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Suzanne D.

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--I'm trying to decide if the Mac warranty is worth buying. Any opinions are appreciated.

Suzanne
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If you mean Apple Care I certainly think it is advisable.
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I think it is a better idea to get a rider on your home owners or renters insurance. That way for less than $100 a year all your gear can be insured.
 
You have to be nuts not to order Apple Care with your Mac, My Mac Pro failed one day after a year and a half of service, the repair would have cost me over one thousand dollars.

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Whatever it takes...
 
A wise investment because you never know what could be round the corner!

Slightly off topic though, the graphics card/logic board failed on my MacBook Pro just before Christmas (my MBP was three years and a week old). After tests, Apple replaced the logic board free of charge under their extended warrany which now guarantees the graphics 'logic board for four years from date of purchase. This was tested and replaced in 24 hours by an Apple Authorised Repairer here in the UK.

Apple at its best.

Happy New Year to all.
Andy.
 
Absolutely essential for portable Macs and not a bad idea for desktop Macs...

BTW, the power supply just went out on my 24" iMac. The extended Applecare warranty expired 10-11-10... It's LCD was replaced under the extended warranty (around $1000 without a warranty...) but the problem was apparent in the first year of use. I waited until it was convenient for me to have the work done.

The best Applecare prices are usually found at the L.A. Computer Company Web site. I recommend avoiding eBay Applecare auctions due to rampant fraud (reselling of the same registration number, counterfeit Applecare boxes, etc.)
 
The video card on my 4 year old MacPro just failed and was replaced under warranty...$1700 without the warranty
 
marinaside said:
The video card on my 4 year old MacPro just failed and was replaced under warranty...$1700 without the warranty
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That would be a serious hit without the warranty. Just curious, why $1700 for a video card? What is the cost of the card and what is labor? I cannot imagine replacing a card for about a third the cost of a whole new computer.

--mamallama
 
FoolyCooly said:
I think it is a better idea to get a rider on your home owners or renters insurance. That way for less than $100 a year all your gear can be insured.
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We are discussing an extended Applecare warranty covering repairs/replacement of defective hardware. I doubt that a homeowner's insurance rider will cover repairs...
 
Must from my experience: my MacBook Pro failed twice in 3 years, both with changes of logic board costing $1000 each time if I don't have Apple Care. I also get them to replace faulty left speaker and fan that got noisy.

Also, Mac with AppleCare fetches greater resale value if you intend to upgrade before the 3-year warranty period.
 
If $$$ are an issue you have one year from the date you purchased your Mac to add an extended Applecare warranty...
 
Mine does through State Farm for both loss and damage.
MrMojo said:
FoolyCooly said:
I think it is a better idea to get a rider on your home owners or renters insurance. That way for less than $100 a year all your gear can be insured.
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We are discussing an extended Applecare warranty covering repairs/replacement of defective hardware. I doubt that a homeowner's insurance rider will cover repairs...
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I don't know how the cost broke down I was too shocked at the price to ask...my only question to them was if it was covered under the warranty
 
AppleCare and an insurance rider are two different things so I have both.

AppleCare is an extended warranty for defects. If an isn't a defect, it isn't covered. If you have an accident, it isn't covered. A warranty is not insurance. I buy AppleCare from non-Apple retailers like Amazon, where it is significantly cheaper.

I also have an insurance rider. This will protect me against loss or accidents, but I don't think it covers repairs like AppleCare does, since insurance is not a warranty.

If you are using it for your own business, you should have both, remembering that you can list them as business expenses on your income tax.
 
FoolyCooly said:
Mine does through State Farm for both loss and damage.
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Go call your agent and tell him/her that you want to make a claim because the graphics card on your Mac failed. You will probably hear the phone hit the table when they fall on the floor laughing!

A defect or component failure has nothing to do with loss insurance.
 
How about I pull my drives and tell her the whole darn thing is broke? Jump in the car and buy a replacement and then wait a week to be reimbursed? While you are waiting a month for your pc to be fixed I'll be working and not missing a beat.
tundracamper said:
FoolyCooly said:
Mine does through State Farm for both loss and damage.
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Go call your agent and tell him/her that you want to make a claim because the graphics card on your Mac failed. You will probably hear the phone hit the table when they fall on the floor laughing!

A defect or component failure has nothing to do with loss insurance.
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FoolyCooly said:
How about I pull my drives and tell her the whole darn thing is broke? Jump in the car and buy a replacement and then wait a week to be reimbursed? While you are waiting a month for your pc to be fixed I'll be working and not missing a beat.
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Granted I haven't had to use AppleCare in the last couple years (the Macs have been too darn reliable this time) but the last two times I had to use it, I put the laptop in the FedEx overnight box they sent me, it arrived at service facility the next day and was repaired, shipped back out that evening and was back on my doorstep a day after that. Total downtime about 2 days, not "a month." I hope AppleCare service is still that good today...
 
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