MBA purchased ... Now Apple Care or 3rd-Party Warranty?

[81Tiger04]

Just purchased my wife's MBA and I'm excited. Now, I cannot decide if I should got with Apple Care or a 3rd-Party Warranty. Has anyone experienced both? Which is recommended? Should I keep it simple and go Apple Care?

[Spink10]

I suggest AppleCare from B&H Video - cheapest - may go 3rd party if you have no Apple Retail store / Apple Service provider near you.

[81Tiger04]

Originally Posted by Spink10

I suggest AppleCare from B&H Video - cheapest - may go 3rd party if you have no Apple Retail store / Apple Service provider near you.

Why is B&H cheaper? Is it the same AppleCare warranty you could get from Apple?

[Spink10]

Originally Posted by 81Tiger04

Why is B&H cheaper? Is it the same AppleCare warranty you could get from Apple?

Yes - exactly the same. Read the reviews - its 100% legit.

Purchased AppleCare for an old MBP there and also my iMac.

[flyersgl]

I have also purchased Applecare from B&H several times with no issues. I use SquareTrade for my smaller devices--iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and recently had a hassle free experience with them. I think they are great. But for my actual computers, I feel safer with Applecare.

[GGJstudios]

AppleCare
AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac or Apple Display

• You can buy AppleCare any time during the first year warranty period, so you don't have to buy it at time of purchase.
• You can check your remaining warranty and/or AppleCare coverage here
• AppleCare will extend the 1 year warranty for an additional 2 years, for a total of 3 years coverage from the date of your Mac purchase.
  It also extends telephone support from 90 days, which is included with your original warranty, to a total of 3 years.
• You cannot buy AppleCare again or renew it once it expires.
• Neither the Apple Warranty nor AppleCare will cover damage from accidents, spills, etc. They only cover manufacturing defects.
• AppleCare+ provides some coverage for accidental damage, but is only available for the iPad and iPhone, not for Apple computers.
• Neither the Apple Warranty nor AppleCare will cover batteries that have worn out. They only cover defective batteries.
• You can buy AppleCare from Apple or from other sources, such as Amazon, B&H Photo Video, L.A. Computer Company and others. Exercise caution when buying from sites such as eBay, as some AppleCare offers have been scams.
• For more detailed questions, read the AppleCare Protection Plan (pdf) agreement.

[coldjeanzzz]

You can purchase Applecare at any time within the first year with Apple, but does B&H let you do that? I'm curious as to how B&H can afford to sell Apple products so much cheaper and even sell Applecare at a much lower price

[GGJstudios]

Originally Posted by coldjeanzzz

You can purchase Applecare at any time within the first year with Apple, but does B&H let you do that? I'm curious as to how B&H can afford to sell Apple products so much cheaper and even sell Applecare at a much lower price

Yes, you can buy AppleCare at any time from any vendor that sells it. Whether your Mac qualifies for it is up to Apple, not the vendor.

[Mrbobb]

As long as you are aware AppleCare does not cover accidents, dents, glass break, water damage. It's not an cover-all insurance.

It's a nice thing when ur wife asks, hey I got a problem with my laptop, you say, "oh, take it to the genius, they will take care of you." and u keep golfing

[81Tiger04]

Originally Posted by Spink10

Yes - exactly the same. Read the reviews - its 100% legit.

Purchased AppleCare for an old MBP there and also my iMac.

Thanks. After spending well over $1K on a MBA, AppleCare seems more than worth it.

[Spink10]

Originally Posted by 81Tiger04

Thanks. After spending well over $1K on a MBA, AppleCare seems more than worth it.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...r_MacBook.html

You can buy AppleCare any time within the first 365 days

You get 1 year warranty with purchase and 90 days phone support.

AppleCare gives you a total of 3 year warranty and 3 years of phone support.

You can check your coverage by on Apple's website with your serial # - https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do