What's the Difference - 3 year Student Warranty or 3 year Applecare Protection Plan

i got the same problem as you m8...intend to phone apple's HE store when i can..and find out!

AppleCare on the UK-HE site is the full one, but you can only get it for £49 if you buy it at the same time as the Mac - if you buy later, it's full price.

The three year UK-HE warranty is hardware only - if something goes wrong with the physical machine, it's covered, but anything else isn't.

This limited warranty is also parts and labour only - you'll have to cover any costs of shipping to Apple and back, and I'm not sure you're allowed to drop it in to an Apple Store (however, I would have thought that'd be fine).


Does that answer your question?

bigandy said:

AppleCare on the UK-HE site is the full one, but you can only get it for £49 if you buy it at the same time as the Mac - if you buy later, it's full price.

The three year UK-HE warranty is hardware only - if something goes wrong with the physical machine, it's covered, but anything else isn't.

This limited warranty is also parts and labour only - you'll have to cover any costs of shipping to Apple and back, and I'm not sure you're allowed to drop it in to an Apple Store (however, I would have thought that'd be fine).


Does that answer your question?

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Thats not quite right.

Shipping costs don't have to paid for by the customer with the 3 year limited warranty. I have used this service in the past (more than once) and I was always sent pre-paid labels and packaging to ship back the faulty Mac.

Within the 3 years, the machine can also be taken to either your local Apple Store, or local Apple Authorised Service Provider.

The 3 year limited warranty covers both the Mac, and all accessories that came with it (keyboard, mouse, Apple remote etc..)

The main advantages of the paid for Applecare (according to Apple), is that it is not limited to hardware, and it includes the on-site visit if necessary.

I still tend to go with the extra Applecare, for £49 it really is quite good.

David

tianuk3 said:

when you say hardware cover only, does that include if i buy ram from crucial and install it myself? will i still get cover?

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No version of the Apple warranty covers things you don't buy from Apple and install yourself. Neither does it cover anything you break while installing other stuff yourself. RAM is generally very easy to install. HD's may be easy or hard depending on which computer model you have. Installing anything in a mini is tricky. Look for online guides first. Best wishes.

tianuk3 said:

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Also out of interest if i bought a ipod 160gb in a month or so would I be able to cover that with my laptop applecare(not pay anymore for coverage) or is that completely different?


Thanks guys!

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completely different

tianuk3 said:

ah okay..so the difference between 3 year parts and labour and 3 year applecare seem very very small. What would everyone suggest I do here? I am on a tight budget, but I dont want a lot of hassle (i cant take macbook to applecare centre as there isnt one where i live! :-( )

Also out of interest if i bought a ipod 160gb in a month or so would I be able to cover that with my laptop applecare(not pay anymore for coverage) or is that completely different?


Thanks guys!

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I would buy the AppleCare, especially as you don't live near an Apple Store.

David