[P1] Alternatives to AppleCare?

[Chris Beaumont]

There are two that I know of. I think that some credit cards double the 
warrantee period for items bought with them, so if you used a gold or 
platinum card to buy it originally, you may be in luck. Others sell 
their laptops every year as the warantee expires and buy new ones, with 
the new warrantee..

I would *not* want to be owning an ibook past one year without the 
Applecare option!

My display went out a few weeks ago at around the 7 month marker, and 
many of them have had similar display/hinge problems, I have heard..

If I was worried about that happening, I would be afraid to bring my 
ibook out with me.. when my display went out it was in the middle of 
checking email.. one minute on, the next minute black. Besides using it 
like a normal person, I treat my ibook very well.. have a very nice 
case for it.. never have dropped it or anything..

Laptops in general, and the ibook in particular are just fairly 
fragile..

You may want to sell it and recoup that 60-70% of the purchase price, 
if you can, then put that money into a new one, with AppleCare.

-Chris



On Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at 11:50  PM, Parkblue wrote:

> Does anyone know of an alternative to AppleCare?
>
> Apple told me, very friendly but with no hesitation, that once a Mac 
> is out
> of warranty AppleCare is not an option anymore. And I bought my iBook 
> when
> it was just over 13 months old.
>
> Thanks,
> -tobias.
>
> "Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are
> wonderful." - Ann Landers
>
>