Your original Apple warranty is one year free from hardware defect and
ninety days of free phone support. The Apple Protection Plan extends
the coverage an additional two years free from hardware defect and
extends free phone support for that three year time period.
The Apple Protection Plan can be purchased at any point during the
first year warranty. It does not have to be purchased at the same time
as the computer.
If purchased it is useful to register or enroll the APP with Apple.
This could be done by a web-form or phone call.
The APP covers parts and labor. Apple's warranty and APP does not
cover software issues beyond direct phone support with Apple.
Obviously, owner "abuse" issues such as split drinks onto input
devices or computers along with cracked displays from sitting on or
drops will not be consider as free from defect occurrences,
APP is a bargain in cases of logic board or LCD's replacements in
second and third year repairs. However, sometimes Apple evokes Repair
Extension Programs that may provide remedy in the second and third
year for anyone regardless of APP. This may require diligence on your
part in making that discovery. It is even possible that Apple has
established a REP and not even notified your service provided of such
a possibility. REP's only cover within three years of purchase date.
My two cents is to seriously consider purchasing APP within the first
year of ownership. It is merely insurance and you may be fortunate and
never have the need.
Woody
On Apr 15, 2008, at 7:37 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:
In a nutshell, I swear by it. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
On Apr 15, 2008, at 4:59 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote:
AppleCare is, by at large, insurance on your investment. Getting
it means that you have an extended warranty on your Mac for a full
three years if anything goes wrong. I think it is extremely worth
it. It's worth a little extra to protect yourself. Otherwise, the
repair costs if your machine breaks down after the standard
warranty runs out will be far more than AppleCare would've been.
If you want to gamble, you can, but I wouldn't. I had one minor
issue with my MacBook and AppleCare were great in fixing it.
Josh de Lioncourt
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On 15 Apr, 2008, at 5:04 PM, Jerry Matheny wrote:
I was just curious if Apple Care is worth it? I live off a limited
income, and am having enough of a hard time getting the funds
needed to get the Macbook. Would I not be able to call tech
support without it? How much of a necessity is it to have it? I'm
quite computer sufficient, the only thing I would need is to learn
the new OS. Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Jerry
