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Should I buy applecare for my rev a 17?
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Hi there,
A similar question was asked about how many of you have purchased applecare, but I was curious as to your opinions about my situation.
I recently purchased a 17" rev a 1ghz Powerbook for $1400 and then upgraded the memory to 1gb, so I say I spent about $1500 on it. The machine is beautiful with absolutely no flaws operationally or cosmetically. The person I bought it from said that he bought in August of 2003 which I just confirmed by calling Apple.
So the question is, do I take the plunge and get applecare for this machine which I am looking to upgrade I guess sometime next year when the g5 pb's come out? I work in a school, so I will get some discount - $239 for the applecare (is that the best price?). Is it worth it to spend another $239 for this older machine?
Again, I've had the powerbook for about a month and a half now, and it is flawless in every way. Let me know what you think.
Thanks!!
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Long Beach, CA
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What if your LCD starts flickering in September? AppleCare is far cheaper than paying for a new LCD. Plus, it adds a lot to the resell value.
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Hi,
I think you are right. I'll be looking over the next couple of weeks to get the applecare. Do you think $239 + tax will be the best price I can find? Let me know if I can get it cheaper somewhere else.
I think one of the main reasons I was hesistant about the applecare was the part of me who was looking to upgrade the internal hard drive myself, since I have a 60gb 5400 hard drive lying around. But considering the fact that I value the battery life and since I got 120gb and 80gb 7200rpm external hard drives, I figure the internal 4200 drive will do.
The comment you made about resale value is probably the key to this whole thing. Since I know that I will eventually want to upgrade, and since I am so crazy about keeping these things in mint condition, I think the applecare will definitely benefit me.
Let me know if there is cheaper applecare. And thanks so much for your comments!
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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I think $239 is the cheapest you can find it. That would be the student/edu rate I believe. It runs somewhere in the neighborhood of $349 for a powerbook otherwise.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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It's foolish not to get applecare--too much can go wrong with sensitive laptops.
You can get an Apple Service Provider to put in a new HD, maybe for around $80 (you can get estimates from several ASP.) Wait until the 100 GB HD comes out and comes down in price, then consider whether to put it in.
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