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Fort Lauderdale computer repair providers say that consumers continue to spend extra money on service contracts - so-called “extended warranties” - when purchasing computers. But are they satisfied when using them?

Complex terms can make contracts difficult to enforce, for one.

It also appears that in many such cases, Ft. Lauderdale computer repair centers and retailers who sell these contracts can somehow get out.

After all, they know the loopholes - they wrote the contract - and they likely have greater legal backing and financial resources than you do.

One buyer reports that he recently took his laptop computer to Best Buy for a repair under his three-year warranty. The casing cracked in three areas - a defect that was clearly covered under the warranty.

The casing had never been opened and no liquid had ever been spilled on the keyboard, conditions that would have voided any warranty. However, the company informed him that parts had been removed from his computer - thus implying the casing had been opened and the warranty was nullified.

This customer and many like him believe that companies simply don't want to pay for computer repair and fabricate a reason not too if needed.

Yet despite increasing experiences such as this, more computer services report that customers buy service contracts when they purchase machines. Why?

Extended warranties certainly provide a degree of peace of mind, as you see with complex electronics and potentially high computer repair costs - purchasing an extended warranty may make sense. But only to a point.

Perhaps one other factor should be considered: Will the retailer selling the “extended warranty” actually honor that pact, or try to weasel out in hopes that consumers won't spend the time (or money) needed to fight?

It's definitely something to keep in mind when weighing your options for warranty protection and computer repair in South Florida and beyond.