how many MBA owners here have the 3-year AppleCare plan?
thanks!
just so I don't make any mistakes...
I can purchase AppleCare as long as my original MBA's warranty has not expired, right?
for example, if I bought my MBA on Dec. 24, 2013, I have until at least Dec. 23, 2014 to buy AppleCare?
Thanks!
Yes, but it has to be registered by Dec. 23 2014. I don't think proof of the date of purchase is enough.
I bought a 2012 Air 2nd hand that was originally registered in July 2012. I bought it in November 2012 and immediately bought AppleCare. Just needed to input the code from the pack and it was covered.
I bought a 2nd hand iMac 2012 model that was originally purchased and registered in March 2013. I bought it in October 2013. When I tried to register the AppleCare pack, I was requested to supply the proof of purchase. Fortunately the seller provided me with his original proof of purchase, so I scanned this and attached it to my AppleCare request, and all was well.
I meant that the AppleCare had to be registered before the year was up. Just buying it isn't enough AFAIK.
just so I don't make any mistakes...
I can purchase AppleCare as long as my original MBA's warranty has not expired, right?
for example, if I bought my MBA on Dec. 24, 2013, I have until at least Dec. 23, 2014 to buy AppleCare?
Thanks!
Yes and buy it online under the discount's of education or government you'll save money , they mail you the applecare box, you open it register your device with the serial number on the card on the inside along with your serial number for the device and BAM your done and covered.
You can have that warm and fuzzy feeling that Apples not going to make any more money off your repairs. Muhahahahahaha![]()
Over the past 10 years I've purchased 13 Macs (4-iMac, 4-mini, 2-MB, 1-iBook, 1-MBP, 1-MBA), some with AppleCare but most without. One of the iMacs and one of the minis required repair in years 2 or 3. In the case of the mini, the cost of the repair was less than the cost of AppleCare. Overall, the cost if I bought AppleCare for all of the Macs would have been far more than the repair costs they would have saved.
AppleCare is insurance. Insurance should be used to hedge against possible catastrophes you can't afford. It's really a form of gambling where you are betting that you will lose! Like most gambling, the odds favor the house.