No offense but the US warranty sucks! I could see not wanting to guarantee something subject to user stupidity/misuse like a hard drive but at the very least it should be a year for the mainboard. Especially since there is a Florida depot for repairs and nobody has to spend major $$ on shipping. Perhaps a 1 year MB warranty & 180 days for HD? And what about the manufacturers warranty on the HD. Surely it is longer than 3 months?!