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fibroptikl · Oct 31, 2008, 12:38 AM

I'm looking to get AppleCare before my 1-year runs out in a month.

Question is where can I find it the cheapest? I see Small Dog has it for $229.

Is that the best deal?

chipchen · Oct 31, 2008, 10:38 AM

Reg price: $249
Edu price: $183
Avg ebay price: $120 - $180?

I've bought a few off ebay.... quick, easy, and cheap... just ... you know... as usual... be careful.

amazing · Oct 31, 2008, 11:49 AM

$180

http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi...?group=appcare

fibroptikl · Oct 31, 2008, 01:09 PM

Thanks - I think I'll go ahead and do something over the weekend.

fibroptikl · Nov 3, 2008, 02:22 AM

How come LA Computer company has it so much cheaper than the rest?

angelmb · Nov 3, 2008, 04:47 AM

AppleCare coverage is universal, right? You could buy it there and it still would cover your Mac here in Europe… am I wrong? Cause the savings getting AppleCare for MacBook Pro there are huge… $250 vs. $450

Nivag · Nov 3, 2008, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by angelmb

AppleCare coverage is universal, right? You could buy it there and it still would cover your Mac here in Europe… am I wrong? Cause the savings getting AppleCare for MacBook Pro there are huge… $250 vs. $450

I was just thinking that. The laptop one should be, not sure about the desktop version.

fisherKing · Nov 3, 2008, 01:12 PM

try provantage.com; i got applecare for my powerbook there, saved about $100...

MickeyZ · Nov 5, 2008, 12:40 PM

Yes, the AppleCare for MB/MBP has worldwide coverage. I live in Ireland and bought mine in the US. My MBP was serviced a couple of times here in Ireland without any problems.

angelmb · Nov 5, 2008, 04:55 PM

Thank you for letting us know

fibroptikl · Nov 6, 2008, 02:57 AM

I got AppleCare tonight - found it for $159.

Already got it registered.

markna · Nov 8, 2008, 05:23 PM

fibroptikl: Was it from ebay?

fibroptikl · Nov 8, 2008, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by markna

fibroptikl: Was it from ebay?

It was from eBay.

Hodog16 · Nov 9, 2008, 03:37 AM

Has to be ebay using buy it now and live.com's cash back (currently 25%).

Just make sure the seller has good feedback and you use a credit card so you can contest it if there are any issues.

gangster · Nov 11, 2008, 06:28 PM

I just got my Applecare registration code but dont know how to use it, how do use it?

Thanks in advance.

Hodog16 · Nov 17, 2008, 10:41 PM

Apparently this is the website to go to:

https://selfsolve.apple.com/Agreements.do

There's a price war on ebay for Macbook Pro Apple Care's. Down from $205 to 199 to 190 to 188 to 187.75 and hopefully dropping more, these prices being before the 25% off option.

I'll continue to watch this for now.

Bengt77 · Nov 18, 2008, 07:04 PM

I got mine on eBay for $135. For a MacBook, that is. Won it in an auction. Lowest regular Buy It Now-prices seem to be around $145. Shipping is usually free, as the seller will send you the serial number you need to register AppleCare with Apple Support.

Ted L. Nancy · Nov 21, 2008, 10:03 PM

Dang. I just got mine from what I thought was a stellar deal at provantage. eBay is definitely the place to buy APPs right now.

mjfor40 · Nov 30, 2008, 12:46 AM

How bout this one for MacBook Pro?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Applecare-Warran...1%7C240%3A1318

How do I use cashback through live.com? Also how are these people able to sell these for so much cheaper when it costs $350 on Apple's site?

bobbywebkinz · Jan 17, 2009, 11:18 AM

I bought mine at an eCrater store that was WAYYY cheaper than amazon.com. Check it out: http://gamestock.ecrater.com

amazing · Jan 17, 2009, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by mjfor40

How bout this one for MacBook Pro?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Applecare-Warran...1%7C240%3A1318

How do I use cashback through live.com? Also how are these people able to sell these for so much cheaper when it costs $350 on Apple's site?

Just bought for MBP and MB--and it's way cheaper on ebay. Never could get the live.com links to work, I suspect they're just using it as advertising.