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Do you pay for AppleCare?
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I have bought one on ebay to cover my mac pro.
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Duff-Man says...as has been said already in this thread, I hope you have read this thread about eBay and Applecare...oh yeah!
I've been a big fan of AppleCare ever since my liquid cooled G5 wouldn't power on one day. Where I was going to school at the time, we didn't have a Apple authorized repair place anywhere near.
Along with that, AppleCare covers in home repair.. so, they ended up sending this guy.. 3 and a half hour drive each way.. had to come 3 or 4 times.. each time it was the wrong part.. or more parts cause more and more turned out to have gone bad.
I also scored myself a gutted G5 case... that had to be replaced to, and its a 'disposable' part.. so he let me keep it!
Along with that, AppleCare covers in home repair.. so, they ended up sending this guy.. 3 and a half hour drive each way.. had to come 3 or 4 times.. each time it was the wrong part.. or more parts cause more and more turned out to have gone bad.
I also scored myself a gutted G5 case... that had to be replaced to, and its a 'disposable' part.. so he let me keep it!
I followed a similiar thread on macuser.de but so far it looks like I got a "clean" code.
Exactly. Especially when purchasing high end products, Apple Care IMHO is a must.
Applecare is a must. I always get it. I've had to have things repaired on several machines, and it makes life sooooo much easier. I wouldn't even consider not getting it.
Definitely, unless you are prepared to spend 1k+ on repair parts such as a logic board, cpus, etc... on a mac pro sure you can replace the cpu, hd, optical, or ram if they crap out but the logic board and psu are costly to replace, so your choice to weight out the pros and cons
On a laptop it is a must.
This is my personal experience with applecare:
My 17" macbook pro for example, applecare was ~$300 (ebay), since late march I have had replaced: battery (~179), then main logic board (~1k), then topcase (~700), and now my trackpad button is bunk... they are now replacing it with a new unibody 17 (should get the 2.66, they're calling me tomorrow to work out the exact specs as my 17 was CTO so they have to try to match it as close as possible), so that makes my $300 investment more than worth it.
On the other hand, my ibook never had applecare and has not had any issues aside from the airport card crapping out, so in my experience, it can go either way but is worth it IF soemthing goes awry.
On a laptop it is a must.
This is my personal experience with applecare:
My 17" macbook pro for example, applecare was ~$300 (ebay), since late march I have had replaced: battery (~179), then main logic board (~1k), then topcase (~700), and now my trackpad button is bunk... they are now replacing it with a new unibody 17
(should get the 2.66, they're calling me tomorrow to work out the exact specs as my 17 was CTO so they have to try to match it as close as possible), so that makes my $300 investment more than worth it. On the other hand, my ibook never had applecare and has not had any issues aside from the airport card crapping out, so in my experience, it can go either way but is worth it IF soemthing goes awry.
Depends on your consumer laws.
Here in New Zealand, our "Consumer Guarantees Act" basically gives us reasonable cause to demand a free repair well beyond the official 1 year warranty, we might just have to take the company to the small claims court to get it.
I'd be interested to know where the people on ebay get their cheap Applecare from though...
Here in New Zealand, our "Consumer Guarantees Act" basically gives us reasonable cause to demand a free repair well beyond the official 1 year warranty, we might just have to take the company to the small claims court to get it.
I'd be interested to know where the people on ebay get their cheap Applecare from though...
i think its well worth it, haven't had a part fail yet. Applecare is very reasonably priced especially on ebay.
i recently had to use applecare for my mac pro. but it wasn't without a fight that i got what i wanted.
my mac pro was purchased in tokyo (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/423021/). i was living there at the time and about a year ago, i moved to canada. naturally, i brought everything with me. a while ago, my keyboard failed (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/682190/) and whilst trying to order a new keyboard by calling applecare, i was informed by the "specialist" that mac pro's are considered "non movable" and that moving the mac pro anywhere outside the country of purchase would render the applecare agreement void. needless to say, i asked to speak to his manager but only after i hung up the first time and carefully read the applecare agreement. now i know for a fact that this was untrue and called again.
they put me with somebody "higher up" and i confirmed my suspicions. applecare is VALID everywhere and anywhere with the exception that some parts may be available in one country whilst not another. even so, you'll get the "equivalent" or you can opt to pay the shipping to receive that part. a good example was my case where i had wanted the japanese keyboard but they didn't sell it in canada. i had them order it and ship it directly from japan at no cost for my troubles.
i can only suspect how many mac pro owners out there were stiffed by incompetent retards who can't respect themselves enough to do their jobs properly. applecare is valid without restriction and is, in my opinion, a very wise investment. i always consider the cost of applecare as part of the cost of the machine itself.
don't ever buy applecare on ebay. it's not legit. who would sell you something worth $300 for $100? it doesn't make any sense. in my opinion, many who support buying applecare on ebay either sell it themselves, know somebody who does, or just don't even know that their applecare agreement has already been cancelled.
my mac pro was purchased in tokyo (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/423021/). i was living there at the time and about a year ago, i moved to canada. naturally, i brought everything with me. a while ago, my keyboard failed (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/682190/) and whilst trying to order a new keyboard by calling applecare, i was informed by the "specialist" that mac pro's are considered "non movable" and that moving the mac pro anywhere outside the country of purchase would render the applecare agreement void. needless to say, i asked to speak to his manager but only after i hung up the first time and carefully read the applecare agreement. now i know for a fact that this was untrue and called again.
