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These warranty stickers should be made illegal in every country. It's disgusting that companies force you to not even open your own device. I'm talking specifically about laptops, where you might want to open them up to upgrade the RAM or clean the fans.
A personal case in point: a screw holding my HDD got loose and started rattling around in my laptop, but the warranty sticker wouldn't let me open the back of my own laptop.
I agree with you Ali a
DKOldies did that once
I'm not sure if you've ever opened a laptop, but you can access the ram just fine. These stickers only cover parts you cannot repair yourself, such as the power supply. In many countries outside the USA, opening the power supply is illegal because of how dangerous it is
Exactly. I have this case with my new laptop. The sticker is covering one of the screws
Even apple doesn’t have this lamo zzz
I love the right to self repair
Video have nothing to do with that, it is about warranty.
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@@se-kmg355Have you watched the video?
@se-kmg355 part of that is the right to repair without breaking warranty so it is related
@@arthurman415Why would you want to repair it yourself if it is under warranty?!
the main thing about these stickers is that they don't necessarily void the warranty, but they can be used as evidence that you tampered with the product and broke it yourself, which would void the warranty
Yes a very misleading video.
u could always record pr document your opening of the product
Well for starters, these disclaimers are illegal in the states, it’s just woefully unenforced. Secondly, they’d have to prove that you did something to actually damage it. The fact you removed the sticker does not prove that. Now, if you combine a sticker that doesn’t have the disclaimer with other facts, like there’s an oddly broken resistor or something, then they may be able to show you damaged the device in your attempt to repair it. Unfortunately, that requires you to go to court, and you probably don’t have the money to fight these companies for a simple warranty on like a laptop or something.
Illegal since 1975. Tell that to John Deere
Fuck John Deere
bUt HoW cAn We ExPeCt FaRmErS tO uNdErStAnD oUr CoMpUtEr SyStEmS?!
Man’s been dead for a 140 years
I'm no farmer, but screw John Deere. They are like the Gillette of tractors.
Well John Deere got sued for it and lost
Try telling that to Dell customer support.
Dell lets you open it and even gives you guides to do so
You hit the goddamn jackpot.
@@susdjliterally they made it to be opened
Simply bring up MMWA and they’ll come around. Same for Sony and Microsoft, especially consoles.
They’ll try to deny your warranty until you mention it, then change their tune.
Dell will literally let you send in computers for repair wothout a hard drive in them.
Even if they are illegal in America, the FTC doesn't care. They will not enforce the law. You can report them all you want. You still won't get your item warrantied. Dell and HP in particular still put these stickers everywhere and will deny RMA or warranty.
I didn’t see any warranty stickers in Dell Laptop?
Sent in my PS4 with the warranty sticker removed and they still repaired it.
It's good that Lenovo doesn't put screws under stickers
there is no warranty stickers in my dell as well.
Those stickers are meant to prove that the device wasn’t broken/modified by the user. The business could just refuse to repair just because of this
To be fair, if it's still covered by the warranty period, I'll much rather let them deal with it, by the time I'm removing those stickers the warranty stopped being a thing long ago
I agree with you on just about everything, but it can be a problem when it comes laptops specifically. Even some desktops, a few manufacturers (looking at you Dell) are still trying to pull this nonsense. I'm not allowed to send out our company computers unless the hard drive has been scrubbed or removed. Just pulling the drive out is a way faster process than backing up and zeroizing multiple terabytes, and it's the only option if the computer won't boot. Even for a personal computer it's a good measure, there are plenty of stories of tech support accessing people nudes, and if like most people you use a password manager you can't guarentee every account it is storing credentials for isn't compromised.
I can tell you from experience Dell will still deny a warranty on the basis of the anti tamper stickers (at least as of ~7 years ago). Honestly worked out for me though as it pissed the boss off enough we now build our own towers and I get paid for tinkering I enjoy doing. It's probably out there but I have never seen anti tamper stickers one servers that are significantly more expensive.
@@kylehenline3245which is wild, because Dell also sells several line of machines that are designed to be really easy to repair, modify, clean, etc. Not to mention that by far the easiest way to brick a computer has nothing to do with opening the case.
@@kylehenline3245 They should have bought the computers through a service provider with security clearance. Pretty sure that's how it's done where I work. But that may also be the reason why we don't use Dell.
The servers probably have limited warranty, and it 's worth examine a expensive server but not doing the same for a laptop for 2000$.
