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| Brand: Apple
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Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 25
Format: Cd
Platforms: Mac Os X, Macintosh
Media: Software
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Macintosh
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5.3 x 1.1
MPN: MA519LL/A
Model: MA519LL/A
UPC: 885909141739
EAN: 0885909141739
ASIN: B000JZ76LM
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Condition: New, Apple Retail Box, from the Mac & iPod Leaders Since 1988
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Showing reviews 6-10 of 39
 Ask them what does it not cover ??? September 1, 2007
SKC (Bay Area - CA, USA)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
You pay a hefty amount of $349 for applecare.. but if you accidently spill something on it and your macbook doesn't work anymore..applecare won't do anything for you. You are a busy person and have to carry around your laptop everywhere you go. But if you drop your sleek and slippery macbook by mistake and the screen is damaged, applecare won't care !!! In short any human mistake is unpardonable. You won't be given a second chance.
I know that there are some other big stores whose extended warrenty covers these types of damages (spills / hardware damage) though.
Before you buy AppleCare for laptops, consider THIS August 3, 2008
NotTheOnlyFan (Lost Without Complete O&A)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I used to work in an Apple Store. We were pressured to push AppleCare. I only took the job with the understanding I would NEVER pressure a customer to buy something they didn't need. They forced me to push .Mac just the same, but I made it clear to customers my heart wasn't in that disappointing product.
But my heart was in AppleCare. For two simple reasons: Apple gave excellent care, and frankly, you needed it. Look at Consumer Reports listings of product breakdowns, and you discover Apples break as much as PCs. As others will tell you, AppleCare is NOTHING compared to paying for repairs out of pocket.
But one day I got a customer who said something mind-boggling to me. He said, "I never buy AppleCare, ever." I'm like, why not? He said, "I unload my Macs on eBay one month before the year warranty runs out. This way, you're always running a new, zippy Mac, with the latest operating system installed instead of purchased." I thought that was a little kooky, but the more I thought about it, it was genius. For iMacs and Mac-Minis, no. because the AppleCare is relatively inexpensive But for laptops?
Brilliant.
Think about it. Like it or not, laptop batteries seem to go lame or dead by year two. Laptop prices also drop a bit each year. With a recession slamming against us, and Apple plainly stating prices will fall (a rarity indeed), put the pieces together.
Suppose you buy an $1100 Macbook on Amazon, right now. Word has it the line is going to be updated in September. So you buy it, and sure enough, new MacBooks pop into existence. Maybe an entry level one at 1050. So you sell your newish MacBook on eBay for $950. That means it will cost you $250 to upgrade to that new MacBook you didn't know you wanted. But $250 is the cost of AppleCare, and now you have a brand new Mac, new battery, and 1 year warranty.
Know what a new battery costs from Apple? Over a hundred. Know what the next operating system will cost, if you bought the box? Over a hundred.
Yes, there are a lot of ifs and buts in this process, and so if you can't sell your MacBook on eBay for a good price, or the price on the new MacBook doesn't drop: buy AppleCare. You have a year to buy it.
 better than ever November 2, 2007
V. Gorshkov (Reston, VA USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Apple Care is THE warranty. Comparing to Best Buy or HP, Apple Care is the service that all computer users deserve. All repairs are done on site and much faster than from Best Buy or HP etc. I had my battery acting weird, I got it replaced for free after 14-months of having MacBook. I also had horrible buzzing sound when my CD Drive was spinning. Apple Care replaced the whole Drive. I love it. All other computer companies should take Apple as a great example. Definitely recommend getting it.
 $ 400 support package ??? July 14, 2007
John
8 out of 36 found this review helpful
Apple is constantly trying to drum into us the mantra that Apple is better out of the box than Microsoft and other products. I got an Apple MacBook as a gift. It cost about $ 1200. So the idea now is, just to keep it running, I need to go to my local Apple store and buy a "protection" package for $ 400 (which is about 30 % of the product !!). Can you imagine if we had to do that when we buy a car ? And Apple is trying to convince us that it is cutting edge, user-friendly, and much better than Microsoft. I don't buy it. Apple is good at design and marketing. The hardware and software is iffy at best. I left my Macbook today with about 60 % battery. I returned and it had 0 % battery left. Where did that power go ??? The battery issue continues to plague Apple. I will never, ever buy an Apple product. I continue to get them as gifts. I got the MacBook. I don't want to buy the bogus $ 400 "protection package".
It is time to say it: the Emperor has no clothes.
Why should this be neccesary? July 18, 2007
Popli Devi (CA)
8 out of 24 found this review helpful
I bought a 12 in PB G4 about 18 months ago. About two months ago I lost trackpad sensitivity. When I called AppleCare about it, they informed me that I should have bought the extended warranty since "even Mercedes can have problems with them..." So, you spend about $1,200 on a computer and then shell out another $200 to keep it running for two more years??? I have decided to take care of the issue by using a bluetooth mouse but I do notice that the computer gets hot and the trackpad stops working; I shut it down and let it cool off and things are fine again. Seems to be a common problem on the apple forums so I am clearly not the only one. The overheating is also affecting RAM (could not save a document one time and had to save it on to Google documents and re-start); and start-up (computer refused to start up several times one day) -- so it makes me think this is some sort of a heat issue -- faulty temperature sensor? faulty fan?? I do not know but I am not sure I will buy a second Mac to find out either.
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