[P1] Why not applecare -- it sure seems worth the $$

[Kirk McElhearn]

On 1/9/04 1:20, "Gary Archer" <garcher at mac.com> wrote:

> Not to be pedantic, but I've always figured that it is more then worth it to
> purchase the Applecare for laptops -- given that in 3 years something
> EXPENSIVE is bound to happen with a laptop and with the history of all these
> iBook logic board failures, battery problems (though I'm not sure AppleCare
> covers batteries -- anyone know), and iBook G4 trackpad problems, etc.. It
> seems like a smart investment to me.  FWIW the iBook AppleCare can usually
> be had for <$200 US via SmallDog and others and covers everything purchased
> at the same time as your iBook (in my instance, the airport extreme card)

Agreed. I buy AC contracts for all my Macs. Especially since, in recent
years, Apple's components are of lower quality.

Until my first iMac (DV SE Graphite) I never had _any_ problems with my Macs
(PB 100, PB 145, LC 475, Performa 6400). But with two iMacs, we had three
repairs, and my G3 iBook has just gone for repairs.

One other advantage is that, here in France, AppleCare includes on-site
service for desktop Macs. Since I'm about a three-hour drive from the
nearest repair center, that has saved me a lot of time.
 
 
Kirk
 
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