[gbil]

In EU the warranty resets for the component that is replaced. Of course there are many times the seller/manufacturer will try to present it in a different way and you might have to contact the chamber of commerce or even a lawyer but the EU law is there for the consumer to use.

[Flow]

> In EU the warranty resets for the component that is replaced.

Do you happen to have a link stating this?

I only found http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guar... but it doesn't say exactly what you say.

[gbil]

You might have a point here because there is the general direction for 2+ years of guarantee and then each country in its legislation can provide even more benefits like this one. For example if you check here

http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/guar...

Per country you'll see that eg. Germany and Greece reset the warranty period after repair/part exchange but Czech Republic and UK don't. As I come from a country that does reset the warranty period I wrongly assumed it is part of the EU regulation.

Bottom line some countries respect the consumer more :)

[beilabs]

Oddly enough; I had purchased in Ireland. That year I moved to Australia and found that they pretty much honoured the original warranty.