Just recently purchased a new imac but at that time did not purchase Apple Care. L. A. Computer is offering apple care at a significant discount price then one can buy at the apple store. Will apple recognize and honor apple care if purchased from a company other then Apple? Appreciate your comments. Thanks Bob68
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Apple Care purchased from other then Apple Store
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Yes. You can even purchase applecare over ebay at a discount. As long as you have an unopened box, and no one has used the registration number, it'll work.
You can register applecare over the internet. They'll go off of the machine's manufacture date initially. You can then download a form and fax to applecare along with the receipt, and they'll correct it to the orignal purchase date.
You can register applecare over the internet. They'll go off of the machine's manufacture date initially. You can then download a form and fax to applecare along with the receipt, and they'll correct it to the orignal purchase date.
Does someone overhere perhaps know if it makes a difference if I'm from another country? for example, I live in The Netherlands, suppose I buy AppleCare in an American Ebay store. Can I still activate it, use it on my (Duthc bought) iMac?
I bought my Apple Care for my iMac through the dying Comp USA store in Plano, TX. 50% off.. Can't beat that.
me too, i paid $75
As long as the registration number for the AppleCare is valid and live it'll still work when you register your product with AppleCare.
Ebay and other websites have the AppleCare sealed and brand new for much cheaper than what Apple sells them for.
Ebay and other websites have the AppleCare sealed and brand new for much cheaper than what Apple sells them for.
I just checked, and there are quite a few deals currently on Ebay. I believe my first year is up in August, so I will bid on one of these. Almost everyone agrees, on the IMacs it's worth extending the coverage.