I believe it's as simple as going to Apple's Support page and then clicking on "Register and View AppleCare Agreements."wait how do you activate it?
Nope, that's the standard warranty or AppleCare that's automatic.also do you have to activate applecare if you only have the 90day/1year warranty?
You can purchase AppleCare after your original warranty is up... but you can NOT register it.also can you choose to purchase the extended warranty after your orig is up?
Another added bonus of registering AppleCare in the beginning is if you ever phone in or bring the hardware in for any hiccup, I've found that the people I speak with are nicer.
When they ask for your machine's serial #, it pulls up relevant info, including whether or not your machine is still under warranty, and whether or not you've purchased the full 3-year AppleCare.How would they know?
When they ask for your machine's serial #, it pulls up relevant info, including whether or not your machine is still under warranty, and whether or not you've purchased the full 3-year AppleCare.
The most coverage you can ever have w/ AppleCare is 3 years from original date of purchase.So you can only have a warranty for 3 years from the date of purchase and then thats it?
*shrug* Just my personal experience.So... you can really get better service if you have Applecare?
The most coverage you can ever have w/ AppleCare is 3 years from original date of purchase.
*shrug* Just my personal experience.
I would wait 90days before activating it. Here is why, you have 90 days of free phone support. If any thing goes wrong with the machine in the first 90 days it is a royal pain in the you know what to transfer the Applecare over to a new machine. I hold off minimum of 90 days each time I get a new mac.
...if you're going to find a defect, it'll probably be in the 1st year. how many have problems after the 1st year and before the end of the 2nd year. ...
If your daughter isn't pleased with the display on the screen I'd hold on to the box and wait for the next model before activating it.
Applecare does not add back much to the eBay resale value of the laptop within the first year.
That's not true at all.
The reason my iBook hit over 1K after the Macbooks were released was because I had AppleCare... and I made the auciton look good (left at $1,300 )
That's not true at all.
The reason my iBook hit over 1K after the Macbooks were released was because I had AppleCare... and I made the auciton look good (left at $1,300 )