Question about AppleCare.

[Reminisce32]

What is the difference between buying AppleCare the first day of the purchase compared to buying it a day before the 1 year warranty expires? Is there any risk in doing the latter?

 

[GGJstudios]

What is the difference between buying AppleCare the first day of the purchase compared to buying it a day before the 1 year warranty expires? Is there any risk in doing the latter?

No risk at all.

AppleCare
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.
• 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.
• For more detailed questions, read the AppleCare Protection Plan (pdf) agreement.

 

[Reminisce32]

No risk at all.

AppleCare
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.
• 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.
• For more detailed questions, read the AppleCare Protection Plan (pdf) agreement.

Thank you. If I bought a mac on amazon and did not choose the applecare at the check out, could I get it later within the year or would I have to buy it from Apple to be able to do that?

 

[GGJstudios]

Thank you. If I bought a mac on amazon and did not choose the applecare at the check out, could I get it later within the year or would I have to buy it from Apple to be able to do that?

Did you read the first bullet point in my post? It's true no matter where you buy it.

 

[Yebubbleman]

What is the difference between buying AppleCare the first day of the purchase compared to buying it a day before the 1 year warranty expires? Is there any risk in doing the latter?

No difference whatsoever. Buy it from their online store for education and the price drops by a good $70.

 

[Idefix]

various places offer applecare at a discount.

B & H Photo,
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/582543-REG/Apple_MC247LL_A_3_Year_AppleCare_for_15.html

and cheaper yet:

http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/index.cgi?command=dispitem&type=sku&sku=10126