@@mattias8546 Yeah I think they might just be being strict across the board to cut down on confustion but really no idea. There is a server room full of machines provided by our clients that we host and those contain SCI stuff and most likely can't be sent out.
But the vast majority of hardware is for the development side of things and only requires secret clearance.
This is one of the most ignored laws in history.
kingston will be scared soon
💀💀
The thing is, sometimes these stickers hide a screw thats specially designed to be a pain in the ass to get out. Some screws have nubs in the channel to keep you from setting a screwdriver into it and unscrewing it.
Or the old triangle headed security screws, always hated those guys
GameStop: “you can’t trade this, you opened it” 🎮
Me: “Actually my kind sir, in 1975 the warranty act clearly states I can” 😌
That doesn’t work it is down to store policy on that one
@@aimsenpai2357 actually my kind sir, policy doesn’t come before law 😌
@@zenozee4862lmao comedic
@@aimsenpai2357 "store policy" doesn't mean shit.
@@zenozee4862actually depending on the state they CAN still deny you service for any reason, however if they deny warranty for that specific reason then it does become illegal
THE STICKER MAKER FIND THIS MAN
Same thing on cars. They’ll say right on the cap “MUST REPLACE BY DEALER/USE ONLY AMZOIL WARRENTY VOIDED IF NOT FOLLOWED.” But it’s complete and utter bull shit that’s completely illegal you can work on whatever you want and use whatever you want as long as it’ll not fuck something up cuz then you’re at fault.
Thats the idea, if it breaks through intended use its on the company offering the warranty to fix it, but if you broke it through unintended use the warranty is void and the company will refuse to fix or replace it.
@@ToxicAudri yeah, if I fuck something up it’s my fault. But you cannot tell me I can’t use what product or brand I want in my own car. If I ruin it that’s my fault, not the product.
@@citystars1117 No one is saying you cannot destroy your own property, the thing is if you destroy it don't expect a company to fix your fuck up. thats what a warranty is. If it breaks because of some faulty part or from normal wear and tear, the warranty covers it as long as its valid, bit if you break it by doing something that voids the warranty they company will not fix it. Thats all the warranty is. You can fix it yourself if you want to assuming you can, most people generally don't until the warranty expires.
@@ToxicAudri Where i live its on the company to proof if i broke something. The sticker has zero influence on that cause it isn't a valid reason. Also a fun thing to mention. There water sensors in iPhone that change color. But if in general there is moist in the air those also change. And Apple uses that to not cover warranty. I personally do think Apple should be sued for saying you only have 1 year warranty, while by EU standards there forced to give 2 years.
@@dashofawesome64 the thing is, Apple is an American company that isn't subject to EU laws, so yes while marketing to the US they can limit their products to a 1 year warranty. EU law only takes effect for products sold in the EU.
They're there to scare inexperienced repairers from fucking up their stuff
Exactly. And so companies can refuse to fix your stuff under warranty if you already tried fixing it and broke it more.
Yeah, Im confused by all the people complaining about this like if their thing is messed up but under warranty THEN MAKE USE OF THE FUCKING WARRANTY and get the company to fix it, It is only stupid for things like laptops that should be opened up for cleaning or upgrades
This is the real reason they exist
@@xtra_1807pretty sure the warranty is void if you upgrade the laptop hardware. Laptops have few of the stickers on different parts, like harddrive.
How are they gonna know if I paste a new sticker back?
if you put exaxt the same one, they won't
I once sent back a DOA SSD to Corsair. I had removed the label on it initially, but I drew the "Y u no?" meme on the underside and stuck it back on before I sent it back.
security foil that peels off
They are designed to be tamper evident
@@quantisedspace7047 Some are but some companies are too cheap to bother. If they need to some might even damage it themselves and claim the customer did it or will claim some other reason to void the warranty. How many customers actually think of taking a picture of the warranty sticker before sending a product back to the manufacturer for repairs?
I speak for everyone when I say that we need PRG to make a transparent laptop😂❤
there's one that is FULL FULLY coustome even allows you to make ur own battery like 18650s together just gotta follow any spec reffince sheets
Get a prison laptop. All prison electronics are transparent.
@@adamsfusion how do you know that👀
Same applies to those warranty strips they have inside alot of electronics
companies claim the insurance wont work if you break it, but when you say you gonna ask it from Laywer, all sudden repair and insurance work fine.