they put me with somebody "higher up" and i confirmed my suspicions. applecare is VALID everywhere and anywhere with the exception that some parts may be available in one country whilst not another. even so, you'll get the "equivalent" or you can opt to pay the shipping to receive that part. a good example was my case where i had wanted the japanese keyboard but they didn't sell it in canada. i had them order it and ship it directly from japan at no cost for my troubles.
i can only suspect how many mac pro owners out there were stiffed by incompetent retards who can't respect themselves enough to do their jobs properly. applecare is valid without restriction and is, in my opinion, a very wise investment. i always consider the cost of applecare as part of the cost of the machine itself.
don't ever buy applecare on ebay. it's not legit. who would sell you something worth $300 for $100? it doesn't make any sense. in my opinion, many who support buying applecare on ebay either sell it themselves, know somebody who does, or just don't even know that their applecare agreement has already been cancelled.
What did you think happened to the inventory when, say, Circuit City shut its doors? All the MAP priced Apple stuff still on shelves and in warehouses ended up in liquidation. The ebay sellers then pick them up in bulk for cheap. They likely paid ~$75 each for AppleCares in bulk, and are still making a handsome 33% profit. Best Buy, when they cut back on their stores aren't going to move inventory around - they'll just have a liquidator come clean out their surplus inventory and take a loss on it.
A lot of small businesses have been going closing as well, not just huge retail chains.
If you pick something up at liquidation you're not bound by the original MAP agreement, either, so can sell it for whatever is a reasonable margin to you.
Exactly why I purchase it.
In most cases, I never use it. However, the few times I've needed it, I really like the way it worked and the coverage that it provided.
Agree. As long as you purchase from a reputable seller.
AppleCare is a must. My saxophone teacher bought a MB about a year ago, didn't know about apple care, then had the optical drive fail. And he doesn't seem to tech savvy, what with hitting the computer at the shop, so I can't see him replacing the drive himself.
SG
, so I can't see him replacing the drive himself.SG
...my Sony TR series & Toshiba 1905-s303 didn't have an extended warranty and they have been ok for the last 6 - 8 yrs...
My Dell Dimension 8100 desk top came with a 4 yr on-site warranty and in the 4 yrs it ate 5 40 GB HDD's (its a 10+ yr old machine now) so the warranty I had to purchase it was was more than worth the extra cost due to the expense of the HDD's back then...
My eeePC was low cost enough not to need an extended warranty, netbooks are pretty much throw away's if they break.
I just got applecare on my 20" iMac (prev gen) and I went TDY so I just set it up and rego'd it... when I rego'd it I asked about the new iLife 09 upgrade and even though that promo ended on 3/26/09 gave me an iLife 09 drop in kit for free!
The apple care cost me $149 at the base PX but that just saved me $66 shipped for the iLife so its been good so far!
My Dell Dimension 8100 desk top came with a 4 yr on-site warranty and in the 4 yrs it ate 5 40 GB HDD's (its a 10+ yr old machine now) so the warranty I had to purchase it was was more than worth the extra cost due to the expense of the HDD's back then...
My eeePC was low cost enough not to need an extended warranty, netbooks are pretty much throw away's if they break.
I just got applecare on my 20" iMac (prev gen) and I went TDY so I just set it up and rego'd it... when I rego'd it I asked about the new iLife 09 upgrade and even though that promo ended on 3/26/09
gave me an iLife 09 drop in kit for free!The apple care cost me $149 at the base PX but that just saved me $66 shipped for the iLife so its been good so far!
Bought it on my first mac, the intel core duo mac mini 1.66. New logic board was needed, but it fell within the one year regular warranty. Was trouble free until I sold it with 4 months remaining.
I think I will normally buy it discounted on ebay, then use it as a timeline as when to sell my computers. With a couple months warranty on the machine it can really enhance the selling value.
I think I will normally buy it discounted on ebay, then use it as a timeline as when to sell my computers. With a couple months warranty on the machine it can really enhance the selling value.
I have not bought AppleCare yet in any of my past purchases, but when I cough-up enough cash for a MacPro...I probably will!
If I were you, I would...purely because of the 'nice' pricetag you paid.
CrackBookPro
If I were you, I would...purely because of the 'nice' pricetag you paid.
CrackBookPro
Most definitely!
For students its a no brainer, I paid £40 for the Apple Care on my 08 MP, the retail is £195 I can see its a bigger decision without that discount however as many have said if you are paying that much for a MP it gives peace of mind as well as the fact IF you do have a problem it is likely to pay itself off very quickly.
My advise is however find a nice student get them to buy it for you from the Apple Store and then buy them a pint!
For students its a no brainer, I paid £40 for the Apple Care on my 08 MP, the retail is £195
I can see its a bigger decision without that discount however as many have said if you are paying that much for a MP it gives peace of mind as well as the fact IF you do have a problem it is likely to pay itself off very quickly. My advise is however find a nice student get them to buy it for you from the Apple Store and then buy them a pint!