Buying in USA ; bring to uk

[Cheese.]

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Hey
If I purchase a MacBook pro at an apple store in the USA , will my warranty still be fully valid in the uk? And if it needed replacing be replaced with a uk model with no hassles?

 

[torbjoern]

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Hey
If I purchase a MacBook pro at an apple store in the USA , will my warranty still be fully valid in the uk? And if it needed replacing be replaced with a uk model with no hassles?

If you buy it in the U.S, you should get AppleCare too.

 

[OllyW]

The warranty is valid world wide so there's no worries there.

I'm not so sure about replacements, it might be worth phoning Apple and asking.

 

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oh for the cheaper price? Or because the uk one wouldnt be compatible or something..

 

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oh for the cheaper price? Or because the uk one wouldnt be compatible or something..

Worldwide eh? If it happened to fail whilst I was there would they just replace it straight away? Or go through some long winded repairs

 

[gorjan]

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Worldwide eh? If it happened to fail whilst I was there would they just replace it straight away? Or go through some long winded repairs

You should get the same service from Apple worldwide, so probably just a repair as you would get at home. If you were to travel home before the repair was to be finished Apple would probably just recommend you bring the MBP in to get serviced when you get home.

You should get Apple Care as the US doesn't have the same degree of consumer protection as we have in Europe. And if the MBP is purchased outside of Europe you will only have Apple's one year warranty (where e.g. in Denmark there's a two year period where you get free repairs).

 

[clivesmithy]

I bought a black macbook 2007 model in New York. At the time with the great exchange rate, I saved £300 on the model. The warranty is valid worldwide.. The US and UK laptops all have US keyboards.
In the UK, Apple give you a 14 day no questions asked return if you change your mind... You would not be able to do this with a US stock item.

 

[old-wiz]

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oh for the cheaper price? Or because the uk one wouldnt be compatible or something..

Have you forgotten 20% VAT and currency exchange rates?

 

[Akme]

I bought a MacBook Pro in 2008 in the US. Realized that the chassis was warped when I got back to London. Took it into my local Apple Store, and they replaced it. Was a slight hassle though, really. Had to argue with the manager, and he then had to call his superiors. Wasn't the most convenient of processes, but worked out in the end.