ZOTAC announces extended warranty for Middle East and Africa

With this extended warranty, ZOTAC becomes the only graphics cards and motherboard manufacturer to offer a lengthy 5 year warranty on its products.

'Our new extended warranty in the Middle East and Africa region shows our commitment and confidence in our products,' said Mr. Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.

'While the 5 year warranty scheme was initially extended to our range of graphics cards only, we decided to expand it to our motherboards as well. This was done in keeping in mind our customers, who have shown a high level of confidence in our entire range of products.,'

he added.

The extended warranty inures all ZOTAC graphics cards and motherboards sold in the Middle East and Africa region are free of defects or operational failure within the first 5-years of ownership. The ZOTAC extended warranty applies to all ZOTAC graphics cards and motherboards in retail channel inventory or purchased by consumers on or after June 11, 2008 and require users to register the product on ZOTAC's website at www.zotac.com to validate the warranty.

'Whether it is a graphics card or a motherboard, both are very important components of any PC. Our world-class products give our consumers the quality assurance and reliability the industry has come to expect from ZOTAC. The positive response we have received from our retail partners is a testament of their confidence in our ability to deliver products that blend value, innovative technology and reliability. With this new warranty extension announcement, ZOTAC becomes the first ever component vendor to offer a 5 year warranty on its products in the world,' explained Mr. Berger.

General details

- New ZOTAC extended warranty for Middle East and Africa.
- First 2-years of warranty through reseller.
- Additional 3-years through ZOTAC for 5 years total.
- User must register product within 2 weeks of purchase.
- Original receipt is required for warranty services.
- Product must not be physically damaged or tampered with.

ZOTAC International, which announced the commencement of its Middle East operations in April this year, was established in 2006 with a mission to deliver superb quality of NVIDIA graphics solutions to the industry and has a strong backup from its parent group, PC Partner Ltd. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong, with a factory in Mainland China and regional sales offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America.

ZOTAC motherboards and graphics cards are available at all Sharaf DG and i2 (CompuMe)showrooms in the UAE and through distributors such as SKY Electronics for the GCC region.