[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] Serinety:
As the OP, I should chime in here.

First. I discussed the warrenty with the Sales guy at Frys when I purchased the tablet. 300 bucks for 2 years of manufacturer style defects. They have no accidental damage coverage, which I find laughable. A 12 in sheet of glass is going to break. I buyer should have a way to protect his investment. If I buy a 20,000 car, I can't just "drive real careful" and hope that nothing will happen that will end in my losing a $20,000 item.

Remeber, I had JUST purhased this less than 24 hours ago, I was still in the shopping phase for insurance. I had already purchased a cover/case for it from amazon, but it was still in shipping status.

Samsung was still on my list to contact on warranty options before the tablet was broken, I just had not gotten to it yet. After it broke, I had 2 options. Throw it in the trash, contact samsung for a repair option, or look into warrenties that would cover the damage.

Samsung would not quote a repair cost on the screen without inspecting the device first. I called the warrenty compay to compare the cost of accidental damage coverage to the potential cost of the screen. Come to find out, samsung does not offer any accidental damage coverage at all. So even if I had contacted them before it broke, I still would not have had coverage.

I heard about square trade from XDA and gave them A call. I discussed with the rep that I had just purchased the tablet, and that it broke before I could get a chance to get a warrenty on it. He said he would sell me the policy, and then approve it for me within 24 hours. He knew it had just been broken, but he did this for me as a customer service curtousy. I guess he identified with the crappiness of the situation and felt bad.. or he just wanted to make his sales quota for the day, either way, he knew it was broken when he sold me the policy.

before you get high and mighty on the morality issue, be sure to get the facts first. It turns out that square trade does the repair themselves, and the result can sometimes be less than optimal. when replacing glass on any device, the glass they use is often not the same quality gorilla glass that was originally on the tablet. As I have not yet recived the replacement, I can't comment on it yet.

The square trade warrenty is a 1 time, 1 use thing. If I want it covered again, I have to pay for aother policy (which I surley will).

A comment on the build quality and the drop itself.

it fell from about knee height, hit the floor with the corner and then landed flat on its face. I can't comment on the physics that led to the particular break pattern, but there was no secondary impact. I feel like if it would have landed on its back, it would not have broken. ive also had phone screen shatter just by slipping out of my pocket when sitting down and landing just right on the ground, it happens.

I think square trade is a good deal, even if the repair isnt 100% stock quality. its really the only option we have to protect it. Especially a good deal if you like to root, it makes the knox trip a non issue.

Either way, I still pay for my mistake becuase ill have a tablet that isnt quite what it used to be. such is life.