Warranties! :)

Of course this is a re-post of something likely generally discussed... I'd prefer fresh minds and lack of forum searching sooo anyway here goes:

I got a 2.0 Ghz core 2 duo macbook, 1 gb ram, 80 gb drive and a dvd write... Now I put a 3 year warranty on that back in may. No issues with it but it's only been 3 1/2 months of use.... NOW

I purchased a macbook pro 2.2 Ghz Core 2 duo with 128 mb geforce 6800.. 120gb drive.. alright enough of what it has.. I did NOT buy the 3 year warranty on this machine.

From your long history with mac notebooks or even experience with the macbook pro, should I add to my order the 3 year warranty, or is it safe to say Apple computer are reliable enough to not to worry about it? I just want to know cause if I don't have to drop down 279$ I definetly won't... That means a new mouse / Wireless N Router!!

Anyway give me thoughts of view

 

Well, it really depends...all notebooks are more prone to failure than computers, due to constant moving around and the compacting of components within a small area (especially in the ultra thin case of the MacBook and MacBook Pros). I would get AppleCare for it, as three years is a long time and most consumer electronics don't last three years without some sort of problem.

Also, if you ever decide to sell the MacBook and/or MacBook Pro, users are more confident if the Mac has AppleCare with it, because any problems will be covered by Apple (unless of course, accidental damage or normal wear-and-tear). Yes, AppleCare stays with the Mac, not the owner, so you can sell it to someone else and they will take the warranty with the Mac.

I cannot choose any of the poll options . The MacBook Pro is not weak, but I would get AppleCare anyways. I state my reasons in the previous paragraphs above.

 

Ohh nice I forgot that was actually my next question, cause I know my dell warranties are transferable! Alright... I guess I'll shell out the extra cash for it.. I guess I just call there 1-800 # to add that to the order without causing it any delay on my set order ship date?

 

Well, if you don't really have the cash right now you can buy AppleCare for your MacBook Pro anytime in the first year of purchase. So you don't have to purchase it right away if you don't have the cash right now.

 

Ohhh seriously??? I didn't know you can buy it within the first year of the purchase. That's nice warranty options!

 

Yeaps, you can purchase it anytime in the first year. So you can take some time to raise up the cash for it. Just walk in to any Apple reseller or order online or by phone anytime.

But remember to get it before the first year ends! I've heard many times when people forgot and couldn't get AppleCare because they were already out of the first year.

 

ahh well that helps a lot then, I wasn't looking to add any addition $$ Cause from what I seen the only purchasing plan Apple has is through getting a visa card?? Which I have a visa card so not sure how it would work. I like the way dell works just monthly payments instead of upfront cash.. Unless of course I got Apple purchasing plan wrong

 

My sister had to have her motherboard replaced less than a year after the intial purchase. So it might be a good investment.

 

I bought mine on an American Express card, so I now have a one year extension for free. American Express is really good with the warranty too. When my iPod broke, they credited back the original purchase price... I didn't even have to send the busted iPod to them. I imagine the proces for a high dollar item like the MBP is a bit different, but still it shouldn't be to big of a deal.

 

I have never had a mac that hasnt needed applecare.

The only mac i have had that hasnt fully used the entire value (ie. what i paid against what went wrong) was an ibook, but i sold it by the second yr.

My Macbook Pro has had the following go wrong since april 06 when i bought it
Both Fans
Ram
Top Case
Bottom Case
Power adapter
keyboard issues


AND I AM VERY GOOD TO THEM.. infact whenever i take my laptop in, they think it is new... i have a total of 3 MBP's in my fam. A imac and a powermac. and they have all had issues

To each his own... but i really believe in them, especially since macs are the first computers that i have been able to keep for more than a yr without it being out of style/ slow.

Good luck

 

Yeah... Man I had 8 safari tabs running... Itunes going... a game running in windowed mode, my dashboard has like 8 widgets running and there was no hold up.. on a 1 gb machine... If this was windows it'd die!

 

sorry to rain on your non-technical mac-ignorance but windows is more efficient with ram than OSX.

 

You really can't make a blanket statement like that.

It really depends on the situation, and what your definition of efficient is.

Having more ram available isn't usually the most efficient method.

 

This is somewhat true. Although the Applecare does technically stay with the system and not the owner, if you were to want the Applecare removed from an old system when getting rid of it you can ask for that when you call in. Apple will reimburse you for what is left and you can put that towards an Applecare plan for your new system ... the downside; "new" owners of used Apple products can get "scammed."