[iBook] one-year birthday of iBook.....Applecare

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Applecare for iBook
@Apple and lots of other places: $249
@Smalldog: $209
@http://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/featured.cgi? 
group=appcare:
	$179 (someplace else has this price, but I can't remember where)
@eBay: hard to find, runs $185++

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>
> Since you can find AppleCare discounts from 3rd party resellers via the
> Internet, I don't buy it when I buy my computers. Instead, I wait till  
> my
> free phone support ends, at 90 days, then buy it from someone like  
> Smalldog,
> where I think I saved about $50 last time.
>
> If you don't care about the free phone support, you can wait till the  
> year
> is almost out to buy it. But don't go past the one year mark, or you  
> won't
> qualify. And when it comes to notebook computers, I think most people  
> agree
> AppleCare is a good investment.
> Brian
>
>> I've always bought it when I bought my computer, so this is news to  
>> me.
>> Also, is there an advantage to waiting until it's a year old?
>> Pat

>> On Dec 2, 2005, at 10:53 AM, Brian Olesky wrote:
>>> You may already know this, but if you shop around, you can find
>>> significant
>>> discounts on AppleCare. I've saved quite a bit of money doing this
>>> over the years.