How long after purchase do you have to buy Applecare?

Geeky1 · Geeky1 #1 (**permalink**)

09-17-2007, 03:45 AM

I bought a very good friend a MBP back in July, and it's been less reliable than I would have liked... I'm thinking that Applecare is a good idea. I couldn't afford it when I bought the machine; is it too late to buy it?

Fallooza · Fallooza #2 (**permalink**)

09-17-2007, 03:51 AM

1 year

Geeky1 · Geeky1 #3 (**permalink**)

09-17-2007, 03:52 AM

Great, thanks. I'll see how it gets on for the next few months then... so far its eaten a logic board and a hard drive. =/

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #4 (**permalink**)

09-17-2007, 04:03 AM

Right at the end of the year on both my ibook g4, iMac G5 and Intel Core Duo Mini Apple wrote me maybe 5 times offering me Apple care. I even got a physical letter from Apple reminding me. Very nice of them to remind me as I had totally forgotten!

bobtomay · bobtomay #5 (**permalink**)

09-17-2007, 07:33 AM

They didn't happen to offer a discounted rate by the 3rd or 4th reminder did they?

For the price of the extended warranty on a MBP, it's hard for me to foresee myself wanting to fix a 2-3 year old computer vs getting a new one.

Malachi · Malachi #6 (**permalink**)

09-17-2007, 09:19 AM

A good question.

To expand a bit I got mine from my work ( they bought it for me for school)
I don't have the receipt and I don't work there any more do I need the original?

Geeky1 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 14, 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 589 Mac Specs: See Sig...	09-17-2007, 03:45 AM I bought a very good friend a MBP back in July, and it's been less reliable than I would have liked... I'm thinking that Applecare is a good idea. I couldn't afford it when I bought the machine; is it too late to buy it? MCCCXXXVII Notebook RAM Buyer's Guide- How much, what type, what brand, where to buy, etc. MBP: 17" WUXGA/2.4/4GB/160GB 7.2K G4: Heavily modified Dual 533 DA
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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,822 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	09-17-2007, 04:03 AM Right at the end of the year on both my ibook g4, iMac G5 and Intel Core Duo Mini Apple wrote me maybe 5 times offering me Apple care. I even got a physical letter from Apple reminding me. Very nice of them to remind me as I had totally forgotten! ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 21,828 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	09-17-2007, 07:33 AM They didn't happen to offer a discounted rate by the 3rd or 4th reminder did they? For the price of the extended warranty on a MBP, it's hard for me to foresee myself wanting to fix a 2-3 year old computer vs getting a new one. I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month
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Malachi #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 02, 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 86 Mac Specs: 2.0 white book with some niffty icons	09-17-2007, 09:19 AM A good question. To expand a bit I got mine from my work ( they bought it for me for school) I don't have the receipt and I don't work there any more do I need the original? The best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing
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