Hey!
I bought a Mac Mini last year (6/29, to be exact) and last month I put a cd in my drive and it wouldn't come out. Googled every trick in the book, didn't work, so I brought 'er in for repairs. Fortunately, the machine was still under warrantee so replacing the optical whoojamathingie didn't cost me a dime.
Now the rep is pushing AppleCare. I've read reviews (including the chatter on this forum), and am leaning towards going for it but when I google AppleCare for Mac Minis online, I am seeing considerable price differences.
From Mac directly, and from Amazon it looks like it's $149, but Buy.com and other vendors are offering it for under $100 -- I found it as low as $94.50 with shipping, which is weird cause I can't see how it could cost to ship a protection plan...
Anyway: has anyone purchased AppleCare from anywhere other than Mac? Any reason why I shouldn't do this...? Any questions I should be asking the vendors...??
I'm reasonably new at Mac, that's why I posted here but apologies if my question is outta place, here.
Thanks for any info, I really appreciate that communities of helpful, knowledgeable people like you guys take the time to assist total strangers like me.
Consider this stranger incredibly grateful for your input!
Cheers,
Carolyn
I bought a Mac Mini last year (6/29, to be exact) and last month I put a cd in my drive and it wouldn't come out. Googled every trick in the book, didn't work, so I brought 'er in for repairs. Fortunately, the machine was still under warrantee so replacing the optical whoojamathingie didn't cost me a dime.
Now the rep is pushing AppleCare. I've read reviews (including the chatter on this forum), and am leaning towards going for it but when I google AppleCare for Mac Minis online, I am seeing considerable price differences.
From Mac directly, and from Amazon it looks like it's $149, but Buy.com and other vendors are offering it for under $100 -- I found it as low as $94.50 with shipping, which is weird cause I can't see how it could cost to ship a protection plan...
Anyway: has anyone purchased AppleCare from anywhere other than Mac? Any reason why I shouldn't do this...? Any questions I should be asking the vendors...??
I'm reasonably new at Mac, that's why I posted here but apologies if my question is outta place, here.
Thanks for any info, I really appreciate that communities of helpful, knowledgeable people like you guys take the time to assist total strangers like me.
Consider this stranger incredibly grateful for your input!
Cheers,
Carolyn