Another fact is, if you have the skills to repair a device by yourself, there's a very low chance you gonna use the warranty
I will never go out of my way to purchase a warranty for something I buy. However, if it comes with a warranty and I find myself having a problem that the warranty does cover, I'll just have it warrantied to save myself the effort. If not, or if it expires, then it looks like I'm just gonna do it myself :)
they still have those stickers because it would be more expensive to sue them than to just fix it yourself. even though it is technically illegal
No it’s not. It’s just claims court (usually small claims, but the act was intended for auto mfgs).
You’ll get your money back while they have to send lawyers to your jurisdiction and the have to PROVE that what you did broke it.mention the act and claims court and they’ll honor the warranty because it’s cheaper.
Damn these bots arrive before humans
this sticker does not mean you can't repair it by yourself, it just means the company is not gonna repair it for you if you ruin the internals , so this sticker totally makes sense
that's literally the premise of the video
I had one of those guitars. Good times :D
the thing is that with warranties, they cover damage to the device, but most likely not damage that you may have caused while trying to fix it.
tell nvidia that 💀
If you repair by yourself or by somebody who isn't part of the sealership group they just CAN'T accept responsibility if something breaks down during warranty period. If your device breaks down and you send it to dealer's shop they extend your warranty at least for time it was on repair or in some cases they extedn full time warranty again. So that's why your theory doesn't really work.
If you change the oil in your car instead of going to the dealer your warranty should be void as the have no idea if you actually did it properly. You realize 99% of repairs/routine maintenance are undetectable and shouldnt void warranty
@@AdamKueflef They see what kind of filters you used. They mark every filter and use genuine filters...
@@REDLINERUNNER you can buy the genuine filters. And the dealer dosn't mark their install in the vehicle but on a computer system
They have to prove that it’s your repair that caused the problem. The burden of proof is on the company that provided the warranty.
@@smoguliYes, which is why such stickers exist, it proves you attempted it and it clearly didn't work, so they can now refuse to fix it for you because of that.
They are intended to prove precisely what you just explained.
GUITAR HERO MENTIONED 🗣️🗣️🗣️
Basically, DK Oldies is breaking the law. These stickers they put on their "referbished" and overpriced consoles mean jack squat.
Yessir I found a DKOldies comment 😂
In the UK if you damage those stickers and then try to claim on the warranty the company will tell you to jog on. After these are damaged the company has no idea whether the damage was caused by faulty manufacturing or by you messing about with it. If it's faulty manufacturing the company should replace or repair within 12months. If you've damaged it by fiddling, your loss.
Bingo. It has nothing to do with right to repair, this is purely about a company not wanting to pay for YOUR mistakes.
100% ty
Any tech worth their salt should be able to tell that you messed up without these stickers.
So... apparently, if the sticker is damaged, the burden of proof is on the consumer to prove he didn't cause the damage, but stickers alone are clearly not enough to break waranty (source is labelsource, in a co uk subdomain).
@ZeldagigafanMatthew if you somehow shorted the connections to the power while trying to replace the storage, you should have to pay some money towards a new device or replacing parts
No, they are not useless. Some tech shops cover their devices with these stickers to be sure that the device wasn't opened up by customers in order to provide free warranty service. If the device was opened, customers could take something apart and then say "Look its broken! Fix it!".
It's the manufacturer's burden to prove that the customer was negligent in their repair attempt. They are still required by law to hold up any warranty agreement regardless of the customer's attempt to fix it themselves.
They can use Pull Tabs like apple adopted at iPhone 5. You can repair your device, but if you accessed to unnecessary area(inside battery packs, motherboard etc..) warranty will void.
As far as the law is concerned, it is the burden of the manufacturer to PROVE the customer damaged the device, sticker be damned.
I need to clean dust out of my system, that necessitates opening it up... do you really think warranty should be void just to clear dust out of a system? Fun fact about some warranties, they are dependent on keeping a product clean, so allowing dust to build up to a point where it actually interferes with the ability of the system to function (either choking out cooling or worse shorting something out) could be grounds to deny the claim. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
What if I upgrade the RAM or storage after the initial purchase? sure, the brand or store I bought the system from does not have a warranty on the parts I insert, but as for the rest of the machine, if it hasn't expired, the law says it is still valid on the rest of the system.
