HiVolt
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| reply to dave49er
Re: eBay Applecare
Well, I received the AppleCare i bought off eBay today. Box was a little beat up, but it was sealed like the seller described.
I opened it up, there was an old Techtool CD (2005), so I gather this was an Applecare box from the original G4 mini's. Still, the enrollment number was accepted online, the coverage verified and my warranty now goes to August 14, 2010!
This is my first AppleCare for any Mac product that I've owned. I hope I don't have to use it, but heck it was a great deal and even if I decide to sell it, it's worth a lot more with AppleCare.
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sporkme
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May 12th, @09:13PM
| said by sporkme  :$41 is cheaper than a hard drive. Chances are yours won't last until 8/2010. Good deal... Probably cheaper than any component in the mini if needed to be bought and replaced in an authorized service center. Applecare for the mini is $189CDN. so I think its a good deal. 
$189 + 13% tax in my province, so $213 total.
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Titus Pullo
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| Good going!
I found a similar deal on ebay (I think I paid fifty-something) last year for my mini. I also got lucky with a macbook AC on ebay for a little over $100. That one took awhile; I watched at least a dozen auctions before nailing it.
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HiVolt
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| said by Titus Pullo :Good going! I found a similar deal on ebay (I think I paid fifty-something) last year for my mini. I also got lucky with a macbook AC on ebay for a little over $100. That one took awhile; I watched at least a dozen auctions before nailing it. -- Yeah, I wish i had looked at some ebay auctions for my MacBook when it was still eligible for AC. But its been good, luckily. 2 years at the end of this month. So I may just get away with it, knock wood.
But you're right, the laptop AC's dont run cheap.
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Titus Pullo
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| said by HiVolt :said by Titus Pullo : I also got lucky with a macbook AC on ebay for a little over $100. That one took awhile; I watched at least a dozen auctions before nailing it. -- Yeah, I wish i had looked at some ebay auctions for my MacBook when it was still eligible for AC. But its been good, luckily. 2 years at the end of this month. So I may just get away with it, knock wood. I have a bad, bad feeling that my Macbook is going to need it 
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haroldo
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| dumb question...
If someone buys a computer and buys AC.
Let's assume he never needs it nor bothers to register it. Three years pass and the computer is still pristine.
He sells the AC to someone else who purchases a new computer.
Assuming that Apple still sells the original computer, theoretically, the unopened, unregistered AC can continue to be sold and resold over and over again, right? |
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Count Zero
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You have to register the AC with the Mac you intend to use it with WHILE the Mac is under it's original 1yr Apple warranty. |
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Titus Pullo
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said by haroldo :dumb question... If someone buys a computer and buys AC. Let's assume he never needs it nor bothers to register it. Three years pass and the computer is still pristine. He sells the AC to someone else who purchases a new computer. Assuming that Apple still sells the original computer, theoretically, the unopened, unregistered AC can continue to be sold and resold over and over again, right? Good question. I know that, for instance, there's an iBook/Macbook AC retail package -- covers both. Problem is, the iBook would have to be new, and that's not going to happen retail. But I assume that three years may be inclusive of another macbook purchased within the three years of the original AC package, given Apple doesn't change the AC version/product number to cover a certain range of Macbooks and then release a newer version at a future point.
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said by haroldo :dumb question... If someone buys a computer and buys AC. Let's assume he never needs it nor bothers to register it. I believe if you purchase a Mac & AC at the same time (At least from Apple Store), it's auto-enrolled from the day of purchase.
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RadioDoc
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You get the same coverage either way. The AC service contract ends at the end of three years from computer purchase.
That's a great deal for the Mini. It's not worth the retail price but since one of mine is about to hit the one year mark I think I'll go put on my sniper suit and see what I can find... 
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| said by RadioDoc :That's a great deal for the Mini. It's not worth the retail price but since one of mine is about to hit the one year mark I think I'll go put on my sniper suit and see what I can find... LOL, I sniped this one with less than 5 seconds to go... Two windows, one logged in with confirm bid ready to press, the other with FireFox and a "reload every 3 seconds" extension.
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Thinkdiff
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RadioDoc
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| said by RadioDoc :Naw, that takes all the fun out of it. Yeah. My heart was literally pounding when it got to like 30 seconds left... Silly thing, but it gets you all excited.
Then I screamed "WOOO" when it reached the end and It showed me as the winner. And this was at work, lol...
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