On 17/02/2010, at 11:51 AM, Jean-Christophe Helary wrote: > On 17 févr. 10, at 12:11, Ashley Aitken wrote: > >> That said, a lot of us these days seem to "live" on MacBook (Pro)s and isn't >> the mini just a low-end MacBook (Pro). In fact, buying Mac mini a year or >> so after my MacBook Pro, the mini has a faster CPU, the same memory >> (standard on mini maxed on my MBP), and would have a larger drive (if I >> hadn't upgraded the drive in my MBP). I don't hear too many people >> complaining about their MBPs. > > Very interesting perspective. It used to be that Apple Care was a necessary > acquisition for notebooks but not for desktops. Indeed, my wife's 24" has yet > to be sent to Apple for repairs after almost 3 years while my MacBook has > been sent back 3 times under warranty and I was glad I had Apple Care. > > I wonder if getting a Mini would mean the same thing...'
I think the main reasons laptops need AppleCare are that 1) they get treated quite a bit more roughly than desktops - physically, thermally, etc, and 2) the cost to take them apart and put them back together is generally higher (and its harder to do). If your laptop stayed on your desk and didn't move then you probably wouldn't need AppleCare as much, although in this case you'd probably be better off buying a mini anyway. You could buy a new mini every year or two for the cost of a MBP. Cheers, Ashley. -- Ashley Aitken Perth, Western Australia Skype/iChat: MrHatken (GMT + 8hrs!) _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
