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To AppleCare or not to AppleCare?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NJ, USA
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My blacbook is slated to arrive tommarow or tuesday (yay) and Im not sure If I should get applecare for it or not. Its an extra 200 or so, do you think its worth it? Im using it as a desktop replacement and will be using it practicly 24/7. I might even consider bringing it to school with me.
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: nyc area
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I have apple pro care and would recommend purchasing it, and take advantage of what it offers. (Genus bar)
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Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: NY
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Lol you have a year to purchase it just get it before the year is over.
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: San Antonio TX USA
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Start saving your pennies now. AppleCare is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for laptops, because EVERYTHING in a laptop is more expensive to fix than in a desktop.
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Glenn -----
OTR/L, MOT, Tx
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: brooklyn ny
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i DIDNT have applecare with my older powerbook (a pismo); cost me $450 to replace the logic board (year 2).
i DO have it now, with my 12" powerbook; had the harddrive replaced 2nd year, under warranty.
you DO have the first year to get it (the only diff getting it upfront is a full 3 years phone support, as opposed to 90 days, and THEN again when u do get applecare).
well worth it.
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Remember most credit card companies extended coverage of the manufacturers warranty by up to an additional year. I know American Express does this and I've actually used the coverage twice successfully.
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2GHz MacBook w/2Gb RAM & 120Gb disk
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: London
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I got applecare but only cos it was on offer for 60GBP if i had to pay full whack i wouldnt have bothered!
If you can afford it get it!
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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With the quality of Apple laptops comparatively lower than in the past, AppleCare is definitely a good choice.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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For laptops I'd definitely get AppleCare. Just having the HD or Logicboard die on you and need repair, will pay for AppleCare.
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Mac Pro Dual 3.0 Dual-Core
MacBook Pro
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Senior User
Join Date: Apr 2005
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My 'enter' key fell off and they said it would have cost me $85 dollars to replace. $85 dollars! It would take them a whole 5 minutes to replace and I'm sure that's where all the cost came from (labor costs).
They even said to me, "You're lucky you had Apple care."
Worth it? I'd say so 
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15" Powerbook G4 | 1.67, 1.5gb, 128VRAM, SD
20" iMac | 2.66, 2gb, HD 2600
Dell 2408WFP
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: NJ, USA
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Thanks for the responces guys  . I've decided that I should get applecare for my macbook and not risk having to pay a higher fee for something that may be covered by the warranty!
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