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AppleCare
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I'm just wondering if it is worth getting AppleCare from my new Intel iMac which I've already order.
Will I be able to buy it now, as it is already in the post?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2001
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You can buy AppleCare any time up to 1 year after purchase.
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Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: FFM
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Apple is selling AppleCare because altogether people are paying more for AppleCare than Apple is spending for repairs. With AppleCare you are paying for repairs ahead of time and you are paying whether your machine breaks or not. Some insurances makes sense. For example if your house burns down it might be extreme difficult or impossible to finance a new house. So you get a fire insurance. However, if your computer breaks, most of us are able to pay for the repair themselves or get a new computer if necessary. So one can just delay paying for the repair if and when the machine actually breaks. This is my personal opinion about AppleCare or all kinds of extended warranties you can purchase.
So far I have spend about 150,- DM (ca. US$ 75) on Mac repairs in over 10 years of using Macs.
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Planet Express
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Put it this way...an out of warranty display can cost you up to $700 or more alone. A logic board is around $600. Not saying that your machine will experience that problem, but it doesn't hurt to have AppleCare in case something does go wrong. I've had AppleCare on all of my computers from the start, and only 2 had to go in for logic board problems. It's basically peace of mind in case something happens in the future.
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Winnipeg, MB
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Depends on how much you want to have it around in a couple of years. I have AppleCare on my PowerBook, and when I buy a MacBook I'll get it on that too. Why? Cause repairs on a laptop are a BUGGER! Repairs on an iMac are also a bugger. Right now the only Apple products I wouldn't buy AppleCare on would be the Mac mini and the iPod nano... anything else I'd get it on.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Memphis, Tn. USA
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Originally Posted by Salty
Depends on how much you want to have it around in a couple of years. I have AppleCare on my PowerBook, and when I buy a MacBook I'll get it on that too. Why? Cause repairs on a laptop are a BUGGER! Repairs on an iMac are also a bugger. Right now the only Apple products I wouldn't buy AppleCare on would be the Mac mini and the iPod nano... anything else I'd get it on.
Safeware insurance is a better bet it covers much more than Applecare.
AppleCare ONLY covers defects, not accidents, abuse, theft, pets, neighbors, partys, hottubs,etc!
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: New York City
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Another thing to remember is that applecare covers telephone support also - especially good if you're not too skilled with computers, and need a hand every now and then-
I generally dont get it, but I don't want to have to spend ~600 if the monitor goes on my core duo. I spent the $117 (or whatever the EDU price was), and now I am DONE with it. 3 yrs, the machine is covered.
Lee
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iPhone 3G 16Gb
24" 2.8Ghz Core 2 Duo iMac, 4GB/320GB/256MB
12" AlBook 1Ghz/768Mb/80Gb/Combo/AX
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