or change other components.

Thanks.”

Then I replied with : “Awesome! Thank you so much for this quick reply! So there is no risk of voiding my warranty if I put another gig of ram inside? That\’s great!”

And their final answer was: “Yes, no risk of voiding the warranty if only upgrade the memory.

Thanks.”

SO!!! Have fun upgrading your MSI Wind to 2gigs SAFELY!!

Have a nice day because I had one

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25th Sep 2008, 22:13	#11
Jmage What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1	Warranty WON’T be void if we ONLY upgrade ram. I personnaly asked for this question on the MSI-computer.ca website and they answered me : “You can just break the warranty stick if you are only upgrading the memory. The memory will not void but please make sure you do not modify or change other components. Thanks.” Then I replied with : “Awesome! Thank you so much for this quick reply! So there is no risk of voiding my warranty if I put another gig of ram inside? That\’s great!” And their final answer was: “Yes, no risk of voiding the warranty if only upgrade the memory. Thanks.” SO!!! Have fun upgrading your MSI Wind to 2gigs SAFELY!! Have a nice day because I had one