I have been a PC user for ten years. And through it I experienced a lot of problems, clashes, viruses, windows problems and hardware problems. Most of all is that when I have problems I am passed from the vendor of the hardware to the vendor of the software, and I do not know a lot of times if it is windows or the computer itself. But I have found that there are computer stores everywhere to take the PC for help, always costs a bundle of money and lots of hassle and time. I have been thinking about a Mac, where the hardware vendor and the software vendor are one. The questions is, if there is a problem with the Mac, where do you go for help? And how good and quick are the fixes?
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you either come here and depending on what country your in you call the mac number in Australia its 133MAC and if none of that helps you can go to your local apple shopdoctorchu said:
My experience: it's worlds better than Dell.
Apple's customer service is actually rated better than any other computer manufacturer. If anybody wants to challenge that statement, I'll dig up my source.
Daniel.
Apple's customer service is actually rated better than any other computer manufacturer. If anybody wants to challenge that statement, I'll dig up my source.
Daniel.
You have two options for support from Apple:
a) Taking your computer in to an Apple Store. For a lot of us who live in the boonies (like me) this isn't an option, but if you happen to live in civilization, the Genius Bar is right up there. The Apple Genius' get high marks from everyone, and are pretty fast.
b) Calling Applecare. They have you do over the phone diagnostics, but it seems they generally have a good handle on hardware issues and know if the problem is something they know about. They seem quick to take the machine back (well, quick is relative compared to Dell or <insert PC manufacturer>) and seem to have good results with the repairs.
a) Taking your computer in to an Apple Store. For a lot of us who live in the boonies (like me) this isn't an option, but if you happen to live in civilization, the Genius Bar is right up there. The Apple Genius' get high marks from everyone, and are pretty fast.
b) Calling Applecare. They have you do over the phone diagnostics, but it seems they generally have a good handle on hardware issues and know if the problem is something they know about. They seem quick to take the machine back (well, quick is relative compared to Dell or <insert PC manufacturer>) and seem to have good results with the repairs.
the only time I have had 30min and above phone calls to them is when i have iPod problems and they dont believe that i have faxed in the proof of purchaseGCY said:
doctorchu said:
If you're talking about problems with software... you probably won't even need the support. Few problems(I've pretty much had none that have left me stumped, and I'm not that computer-literate at all), and if you do have issues, someone on the forums can probably help.
As for hardware, I haven't had problems. Last time I called phone support, there was no wait. Spoke to someone that spoke fluent English, was very helpful. And on warranty/fixing/replacement, they're all right. Nothing amazing to my experience, but I got my laptop fixed up in under two weeks, shipping included.
ohh well ive never had that problem the most ive been on hold for is 5 mins and that was after my call got answeredGCY said:
Yeah a wait time 30-45 minutes isn't too unusual for me. Sometimes I will only wait mabye 5 mins but that is rare. for me it rarely seems to fall in between those times.
well then that tells you something doesn't it, have all your problems in the morningDXoverDY said:
BurtonCCC said:
It can not be better than Dell Support. I used Dell support, and I am very impressed. Also, Dell have more support choices than Apple.
If you got at-home warranty Dell technician comes to your house at your convenience. No traveling to store or sending it to them. For example, I was not satisfied with my notebook's LCD (it worked perfectly well, screen surface got something that i didn't liked) and next business day technician showed up, installed LCD. No support like that in Apple, you have to take it to an Apple store or send it to AppleCare. There are no Apple stores in my area, so its not even an option for me.
Even better, Dell have Complete Care support. If anything happens (like you drop your system accidently, or spill something on it) they either repair your existing system or give you a new one, no questions asked. Complete care is very cheap also, less than 100$ a year i think. No option like that in Apple either, if anything accidental happens to your Mac your warranty is voided.