I agree t hat most extended warranties are a ripoff, but the Apple Care
extended warranty is very good. I've saved the cost of the warranties
on my family's three Macs many times over. I had a mother board
replaced on one laptop and a hard drive on another. Both would have
been out of warranty without Apple Care. Plus you get Apple tech
support. The techs available by phone have patiently walked me through
problems several times, even guiding me through step-by-step Unix
command line operations. I would never buy a Mac without Apple Care.
On Sep 16, 2005, at 2:20 AM, David Mann wrote:
On Sep 15, 2005, at 12:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What do you Mac folk use for FTP.
If you like command-lines I've used nothing better than ncftp.
The finder can theoretically connect to FTP sites (enter an ftp:// url
into Safari).
My own preference is to use scp whenever possible.
Is the xtended warranty a good idea.
IMO extended warranties are a ripoff. Retailers apply a lot of
pressure to take them as they are highly profitable.
My advice depends on what you're buying. For something like a laptop
it might be a good idea if the terms are OK - check the exclusions
thoroughly because many warranties aren't worth the paper they're
printed on.
When I bought my Mac I only bought the box - I already had a good
monitor. I figured that if the machine doesn't die inside the first
12 months then it's a pretty safe bet that it'll never die. If a HDD
died, well they're pretty cheap to replace and I'd be far more
concerned about the data and the time spent restoring my setup.
The upgrades I made within the first couple of weeks (more memory, a
second hdd) probably voided the regular warranty anyway.
Cheers,
- Dave
