Applecare

[insomniac321123]

Im sure this question has been asked many times, but I couldn't find any.

I am about to buy my first mac, a mbp. If I dont buy applecare right now, will I have the exact same coverage, as if I did buy it, just for only 1 year?

It is kind of important, because if I dont get applecare now, I can get the 2.0. If I do get applecare now I can only afford the 1.83.

So what is your opinion?

And again, sorry if this is a repeat thread

Thanks

 

[dailo]

You can buy it any time before one year from your purchase date. I am waiting until this summer to buy applecare, as I currently cannot afford it either after wasting all my cash on the MBP. You can also find it cheaper from other resellers online, or if you have student discount it's about 100 buxs cheaper than normal price.

 

[CanadaRAM]

The thing you miss by waiting is the free telephone support calls, which end in 90 days if you don;t have the extended Applecare.

 

[insomniac321123]

So what would you recommend?

Do you use the phone support often?

 

[WildCowboy]

I've never used Applecare phone support...the MacRumors forums are much simpler and more convenient!

Does come in handy for some people though...

 

[Macky-Mac]

at any time .....at ANY time during the first year you can buy the applecare extension........so from day 91 on, if you NEED phone support, then you can buy applecare and get phone support for the rest of the first year

if you need it

 

[FFTT]

Go ahead and get the fastest machine you can afford, but be sure to set aside
funds for AppleCare before your warranty expires.

If you have a warranty issue, Apple will take pretty good care of you.

Phone support is really there for set-up issues and general questions.

MacRumors has you covered for just about anything you might want to know
and there's ususally someone here 24/7 if you get stuck.

If you are eligable for education discounts, that will also save you money
when you purchase AppleCare or any Pro software you need.

 

[galstaph]

I haven't bought it yet... have until september
My brother's pb never got it, still no issues that he couldn't get figured out here.
His G5 imac on the other hand has it, used the warrenty once for a power supply issue (fixed under standard warranty though used he used the phone service portion of his applecare).
So sometimes it is good to have right away, soemtimes you can wait and sometimes you get lucky and don't need it

that said, on the intels, it is better to buy it and have piece of mind than having to pay up for repairs