Hello Antonia. I can perfectly understand how you feel. I am also using Acer Aspire bought Feb 2009. So far, its doing well. My husband reformatted this and installed Windows XP since it came with Linux. When you said “wiped out” did you mean he reformatted it? Or opened the computer to remove or changed the physical hard drive? Because as far as warranty states, you cannot physically open the hardware within the warranty time period for it would void it. However if warranty sticker is intact, they must cover any repair or replacement, if necessary, of the pc. Dell is a pretty good brand though.