“Oohoh no” had me rolling💀
Legit try to fix my phone in my local repair shop and open that sticker, broke again another month and when I finally go to the real store to fix it they still accept it even if the warranty sticker is gone
mario being arrested for smashing peach 💀💀💀
I mean there’s probably some dude on eBay selling a roll of those stickers
You can also legally remove those tags on mattresses that say DO NOT REMOVE. It's only illegal for the retailer selling them to remove.
Well the company will just say no lmao
Warranty void stickers are pretty much only illegal in the us 💀
Love your work bro 😊
These warranty is a marketing trick.
When your device is broken down due to unmaintained for years, you'll just buy new device.
Imagine still rocking a pocketline swing
I love that up until super recently they were still putting them on things, and claiming you voided the warranty. I know that repair companies and second hand refurbishers put them on still, mostly as a way to make sure they weren’t tampered with after purchase, but they’re still illegal.
In 2018, the FTC sent out a letter to the top 6 biggest offenders and made it clear to everyone else. Everybody largely stopped after that.
@@adamsfusion they still put stickers on them in the same types of places they just no longer say “void” or mention “warranty” anymore. They’re still used but in a different way. There’s also rules written into when you purchase a console that if you take it apart and botch it up, you void your warranty, so it basically does the same thing now. Like if I bought a brand new ps5 and then took it apart to replace a…let’s say hdmi port, and fucked it up worse and tried to send it in, they’d be like “no”
But yes, you are correct for the most part, but almost all refurbishers put it on still, like DKOldies is a big one that still does and idk how they get away with it honestly.
These stickers have never scared me I dont buy stuff that still has warranty 😂
Only time these make sense is if the product is IP classed
"But it'll a me. Mario!"
People really don't know how warranties work.
A lot of times, if you try repairing something yourself and find that you can't, if the official repair shop sees the sticker's been tampered with, they'll refuse to service the piece you want repaired.
The FTC has no balls so so those stickers aint goin nowhere
Those stickers have never scared me they have pissed me off covering that damn screw.
I've been ignoring those stupid stickers since I started learning how to clean and fix electronics back in like the mid-late 90s...
Heck yeah spread the word
Don’t let it scare you as you carefully peel it off 😂😂 yeah okay
Its just a tamper sticker to make it evident that an uncertified party has done something to the device. It doesn’t automatically mean the warranty is void.
When you get a repair under warranty and they remove the sticker
Warranty coverage stickers can sometimes be illegal
If you want to repair your device, heat those sticker on time periods with a hair dryer, they'll come off without any scratches, reapply it later on.
bro arrested mario
In my opinion these stickers make perfect sense. If you fuck up your stuff because you tried to repair it yourself with no experience, it's not the company's duty to pay for it.
Hey, I’m removing those with isopropyle or just a steam in right angle to not damage the device… after repair I just glue them by some cyano acrylate or something like that. No problem what so ever.
I usualy Just punch a screwdriver though the sticker, pro tip 😊
Bro pulled out the guitar hero 😭😭😭
Try telling this to any tech company
Bro is straight up just making us all lose our gpu warranty
Even leaving the sticker on and unmolested, good luck getting one of those guitars fixed by Activision today.😂
*The Seal on a Game Console has entered the chat*
Its funny that people just see one side of it , people can actually exploit the warranty easly.
Just losing warranty is not a big deal depeding on the situation, you have the right to repair , just not to keep the waranty.
Another thing that people think is legally binding is the sign on the back of dump trucks stating “follow 200ft behind, we are not responsible for your windshield”. They are, in fact, responsible for all damage they cause to your vehicle and will get fines for having an unsecured load
As a repair technician myself i can confidently say that if you remove that sticker you will not be able to get a free repair from warranty by any repair workshop. At least in my country.
On lots of branded machines it's clearly stated in the warranty section that opening the device during the warranty period, voids the warranty.
And that clause may clash with what the law says, in which case that clause is void.
@@ZeldagigafanMatthewgood luck enforcing that.
@@cttcjim5353so because it hard to enforce it’s ok to belittle it? I guess you’re just a dumb corporate bootlicker.
As a repair technician I can say in my country they don't have problems with it. And bro just listen to this: often when I send laptop on warranty it is taken outside of my country for repairs. So you can have Lenovo dell hp or other warranty void in your country when I can break all stickers and not void warranty
Do you work in North Korea?
John Deere gonna cry 🗣
My cell mate: so what are you in here for
Me: Removing a sticker
Them: OH NO!!
