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Apple Care And MBP 15"

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Little Endian

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Apr 9, 2003
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Okay guys, I hate to beat a dead horse but heres my dilemma. I have a 2.66Ghz MBP 15" that is nearing 1 year and I am considering Applecare.

I could spend $239 for Apple Care with my edu discount but I am on the fence with that. My other options are to rely on my renters insurance, CC insurance, extended warranty from third party (square trade) or the likes. I am also considering Apple care via ebay at nearly half the price from Apple. I would like to know if anyone has had positive experiences with AppleCare from ebay.

In Particular I am Looking at these two sellers.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...=250703427405&ff4=263602_263622#ht_878wt_1139

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...120622762486&ff4=263602_263622#ht_1964wt_1139
 
I think the question you have to ask yourself is - how much money is your peace of mind worth?

When I started shopping applecare I went straight to ebay. However, after reading the MANY, MANY threads about AC and ebay (scams, bad experiences, and whatnot) I decided to go through Apple.

I used the education discount, so I did save some money, BUT I still paid about 80 bucks more than what I would've paid on ebay. For me, the 80 bucks was worth my peace of mind.

is it for you?
 
I highly recommend AppleCare. The way it tends to work is that you may not actually need it...but when you do, you really do.... :)
 
I've personally bought applecare from ebay for 3 devices and have had no problems with it... the applecare is definitely worth it as just last week they changed the whole top display due to faulty wireless card which would have been about 150 out of pocket not to mention that they replaced my former 07 macbook pro with the 08 one after 2 logic board issues
 
I bought mine off ebay for $130 for my 17" MBP, registered it without any problems. Apple emailed me Proof of Coverage Certificate within couple of hours after I registered.

If you buy it off ebay make sure its from a reputable seller and you receive a proof of coverage certificate.
 
Basically its like $120 a year. Which is $10 a month. $2.33 a week $0.33 a day

I' always get Apple Care if I travel with my Mac. Every Powerbook and Macbook Pro I purchased Apple Care. Why not? They will fix it or replace it.
 
mofunk said:
Basically its like $120 a year. Which is $10 a month. $2.33 a week $0.33 a day
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That's only with a student discount, for a total of $240 over 2 years.

Yes, it's a 2 year warranty, not 3 years - applecare adds 2 years to the existing 1 year factory warranty, so you are paying for 2 more years, not 3 ;)

It's totally worth it, considering the cost of repairs, especially on a laptop.

And even cheaper on eBay: ~$130, or $65 per year, which is just over $5 per month.

Retail is around $360 direct from Apple for the 15"+17" MBP (cheaper for the 13").
 
Blu101 said:
That's only with a student discount, for a total of $240 over 2 years.

Yes, it's a 2 year warranty, not 3 years - applecare adds 2 years to the existing 1 year factory warranty, so you are paying for 2 more years, not 3 ;)
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Actually, in addition to the additional 2 years repair warranty, AppleCare also extends free phone support from 90 days to the entire 3 years - so in the entire scheme of things, you are paying for 3 years worth of service.
 
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