I think, Cyberjack, that most of them just don't even bother with spares outside warranty these days. By the time you send a machine back and the costs of repairing it at the sellers agent are taken into account it is cheaper for them just to replace it under warranty or leave you hanging if it isn't. I guess it is why so many quite serviceable machines with relatively minor problems end up at the tip. It's amazing how often a $4 kill switch gets them running again.
