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Re: Re> OT: new macbook rant
hey there,
my recommendation is to buy applecare.
i've owned an ibook, 2 powerbooks, 2 macbook pros...
maybe i'm unlucky, but EVERY SINGLE ONE, suffered catastrophic
hardware failure AFTER the one year warranty. in some cases also
during the first year, but that would be covered.
the failures were, on different machines:
- logic board failure - 3
- pixel death - 2
- hard drive - 1
- warped case - 1
in every single case, i called AppleCare. no questions asked they
overnighted a box to my house and had the repaired machine shipped to
me, wherever i was, within a week. in one instance they just replaced
the computer because if you have 3 hardware failures on one machine,
they replace it (as they should for cryingoutloud!!).
so i always buy AppleCare, even though it is expensive, and even
though yes it bothers me to pay for insurance to protect against
THEIR failing equipment...but when my computer dies, whatever. i NEED
IT FIXED NOW and its nice not to worry about it.
my 2 cents as a longtime mac user...zoe
On Nov 19, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Stefan Tiedje wrote:
> Per Boysen schrieb:
> > You still have the option to pick up the AppleCare protection plan
> > until one year after the purchase.
>
> I still think its an expensive insurance, which even doesn't cover
> theft or physical harm. I think you can get cheaper assurance which
> covers more. In case of need you might have more bureaucratic to
> fulfill though...
>
> Warren Sirota schrieb:
>> yet when i spoke to applecare about my current laptop, they said
>> "logic board replacements are fairly rare". i find this a bit hard
>> to believe.
>
> It is hard to believe, whenever I came across a broken hardware on
> Powerbooks, they replaced the motherboard in 100% of the cases,
> even if it wasn't broken (same error after the "repair", because it
> probably was a broken cable...).
>
> I guess that most people asking for help just have software
> problems. The high price for applecare is probably much more a
> service contract than an insurance...
>
> If you don't know computers get AppleCare, if you know, get an
> insurance...
>
> Stefab
>
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