iMac insurance help

[shmwy]

I am buying an older 24" iMac from a guy on craigslist. These are the specifications:

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
3GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
320GB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory
24-inch glossy widescreen LCD
Operating System: Mac OSX 10.5, Leopard
AirPort Extreme
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

I'm pretty sure that it has passed its warranty, and that makes it invalid for apple care insurance.
I was wondering if there was any other way to insure my computer that would match up to the apple care standard.

Thanks for the help!

 

[brn2ski00]

i put my machines on my homeowners. Basically its an addition to your regular policy, but covers accidental damage and has a lower deductible ~ $50.

 

[shmwy]

i put my machines on my homeowners. Basically its an addition to your regular policy, but covers accidental damage and has a lower deductible ~ $50.

Unfortunately I'm currently a student and living on campus, so homeowners is kind of out of the question. :/

 

[sickmacdoc]

No real answer to your question first off, but I did want to suggest that you enter the Serial Number at the Apple Online Service Assistant page which will confirm the purchase date and current warranty status on the offchance that it is still within the 1st year standard warranty before you give up on that idea.

 

[brn2ski00]

No real answer to your question first off, but I did want to suggest that you enter the Serial Number at the Apple Online Service Assistant page which will confirm the purchase date and current warranty status on the offchance that it is still within the 1st year standard warranty before you give up on that idea.

I didn't see where this showed the purchase date -- only model and year range.

 

[sickmacdoc]

I didn't see where this showed the purchase date -- only model and year range.

Ok, let me re-phrase that. If by chance it is still under the factory warranty it will show the expiration date of it- and the purchase date is one year before that.