Even so the warranty on a 20 Year old guitar hero controller would be long expired anyways 😂
Most places don't even honor their own warranty anyway.
Pro tip: if a manufacturer denies you warranty, go to small claims for free money
These stickers can just be seen as warning stickers to not open up the device if you don't know what you're doing.
Explains about the topic while having a guitar hero guitar with a warranty sticker
Wait so my PS4 is committing crimes now? I have the warranty sticker on it still lol
If you are ever worried about a business not taking something to fix, because the sticker is broken or gone. You might be able to find some online you can just slap on it before you take it in
They still won’t honor your warrantee if you remove it. You will have to take them to court and they hope the hassle will be good enough to just get a new one.
And here I’ve been doing everything to not damage those so I could return it to Walmart if it broke
Here in Serbia, if you remove the sticker, you can't get a free repair while the product is still under warranty, simple as that. So when I buy something new, I just don't bother repairing myself while the warranty is valid. Also I do not remember when was the last time something broke down on me before the warranty period ended.
It basically to check if you tried to repair/mod it yourself and failed or if it was a production defect
Actually they cover the 12 month free warranty period, After that it makes no difference.
Him: explaining about warranty stickers
literally me staring at the guitar hero controller: 👁👄👁
Well, for some people, those stickers need to be in place because they may make the damage worse than it even is trying to do the repair themselves but mainly the stickers are to void warranty meaning that if they find the sticker broken, they won’t hold up to their warranty, because not knowing what you did to it
It was only recently that the law was actually applied appropriately to make these stickers illegal. It actually required a lawsuit against a specific manufacturer over these stickers and the right to repair your devices.
Every time we go to install a rational combi oven, The manufacturers warranty sticker always seems to be broken. That makes sense for many reasons, not including the ones where we would have to open the panel to set the machine up and verify gas pressure, voltage selection, check for leaks, and some other things. It's almost like the sticker is a waste of time!
“Mario she was 15”
Mario: mama mia
Fun fact, a heat gun/hair dryer will make those stickers easy to remove and replace back onto the device. So even if they are “illegal”, you won’t have any repercussions if you do remove them. How are they gonna know?
My local game store in tn takes away trade in value when the sticker is broken 💀💀💀
"it says warranty void if seal broken" :Fuck that shit, im the warranty.
couldnt u just take the sticker off, unscrew it, then reglue the sticker on?
If you look closely when he removes the sticker it leaves behind a tell tale mark, usually these warranty void stickers have what's essentially a single use adhesive so they'll never stick back on properly, or they're like a dual layered plastic/vinyl where you peel a transparent cover off and to remove the sticker you need to destroy it
If you google hologram warranty sticker you'll find examples of the latter
You could obviously stick it back on with some other adhesive, but 99% of the time it'll be obvious
The sticker leaves a void mark after it comes off.
The sad thing is that you can and should let these stickers scare you because the warranty voiding is enforced by the company and you will have not the time nor money nor will to fight them in court about it. They know this and it’s the main reason they still do it. Companies won’t honor your warranty if that sticker is broken, period. If you sue them they will pay a fine incomparable to the profits they made with the policy, you will have wasted months of not years of your life for little to no return, your lawyers will make off with millions, and the company will go right back to doing what they were doing.
Putting the sticker on in the first place should be criminal.
i’ve always heard that those stickers are only relevant to the seller, not the consumer
Try telling that to any computer or tech company support. You remove that sticker they will charge you for your repair, "WhAt ArE yOu GoInG tO dO? SUE US, a multibillion dollar company?"
Tell that to Apple. Blatantly illegally voiding warranties if someone repairs their own screen saving hundreds
"They can't be enforced" is complicated too because sure they legally have no standing, but, if you don't have the money, time, nor energy to take them to court, they can absolutely still bully you
As far as I know, at least in my country, the difference is between the legal warrenty and the extended. You don't void legal warrenty but the extend one.
Not like companies even follow warranties anyway.
Weird nit: It's only illegal if the product is sold for more than $15.
PS4 had them and told me the warranty was void because I took that sticker off.
As a man with a Dremel. I usually just carve out the whole plastic with the sticker. Being a smart ass is always been my thing.
BUT ITS-A-ME MARIO
yeah yeah, tell it to the judge
It's illegal but it's everywhere.
Now, if I do so much as miss a blinker or don't count to three at a stop sign...
Warranties aren't even a real thing. It's just a scam.