Re: AppleCare

PDD

Hi Folks,

Im just wondering if I buy applecare from the US will it still be honoured by Apple?

Also how strict are apple with regard to purchasing Applecare within the first 12 months?

Dave

dubmick

$349 for MBP AppleCare. No thanks!

Cabaal

dubmick wrote: »

$349 for MBP AppleCare. No thanks!

thats only 223e which is alot cheaper then the 449e charged in Ireland for MBP applecare.

Its a good deal and its a worldwide warranty when bought for Macbooks and Macbook Pros

Kid Nothing

I'm planning on buying a macbook over the summer in the US......

Would I want to buy Applecare? Do macbooks have a history of problems when they're 2/3 years old?

dubmick

my MBP never leaves the house so I don't think I need it. I didn't realise the price if the Apple Care before today. €449 is ridiculous.

BanzaiBk

I Applecare, saved me so many times.

Sad Professor

dubmick wrote: »

my MBP never leaves the house so I don't think I need it.

Applecare is not insurance. Whether your MBP leaves the house or not has no bearing on it developing a hardware fault requiring major repair down the road.

SP

dubmick

point taken but I would be seriously pissed off if an €1,800 laptop could not last 3 years without developing a fault.

BanzaiBk

Lots of 2k laptops don't last a year without a fault. My 6 week old m17summat just had a HD failure. On my current mbp I've used Applecare for HD failure, case warp and a bad gfx cards. I use it loads though, anywhere between 8 and 12 hours a day.

Sad Professor

dubmick wrote: »

point taken but I would be seriously pissed off if an €1,800 laptop could not last 3 years without developing a fault.

All the more reason to get it. I mean if it was a 1000 euro macbook or imac I'd probably say don't bother (I didn't) but MBP is a 2000 euro investment. Ebay Applecare prices are pretty good. You should consider it.

SP

Kid Nothing

If I put extra RAM in the machine on my own would i void the Applecare warranty?

PDD

I have a Mac Mini that I was hoping to get Applecare for, its definately not worth the Euro price for sure. I bought at the end of last month but I never registered it etc.

Sad Professor

amull87 wrote: »

If I put extra RAM in the machine on my own would i void the Applecare warranty?

No, installing RAM is fine, won't void the warranty or Applecare.

SP

Ham'nd'egger

Sad Professor wrote: »

All the more reason to get it. I mean if it was a 1000 euro macbook or imac I'd probably say don't bother (I didn't) but MBP is a 2000 euro investment. Ebay Applecare prices are pretty good. You should consider it.

SP

Just to add to that, SP; I dare say that the average repair to a Mac would cost close enough to the retail price of Applecare. This gives you an additional two years of protection to your Mac; for a top end Mac it is a very practical and cost effective purchase IMO.

whiterebel

I don't know how much its changed in 4 years, but when I was in Apple Tech Support, the lowest price for repair on an iBook or Powerbook was more than the cost of AppleCare.

babypink

AppleCare is worth the money, if you've got it.

I had to use it with my old old iBook, a few times.....thankfully though my Powerbook has gone beyond the AppleCare period without any issues. (almost 4 years old now)

Dublinstiofán

Its a good investment in my opinion. I've never had to use it on my mac but its nice to know its there.

I did have it for my ipod though and they replaced it twice without any questions, mind you it wasn't really my fault it was broken.
One day it got so hot i couldn't hold it anymore.

ProjectColossus

Is Applecare bought in the states guaranteed to cover a laptop in Ireland?

im...LOST

ProjectColossus wrote: »

Is Applecare bought in the states guaranteed to cover a laptop in Ireland?

Well,I bought a MacBook here in Ireland and I got Applecare for it over in America. I'm all AppleCared up now and I'd say that you wouldn't be allowed to proceed with linking the AppleCare to the Mac if they are incompatible.

Meh, we'll just have to see when my MacBook starts dying. It could take a while...

Simon201

ProjectColossus wrote: »

Is Applecare bought in the states guaranteed to cover a laptop in Ireland?

This question appears to come up alot regarding the validity of Applecare bought out of Ireland for Macs bought either in or outside Ireland. My take on it is that if you buy Applecare wherever for a Mac bought wherever and you then register the Applecare for your Mac in the support pages on the Apple website, it'll tell you that the Applecare has been applied successfully. You can then check in the warranty support page -
https://selfsolve.apple.com/GetWarranty.do
and it'll say that you are covered etc and the date. Now I dont really know for sure but I think that when you take your broken Mac to an authorised service centre, all they do is access a similar page, see the similar info and repair your Mac.

preilly79

I've got two macbooks and one iMac. the motherboard has been replaced in one macbook, the power module has been replaced in the other macbook, i've had one power supply overheat and melt, the replacement has just gone kaput, and the screen on my iMac needed to be replaced.

All in all, i'd say the applecare warranties were a good thing.

I'm a little disappointed by the machines themselves though, or maybe i've just been unlucky?

Ps: both MacBooks were bought in the states and their warranty has been honoured over here without any quibbles. oh, and the applecare warranties were also bought in the states and they too have been honoured here.

Elessar

Yeah I'd say you wont have a problem with US-bought Applecare. I bought mine on ebay for the MBP (super cheap) and it activated no problem. Though I did notice a little clause from Apple stating that you may be required to provide your receipt as proof of purchase for it - I don't have one