What's the difference between ProCare and AppleCare?

[orangemacapple]

Waht's the difference between ProCare and AppleCare?

http://www.apple.com/retail/procare/?cid=CDM-NA-3657A

 

[EricNau]

ProCare compliments AppleCare (it's not a replacement). It gets you to the front of the lines, private lessons, computer & keyboard cleanings, etc... Just overall better service.

ProCare is an annual fee rather than a one time per system fee like AppleCare.

 

[clevin]

applecare is warranty for your product, procare is not

 

[orangemacapple]

so, every body needs applecare & procare & dot.mac

if you get all that, how do you afford a computer?

 

[jsw]

so, every body needs applecare & procare & dot.mac

if you get all that, how do you afford a computer?

No one needs Pro Care except for time-sensitive professionals, in some cases. It's a plus for others, but not a need.

.Mac is also nice but not needed.

AppleCare is usually a good idea, but you've got a year to buy that.

 

[EricNau]

so, every body needs applecare & procare & dot.mac

if you get all that, how do you afford a computer?

Like jsw said, you don't need any of those 3 things. They are all luxuries.

 

[iW00t]

ProCare is Macbook Pro as Applecare is to Macbook 😛

 

[orangemacapple]

so, every body needs applecare & procare & dot.mac

I was being sarcastic on this entry. I DO appreciate the differentiation between AppleCare and ProCare. I probably would've figured it out eventually myself, but Apple had just sent me a email touting ProCare, and it occurred to me that it may be a name-change or somethiing. sometimes i type without thinking -- i often open my mouth similarly.

Thanx for the explanation.