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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 955890" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>So when does your need for "security" end? 12 months, 36 months...when? What happens if your Apple computer "craps out" in month 37 of ownership (1 month after the 3 year warranty expires)?</p><p></p><p>You also have to realize something else...the Applecare warranty primarily covers "manufacturing defects"...it does not cover anything such as:</p><p></p><p>- physical damage caused by the user</p><p>- spilled liquid on a laptop</p><p>- worn out laptop batteries</p><p>- electrical issues caused by bad weather</p><p></p><p>I'm going to suggest that most manufacturing defects will show up within the first 12 months...and if it's a common manufacturing defect...then many other folks will also have the same problem...and then Apple will come up with a special policy to handle this...like relatively recently with cracks in the housing of the plastic MacBooks.</p><p></p><p>There most definitely are folks out there that have benefitted from purchasing the 3 year extended Applecare warranty...but this number is very very low! The VAST majority of dollars spent on extended Applecare warranties have only gone into Apple's bank account (profit)!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>If you're interested further...give this article a read:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pbcentral.com/columns/hildreth_moore/applecare.shtml" target="_blank">Is AppleCare Worth The Price?</a></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 955890, member: 56379"] So when does your need for "security" end? 12 months, 36 months...when? What happens if your Apple computer "craps out" in month 37 of ownership (1 month after the 3 year warranty expires)? You also have to realize something else...the Applecare warranty primarily covers "manufacturing defects"...it does not cover anything such as: - physical damage caused by the user - spilled liquid on a laptop - worn out laptop batteries - electrical issues caused by bad weather I'm going to suggest that most manufacturing defects will show up within the first 12 months...and if it's a common manufacturing defect...then many other folks will also have the same problem...and then Apple will come up with a special policy to handle this...like relatively recently with cracks in the housing of the plastic MacBooks. There most definitely are folks out there that have benefitted from purchasing the 3 year extended Applecare warranty...but this number is very very low! The VAST majority of dollars spent on extended Applecare warranties have only gone into Apple's bank account (profit)!:( If you're interested further...give this article a read: [url=http://www.pbcentral.com/columns/hildreth_moore/applecare.shtml]Is AppleCare Worth The Price?[/url] - Nick [/QUOTE]
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