Thomas, I see your point on how worthless extended warranties go, but in the case of an unknown company like ECS, extended warranties are recommended. If you buy a well known name brand or from a reputable store, than extended warranties are worthless. I'd say extended warranties are usually worth it on pdas because with computers, you can simply switch the parts out for newer ones and the cost of sending it in is much higher. Extended warranties are more for the average user who doesn't know much about how to troubleshoot computers. As long as the product has some sort of money-back guarantee without a restocking fee, then I'd probably not buy the extended warranty.