If I don't buy it with a MBP, what type of warranty do I get with the MBP? Can I take it to an Apple Store, and does Apple allow me to mail it to them for free? If I do get AppleCare, what do I get? Free Replacements?
If I don't buy it with a MBP, what type of warranty do I get with the MBP? Can I take it to an Apple Store, and does Apple allow me to mail it to them for free? If I do get AppleCare, what do I get? Free Replacements?
If I don't buy it with a MBP, what type of warranty do I get with the MBP? Can I take it to an Apple Store, and does Apple allow me to mail it to them for free? If I do get AppleCare, what do I get? Free Replacements?
yes, get it....i buy mine on ebay (make sure you get the actual box not just a code--apparently there is a scam going around and you will be screwed if you don't have the actual box & code)....amazon.com is also cheaper.
Nobody has mentioned so far that AC only covers non-accidental damage. If the hard drive dies on its own, it gets replaced. If you drop your machine and the hard drive breaks, you won't get anything.
yes, get it....i buy mine on ebay (make sure you get the actual box not just a code--apparently there is a scam going around and you will be screwed if you don't have the actual box & code)....amazon.com is also cheaper.
Can you recommend a good seller on eBay for AppleCare? More than half price, that's great!
yes, get it....i buy mine on ebay (make sure you get the actual box not just a code--apparently there is a scam going around and you will be screwed if you don't have the actual box & code)....amazon.com is also cheaper.
Can you recommend a good seller on eBay for AppleCare? More than half price, that's great!
Thanks for the info hisboyelroy. Good to know.A word of warning about buying AppleCare from non Apple authorized resellers...
A word of warning about buying AppleCare from non Apple authorized resellers...
I've purchased multiple AppleCare agreements for my iMac, various MacBooks and iPods over the years on eBay and saved quite a bit of money, and they all worked just fine. BTW...I always buy the boxed product. However, if you plan on selling your AppleCare warrantied product to someone else, say on eBay, and plan to transfer an AppleCare agreement purchased on eBay to the new buyer, Apple absolutely will not transfer the AppleCare agreement to the new owner. They require "proof of purchase" which, they say, only is the actual, copied or scanned receipt from an authorized reseller of Apple products. This is different than the "proof of coverage" they email to you after you register your AppleCare agreement. After going round and round with Apple about this and emailing them my PayPal receipt for the AppleCare agreement purchased on eBay, their final email to me read, "Your request was denied because the receipt does not reflect the original retail purchase. eBay is not an authorized reseller of Apple products."
So, while I still think buying boxed AppleCare agreements on eBay is a good way to save money, just do so knowing that Apple will not transfer the agreement to a second owner. I suspect an Amazon.com purchased agreement would transfer since they are likely an authorized Apple reseller. You can still save some money buying through Amazon.
Also, I should mention that I don't know that failing to transfer the ownership of the AppleCare agreement to a second owner is all that important as it seems Apple seems to recognize that an AppleCare agreement sticks with the actual covered hardware for the duration. I've used my AppleCare agreements for various hardware replacements or repairs and have yet to be asked to verify that I was the registered owner of the AppleCare agreement.