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Beowulf666

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Sorry everyone, I keep asking questions constantly, but I swear i'll stop lol. But I just have a few more questions before I decide to buy my mac. So here they are:

1) There is no apple store where I live, so if something happens to my mac....where do I take it?

2) If I buy my mac now, will I HAVE to buy apple care now? or can I buy it anytime during my 1 year warranty?

Sorry for asking so many dumb questions everyone, but i just want to be 100% informed about everything before I spend a lot of money on my new comp. Thanks.
 
Sorry everyone, I keep asking questions constantly, but I swear i'll stop lol. But I just have a few more questions before I decide to buy my mac. So here they are:

1) There is no apple store where I live, so if something happens to my mac....where do I take it?

2) If I buy my mac now, will I HAVE to buy apple care now? or can I buy it anytime during my 1 year warranty?

Sorry for asking so many dumb questions everyone, but i just want to be 100% informed about everything before I spend a lot of money on my new comp. Thanks.

1) Probably to the place where you bought it

2) As far as I know, you can buy it within the first year.
 
Hi,

1, You should be able to take it to the closest authorised Apple repair centre... Which may or may not be the place you bought it from.

2, What he said... (I think).

:)
 
Sorry everyone, I keep asking questions constantly, but I swear i'll stop lol. But I just have a few more questions before I decide to buy my mac. So here they are:

1) There is no apple store where I live, so if something happens to my mac....where do I take it?
I depends on the model. I know for my Power Mac Apple will send someone to my house to fix it. I'm not sure which models are covered as in home or return to depot. You could call the Apple store and ask.

2) If I buy my mac now, will I HAVE to buy apple care now? or can I buy it anytime during my 1 year warranty?
Yes. Keep in mind phone support is limited to 90 days. After that you either need AppleCare or you pay for phone support. As a rule, I rarely ever buy AppleCare until shortly before the 1 year period is up.

Sorry for asking so many dumb questions everyone, but i just want to be 100% informed about everything before I spend a lot of money on my new comp. Thanks.
If you go with Apple, you won't regret it.
 
You will have to take it to a Retail store OR a place like CompUSA that has Apple Certified Technicians.

I think there is a list of third party places on apple.com

Except for the fact that CompUSA is shutting down... Best Buy has a repair plan for laptops, so you might want to try that.
 
You will have to take it to a Retail store OR a place like CompUSA that has Apple Certified Technicians.

I think there is a list of third party places on apple.com

So even if i buy it online and something happens, I can take it to a place like best buy or comp usa, any place with apple technicians, and they would fix it free under the warranty?
 
I thought you could call Apple and send it to them no matter where you bought it from, as long it is still under warranty?

Also, you can buy AppleCare anytime in the 1-year warranty. I've bought it as little as two weeks before it ends. Apple will send you a letter in the mail about two or three weeks before the 1-year warranty expires telling you that you should buy AppleCare because the 1-year warranty is about to end.
 
You will have to take it to a Retail store OR a place like CompUSA that has Apple Certified Technicians.

I think there is a list of third party places on apple.com

Buy Apple Care for L. A. Computing, usually on sale for $99.00 plus shipping, (around $7.00), I think. Save some money and buy more RAM!

Note: Price varies depending on the Mac you buy. My 24" iMac was $99.00
 
I thought you could call Apple and send it to them no matter where you bought it from, as long it is still under warranty?

Also, you can buy AppleCare anytime in the 1-year warranty. I've bought it as little as two weeks before it ends. Apple will send you a letter in the mail about two or three weeks before the 1-year warranty expires telling you that you should buy AppleCare because the 1-year warranty is about to end.

Yes, you can send your Mac to Apple regardless of where you bought it.
 
Apple does have a list of certified consultants. heres the website:

http://consultants.apple.com/whyhire/

that way if you buy it online...you can take it to the closest dude in your area to fix it. Just remember consultants are much more expensive than the Genius bar professionals who offer somewhat similar services for free. Plus at apple you can do 1 to 1 which is good for those new to macs.
 
So I can't expect them to do it for free? even if it's under the warranty? Is the only way that I can get it repaired for free by sending it to apple?
 
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