Yeah, I've bought AppleCare 4-5 times through ebay over the years. Two of them I only received a code. Worked fine at the Apple Store.
I think now Apple Stores might want the box as a proof of purchase, so all the auctions I see are for sealed boxes.
Good deal on applecare at B&H. Just got my new 13" MBA with applecare (50% off when you buy with mac, $95) and free parallels 7 for $1294. Since I used an AMEX, the warranty will be bumped to 4 years too.
Since I used an AMEX, the warranty will be bumped to 4 years too.
Not according to AMEX terms & conditions.
AMEX only extends the "original manufacturer's warranty" (i.e. 1 year). AppleCare is an extended warranty, so AMEX doesn't stack on top of that.
Your choice is AMEX for a total warranty of 2 years, or
AppleCare for a total warranty of 3 years.
So, with AppleCare, you are paying a pretty large premium for just an extra year.
Buying an Apple computer and Applecare extends your warranty to 4 years when using AMEX. This is straight from American Express warranty extention department.
Apple is the original manufacturer and Apple warranty's the computer for 3 years if you buy Applecare. AMEX extended warranty would not apply to third party warranty extentions as these are companies are not the original manufacturer.
My computers have started to fall apart, mechanically, at about year 4, so I think this is a pretty useful extention.
Buying an Apple computer and Applecare extends your warranty to 4 years when using AMEX. This is straight from American Express warranty extention department.
Apple is the original manufacturer and Apple warranty's the computer for 3 years if you buy Applecare. AMEX extended warranty would not apply to third party warranty extentions as these are companies are not the original manufacturer.
My computers have started to fall apart, mechanically, at about year 4, so I think this is a pretty useful extention.
Do you know if this works for AMEX Prepaid cards?
if you buy it with your Mac on the higher education discount you get it for a vastly reduced price (279>60)
OK. I hope that is correct. When you say it is straight from the warranty extension department, I assume you mean someone told you over the phone. That's difficult to enforce. At some later date, they will always fall back to the wording in the terms & conditions. The exact wording from my AMEX terms is
"extend the terms of the original U.S. manufacturer's warranty", so the interpretation comes down to whether they mean the "original" - U.S. manufacturer's warranty (which is one year before AppleCare) or the "original U.S. manufacturer's" (i.e. Apple's) warranty, which, as you state, is 3 years with AppleCare.
I am just always suspect when I need to rely on a corporation's interpretation after the fact. It is hard to enforce something if they decide to deny a claim when the wording is open to interpretation. And that rep you talked to will be long gone, as will any recording of the conversation.
But, like I said, hopefully it works the way you say.
If the product also is covered by a purchased service contract, this Plans extended warranty time period begins at the end of the service contract and extends the original manufacturers warranty for a period of time equal to that warranty, up to one (1) additional year.
Is this really true? Because from looking at the online store, it's 210 (at least for the MBPR).
Yes this is true.
move to the UK probably
move to the UK probably
Something tells me I'd actually be losing money.
This might just be the UK but all Macs bought on the HE discount get 3years hw cover for free, the £60 is to add 3 year phone cover too.
Is this really true? Because from looking at the online store, it's 210 (at least for the MBPR).
I meant the price of the product overall. I'm sure the AppleCare itself could very well be cheaper.
I assumed you meant the applecare, you don't get retina MBPs for £210