Asus Clarifies eeePC Warranty

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Asus's eeePC has garnered a lot of media attention since it was released for the low-price, portability, and linux support. Early adopters were shocked, however, to discover "Warranty void if removed" stickers over the screws holding the SODIMM access panel in-place. Asus has released a statement clarifying this:

ASUS Computer International (“ASUS”) recently received feedback from one of its valued customers with questions concerning the purpose of a seal stating, “Warranty Void If Removed” over the access door to the single SODIMM slot on some models of the ASUS Eee PC. ASUS wishes to assure its customers that merely breaking or removing this kind of seal will not void the ASUS Limited Warranty. Although ASUS recommends
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This comes as a relief to those who did the deed regardless of the stickers.
 
Soooo... Why were the stickers there in the first place?? I find it very hard to believe them.
 
Hurdler said:
Soooo... Why were the stickers there in the first place?? I find it very hard to believe them.
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maybe with all the SA, CE, EU, RU, FCC, and other hundreds of certifications and approval stickers on such tiny laptop in addition to serial numbers, product numbers, MAC ID, Windows cdkey on non-Linux notebooks, and other copyright notices for parts such as drives, memory and wireless cards, theres little room for the warranty sticker anywhere else.

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Well, according to some other articles I read about this online, the stickers are in violation of US law that prevents manufacturers from allowing reasonable 3rd party parts (original had to do with car parts). The name escapes me now. Anyway, it's likely that the stickers are valid in jurisdictions where there isn't this requirement
 
Azhar said:
maybe with all the SA, CE, EU, RU, FCC, and other hundreds of certifications and approval stickers on such tiny laptop in addition to serial numbers, product numbers, MAC ID, Windows cdkey on non-Linux notebooks, and other copyright notices for parts such as drives, memory and wireless cards, theres little room for the warranty sticker anywhere else.
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In reference to the post, shit. Those stickers have to go somewhere. It's very nice to see an OEM step up and allow upgrades without certifying a vendor, bar none, as you don't see it much. I think Asus has a good clean track record and this is a good step in the right direction, as far as setting a good example, as far as other corporations go. Glad to see them take initiate in this instance, as far as warranty compliance could've been handled by larger OEM distros.
 
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