[iBook] Apple Care benefits?

[Howard Pettigrew]

Laura, based on the experiences we had over here in NZ with iBooks in  
a number of schools, I always recommend any private purchaser to go  
for Applecare with their laptops. While I am constantly on the road  
and give my iBook a hard time, it is on its third replacement  
motherboard. One of the schools I work in has 3 iBooks out of  
commission at the moment with another 2 on CRT monitors because of  
the video cable problem. While it could be said that having laptops  
with kids, it is no wonder they have their problems, some teachers  
have had a dreadful run with the Government supplied iBooks and they  
tend to look after them pretty well. Powerbooks have not been such a  
problem apart from patchy screen disease and for reliability and  
robustness, give me that last of the old clamshells any day. They may  
have been a little heavier but they were built to last!
Hope this helps
H
>> On 23-Mar-06, at 10:02 AM, Laura Bruce wrote:
>>
>>> Hi there. It is coming up on the anniversary of my iBook purchase,
>>> and hence, the deadline to purchase Apple Care. My iBook has been
>>> trouble-free, and now I am wondering if I should bother.
>>>
>>> Would love to hear the pros and cons re same.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Laura
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