At 8:20 AM -0600 11/19/2008, lampbay wrote: >Apple care is so expensive that I've bought some backup older >machines and probably will continue along those lines. Why pay for >Apple care if it's half the price of a good, used or refurbished >system? I'd rather put my money in a computer system than the >pockets of computer support tech departments.
I agree, AppleCare is a waste of time for desktop Macs. But for laptops, it's a serious necessity, because of their high failure rate - 23% - the highest in the industry, per Consumer Reports. Ref: The recent G3-5-List thread "Mac reliability" - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
