Does it matter in what country I buy Apple Care?

[Sannekita]

Does it matter in what country I buy apple care? There is a major price difference between buying in Belgium and buying it in the US, for example. And, if it doesn't matter, where is it the cheapest?
Thanks,
Sanne

 

[SaSaSushi]

Applecare is Applecare. I bought my iMac from the online store here in Japan. I bought my Applecare (US retail version) from LA Computer in the United States. It worked perfectly. 🙂 This is about the cheapest place I've seen for retail but you may need a US address to have it shipped to. The cheapest way I know of to get Applecare is to buy it on eBay.

 

[antibact1]

Applecare is Applecare. I bought my iMac from the online store here in Japan. I bought my Applecare (US retail version) from LA Computer in the United States. It worked perfectly. 🙂 This is about the cheapest place I've seen for retail but you may need a US address to have it shipped to. The cheapest way I know of to get Applecare is to buy it on eBay.

I live in Canada and bought from LA Computer as well - great place to deal with. I didn't need a US address either as they were able to email the activation code and that worked just fine.

 

[Bengt77]

Buying AppleCare from LA Computer sure is cheaper than buying it directly from Apple, but eBay is your true friend here. It can be yours for about $140 there. That's about €110. You won't pay any shipping, as the seller will only e-mail you the activation code.

 

[dubhe]

I bought my original Mac in Hawaii, my AppleCare in NYC and I live in the UK. My wife's iBook came from NYC with AppleCare from the UK.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

No, it does not, as Applecare is Applecare and is valid wherever Apple sells or services its products.

Cheers and good luck

 

[wiseguy27]

Also check price comparisons using a site like bizrate or pricegrabber - you may find better deals at stores like Amazon too. Buying AppleCare from the US makes a lot of sense since it's the cheapest there.

 

[deorg]

I live in Lima, Peru, and here the apple care works good only it takes a couple of weeks so you could get your new hardware

 

[Sannekita]

Thanks for the replies! This saved me a lot of money 🙂