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Recommend Buying Apple Care?
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Hi, I bought a used MacBook last year around October and the initial year warranty is up in mid-September. I am a student so money is always an issue, but would you guys recommend that I spend the $25o and buy Apple Care? I've got the watered down White one. Thanks.
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Los Angeles
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It's a good idea - particularly for a laptop. Unless you really don't mind getting a new computer in the event something fails, it's a smart thing to buy.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Generally for laptops its a good idea. Typically most laptop repairs will exceed the cost of the extended warranty in the first place and so it gives you coverage and peace of mind.
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Join Date: Jan 2003
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Please clarify: You bought a "used" MB? Did the original owner transfer the original Applecare over to your name? Did you maybe mean "refurbished"?
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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AppleCare is a good investment IMO seeing as how these days any repair job usually consists of removing a *faulty* part and fitting a new, *expensive to replace* part ...
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Get it, it's worth the peace of mind. I found mine for $150 o n Ebay. You can find them for around that much if you look. If your Logic Board goes, that will cost you about $600 alone.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by yaroldb 
If your Logic Board goes, that will cost you about $600 alone.
Yes, my Sleep Pulse light went while under warranty (Luckily!) and they replaced the Logic Board ... maybe that's why the Pulse light has been left out of the new iMac design ...
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
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I am also a student so I am in the same boat as you. Applecare is definitely the first thing I am going to buy as soon as I get money though. I purchased my Macbook in March and in April I had to take it to the Mac store for a Bootcamp problem. Then in July I had to take it in for a new power adapter.
As a student you never know what could happen to it. There are those nights where things are just unexplainable 
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2006
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YES get it!!!!! So far Ive had two causes to use applecare 1: a new battery. 2: A new HD, new logic board and new Superdrive (would have cos nearly 800GBP)
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I just got AppleCare because my one year was about to run out and I'm running into some issues with my macbook... If your a student its a little less than 200 bucks...
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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I'm not sure if it's the same in the US but I managed to get a near 75% off student discount when I purchased AppleCare with my MacBook.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Great, thanks for the responses guys... looks like I'll go ahead and get the student discount at the Apple Store tomorrow.
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