AppleCare internationally - an US MacBook in Europe?

[FieryFurnace]

Hi,

my 1year base AppleCare is about to expire.
So I was planning to go to my campus store tomorrow to get the MB AC for $183 to get me covered for another 2 years.
Now the thing is, I will go to Germany next summer and will stay there for some time (forever???), anyways:

1) Will they "happily" accept my US white MacBook there and treat it like a local or will they look at me weird?

2) And, will they get me US parts, like keyboard, or would they just put a German one in my US MB?

Thanks,

FieryFurnace

 

[Jaffa Cake]

Apple's warranty on laptops is international, so you shouldn't have any problems at all on that front should repairs be needed.

I'm not sure about the keyboard though.

 

[TEG]

They will cover you anywhere in the World. You will likely get a US Keyboard, but you should ask, just to make sure.

Also, you can always call Apple Care to ask these questions when you register.

TEG

 

[miles01110]

You'd have to order the German keyboard top case if you want the alternative layout- they almost never carry non-US layouts in stores. The same is true internationally- stores outside the US don't carry US keyboard layouts.

 

[FieryFurnace]

Thanks for your help guys!

I just bought the AppleCare in my campus store.
Hopefully registration goes well and all.

 

[jb1280]

If you need to get the keyboard replaced they will certainly replace it with the keyboard that corresponds to you particular notebook - even if you ask them to put a "local" one in.

From my experience it takes anywhere from 48 hours to a week for a certified repair place in Europe to replace the top case for a notebook (waiting for the part to arrive.)