On Thursday, December 19, 2002, at 10:22 AM, Dale Goodvin wrote:
> Also, I won't buy the damn warranties out of pure (misguided?) > stubborness. I'll be damn if I'll support companies who try to > blackmail me into buying insurance to cover their potentially crappy > products. If Apple can't "GIVE" me a 3 year warranty for a $1500 > computer AND if my $1500 computer won't last 3 years I'll go somewhere > else. Sure, you can go somewhere else, but there's no free lunch. My point was that it's not so smart to extend the warranty on, say, a toaster, but it is on a computer. I simply look at the same way I look at a tip when I eat out; if I can't afford the extra 15%, I can't afford to eat out. I view the AppleCare as a necessity, so my $1799 15" G4 SD iMac was really $1949, which, by my reckoning, was and is still a good value. If a box has a superior "free" warranty to Apple's, you can be sure you're paying for it somewhere. dave -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
