Should I insist that Best Buy replace my brand new laptop?

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answer:Same thing will happen on the new one. I doubt they’ll take it back. You could have them ‘clean it’ – get rid of everything but the OS and also clear all viruses, but they’ll want $115 for the service. If it were I, I would reload the operation system from the rescue disks. But that’s sort of a pain, and you need to know what you’re doing.

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