Warranty for powerbook

IMO, Murphy's Law dictates that your most expensive piece of equipment on the laptop WILL fail on April 16th. A new logic board or LCD can cost ALMOST AS MUCH AS A NEW LAPTOP. You think you're ****ed for cash now?

I always encourage people to buy AppleCare on their Macs, particularly laptops. They're just too expensive to repair and a measly $400 now can save you thousands later.

So, IMO, you should get a job (or another job) or whatever you need to do to get that money and buy it before your warranty is up.

Dunno where $377 came from, but the regular price of AC warranty on the site is $349 I think, and the Education discount brings that to $239 I believe. Still a chunk, but IMO a worthwhile expenditure and cheaper than what you were originally quoted.

I figured tax + last minute nickel & dimage.

latisha1903 said:

I just recieved a letter from Apple, informing me that my powerbook one year limited warranty will expire on the 15 of april.

The cost to extend the warranty is 377.79, a whole 377.79 that i do not have, nor even have access to. [i'm a struggling college student, and a warranty does not fit my budget.

will i be making a big mistake if i don't find out how to some way get this extended warranty.

what is the likelyhood that i'll be regretting this further down the road?

thanks

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You can buy the EDU Applecare. It probably worth buying. Maybe you can sell some stuff on ebay to get $250. Well you might not regret it but its not really worth the risk.. My PB was sent back 3 times in 3 years.

latisha1903 said:

The cost to extend the warranty is 377.79

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If you're eligible, and as a college student you should be, education applecare = $239

latisha1903 said:

what is the likelyhood that i'll be regretting this further down the road?

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High. I've gone through 3 screens & 1 logic board on my powerbook. Free with applecare several thousand without...