shit...now i just saw this thread...my 8400gs just dead on dell vostro 1400... so should i go to Dell service center repair or go third party shop???

i know but dell is soo expensive le...i can't effort since the warranty is over

But i have no budget to get a new one for now...it is totally out of my expectation...huhuhuhuhu...

Thanks...can you recommend some second hand shop to me? at kl area?

Ya i read the post...but does it apply to Malaysia too?? Anyone can comfirm about this?

Ok here an update, i called Dell yesterday to tell them about my situation, and ask for the extended warranty thingy, the technical support said yes it is applied to the selected model and luckily my laptop (Vostro 1400) is under the list. Then next day means today they sent a technician come help me to fix it, but only the motherboard is refurbished part. Well nvm...just let me use one more year then is enough edi...

Saw your signature tag, i guess u are using Vostro 1400 too? If yes, please call to dell technical support to tell them ur situation, and then they will act like innocent to tell u that ur warranty is over bla bla bla....then u just tell them u saw on the internet or official Dell forum there got some information said if similar GPU problem can extended one year warranty...ask them to check. You must tell them u know about the extended warranty thing if not they sengaja think u dunno and charge u...

Brother, this "special extended warranty" is only for your GC kaboom for free another 12 months...means that, if your warranty ends on february 2009, u still got another one year warranty for the GC issue only, until february 2010. If ur laptop dead for other reason, u wont be able to claim this special warranty...so before you call the technical support, make sure u are comfirm it is GC issue, once the technician come ur house and find out your laptop is dead for other reason, then they will charge u for service charge...about rm160 if im not mistaken.

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Added on October 8, 2009, 9:55 pmToday the technician told me, if your laptop is still under warranty, you can purchase another extended warranty in quite low price (few hundred?), if your laptop's warranty is over and over long time ago, then would be very high price like 1.1k to 1.2k per year that you've mentioned just now, 1k per year? siao ah...i rather buy a new laptop then add few hundred add 3 years warranty lo like tat...

This post has been edited by k3v1n: Oct 8 2009, 09:55 PM