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Without Applecare, how much of a warranty do you get on Apple computers? Or if it makes a difference, a 20'' Aluminum iMac?
 

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It's 1 year from date of purchase. 3 years total with the Apple Care extended warranty.
 
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And around 90 days of phone support, 3 years with AppleCare
 
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Without AppleCare you get 90 days of phone support and 1 year of hardware support. After 90 days you have to go to either an Apple Store or an Apple Authorized Repair Center.
 
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I have a question re this topic too:)

How important is it to get the Warranty?

If the MacOS is more reliable than a PC operating system, then would you really need a warranty?

I didn't get a extra 3-4yr warranty on my pc knowing that in 4-5 yrs time I will need a new computer.
 
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You don't really buy the warranty for the operating system, you buy it for the hardware.
 
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Like Eric said, the warranty is mainly for the hardware support. Sure, you get phone support for the OS, but I honestly don't think it's worth paying for AppleCare just to get phone support when you get much better advice for free at places like Mac-Forums.

If you have a desktop Mac, I find AppleCare to be a waste of money as Macs are pretty well built machines and the one year warranty should cover any manufacturing defects. A notebook is a totally different matter. Since they get moved around and see a lot more abuse, AppleCare is a great idea as there is a possibility of hardware breaking down for causes beyond manufacturing defects. Three years is a pretty good coverage time for a computer. If you buy it with an American Express card, you automatically get the warranty extended to four years.
 

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