[X4U] mac mini (2009) and applecare

[John McClernan]

Alexandre,
After only 5 months of normal-type use, my Mini's logic board failed.  
Luckily, I had AppleCare. My local Apple store replaced the logic  
board, but in the process, scratched the heck out of the outside white  
top of the case, which was absolutely cherry. (The Mini had not been  
touched by anyone since I first installed it in my computer desk  
shelf.) I complained to the manager and Apple picked up the cost of a  
new case. Let's hear it for AppleCare!
Cheers,
John


On Apr 16, 2009, at 12:32 PM, alexandre wrote:

> hi
>
> i bought the entry-level mac mini (2009) a few weeks ago and decided  
> to upgrade the ram (to 4gigs, up from 1) and the hard drive (to  
> 500gigs, up from 120) myself. all went well (apart from opening the  
> case, it's all pretty straight forward)
>
> my questions:
> does this void the possibility of getting applecare at a later date?
> is applecare worth it on a mini, since it costs roughly a third of  
> the price of the computer (chf 229.- /  chf 799.-)
>
> regards
>
> alexandre
> 17" 2.33ghz ic2d macbook pro / 2.0gb / 160gb / X.5.6
> 24" 2.33ghz ic2d imac / 3.0gb / 1tb / X.5.6
> 2.0ghz ic2d mac mini / 4.0gb / 500gb / X.5.6
> iphone 3G / white / 16gb
> …and a few iPods.
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