Can i buy Apple Care support after couple of months after actually buying the iMac? What does it cover and how much does it cost?
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AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac or Apple Display - You can buy AppleCare any time during the first year warranty period, so you don't have to buy it at time of purchase.
- You can check your remaining warranty and/or AppleCare coverage here
- AppleCare will extend the 1 year warranty for an additional 2 years, for a total of 3 years coverage from the date of your Mac purchase. It also extends telephone support from 90 days, which is included with your original warranty, to a total of 3 years.
- AppleCare follows the device, not the owner. When a Mac changes hands, the AppleCare coverage still applies to the computer. There is no need to "register" the new owner in order to receive coverage.
- You cannot buy AppleCare again or renew it once it expires.
- Neither the Apple Warranty nor AppleCare will cover damage from accidents, spills, etc. They only cover manufacturing defects.
- AppleCare+ provides some coverage for accidental damage, but is only available for the iPad and iPhone, not for Apple computers.
- Neither the Apple Warranty nor AppleCare will cover batteries that have worn out. They only cover defective batteries.
- You can buy AppleCare from Apple or from other sources, such as Amazon, B&H Photo Video, L.A. Computer Company and others. Exercise caution when buying from sites such as eBay, as some AppleCare offers have been scams.
- For more detailed questions, read the AppleCare Protection Plan (pdf) agreement.
- Apple to Update AppleCare with Subscription Service and In-Store Repair Options
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As long as your Mac is till under warranty, you can add AppleCare to it. It extends the phone support from 90 days to 3 years from the purchase of the Mac and it extends the warranty to 3 years total. It covers everything the warranty covers.
You can buy applecare any time in the first 12 months. Costs will very country to country. It gives you phone support and cover (including labour) for any defects within the first 3 years.
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we don't have original apple stores here, but there's autorized resellers and service. I'd like to get the 1TB EVO SSD when it comes down a bit in price and replace the 1TB 5400rpm snail in my 2012 imac...
authorized service said they'll do it, i only need to pay the labor costs, warranty will remain valid. much better than trying to open this slim piece of engineering myself....so i was thinking of getting apple care just in case, ideally before going to the service guys.
we don't have original apple stores here, but there's autorized resellers and service. I'd like to get the 1TB EVO SSD when it comes down a bit in price and replace the 1TB 5400rpm snail in my 2012 imac...
authorized service said they'll do it, i only need to pay the labor costs, warranty will remain valid. much better than trying to open this slim piece of engineering myself....so i was thinking of getting apple care just in case, ideally before going to the service guys.