Say you have a warranty on your laptop computer. Which of these situations is most likely to be covered by that warranty?

Question

a.
The laptop is stolen.
b.
You short out the hard drive by installing a bigger power supply.
c.
The graphics system fails due to faulty wiring.
d.
The screen cracks when you drop the laptop.

Answer 1

The situation that is most likely to be covered by the warranty is:

c. The graphics system fails due to faulty wiring.

Warranties typically cover defects in materials and workmanship, which would include failures due to faulty wiring. The other situations (the laptop being stolen, damaging it through user modification, or accidental damage from dropping it) are generally not covered by standard warranties.