Can you buy Applecare for these? The $100 rebate from Amazon is great, but one reason I'd prefer to buy direct from Apple is so I can buy Applecare (the 3-year full warranty) for my MacBook. Does anyone know if it's possible to order the extra warranty for a laptop ordered from Amazon? Can you buy Applecare for these? The $100 rebate from Amazon is great, but one reason I'd prefer to buy direct from Apple is so I can buy Applecare (the 3-year full warranty) for my MacBook. ... » Read More Can you buy Applecare for these? The $100 rebate from Amazon is great, but one reason I'd prefer to buy direct from Apple is so I can buy Applecare (the 3-year full warranty) for my MacBook. Does anyone know if it's possible to order the extra warranty for a laptop ordered from Amazon? « Show Less
990304
Thanks so much for the tip! I also answered my own question by searching Amazon, and found that Amazon sells Applecare as well, at a much lower price than buying direct from Apple.
990305
you can buy it before one year warranty will be gone within anytime. I also prefer to buy macbook from apple online not because applecare but cutomizing what I want to add like hard drive, RAM, extra accessaries. I was hesitating between amazon and apple. but I did go with apple. of course, you can upgrade it after by yourself. but it's different story.
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Be aware that if you get it customized from Apple.com, you can only return it if it is defective, even if you are willing to pay the 10% restocking fee. And if you do decide to return a defect unit, make sure you do not get it serviced, because if you do, you can not return it any more. All these are stated in the Apple's return policy. I would recommend buying a standard model and upgrading it as needed. The process was made very easy and you probably will end up paying less.
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You can buy applecare from Apple up to 364 days after your purchase which will extend your 1 year warranty another 2 years. I've done this with several of my Apple products. They will even contact you and let you know when your 1 year is about to end. It also gives you a chance to decide if you really want to keep your Mac, if so, then you can extend the warranty. You will not save any money by purchasing Applecare now; I prefer to wait to purchase applecare as to not increase the initial purchase price.
46986
Lisa, if your Mac is outside the 1-year warranty that comes with the computer, I don't think you can purchase Apple Care for it. Call Apple to verify.
1413825
I just called square trade and they told me that it only covers products/laptops purchased on amazon. No where on the amazon sale page does it mention that. It just says you have to purchase the square trade warranty within 30 days of purchasing the laptop. I have 2 days left to get the warranty, ????
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Ivan, you can only buy apple care once for each of your Apple products. If the product you have is covered under the 1 Year Apple warranty until September 2014, the answer is yes. However, you must purchase it before the 1 year expiration date of Sept. 2014. If however you purchased an extended 3 year Apple care warranty and that is what is expiring, the answer would be no, as Apple care can only be purchased once per product. Hope this helps.
1235708
I got mine on Black Friday. I saw the price and my eyes almost popped out of my head. I couldn't order it fast enough! Keep an eye out, you never know when the price might drop again. Even at this price it's still cheaper than any other reseller I've seen or even the Apple Store is. I live in Texas and I have no sales tax when purchasing from Amazon which is a added plus!
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In california the tax hike on a $2,000 machine would put Amazon at an advantage. It would be almost a $200 savings no matter what the price matching does. By the way, if your Mac goes bad at any time during the duration of its warrantee Apple will take care of it directly, especially if there's AppleCare involved. You wouldn't have to deal with Amazon at all unless it you were just returning it because you didn't want it.
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Yes, all Macs come with 1 year warranty, but only 90 days telephone support. So for the first 90 days they'll talk to you on the phone about trying to fix it, even if it is just you trying to figure out how to do something. After 90 days, you'd have to pay to talk to them, or just take it to a physical apple store (no charge during warranty to take it into real apple store), or if you call to talk after 90 days and it ends up hardware related, they refund the fee, and fix the computer obviously (ask you if you can take it to a store and if not and they determine it is hardware problem send you a box to send it in for repair usually). They just don't want to do free support on the telephone for *user* issues (like not knowing how to do stuff) after 90 days. However, the machine itself has a good 1 year warranty, and apple stores honor it, etc. You can also add 2 extra year of warranty and telephone support for 3 full years by purchasing extra apple care.
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I have been looking through lots of reviews and through their policy, and it seems like you can't. Amazon warranty is for amazon products. I think you've got to buy it directly through their website. It'd be rad if they actually write that down somewhere obvious.
1264379
Yes, for the most part. You might want to purchase the "Apple Care Protection" plan which provides a few more years of warranty. You have to purchase the Apple Care Plan within one year after your purchase.
1288233
"Square trade bought on amazon are for amazon items only." That is completely false. I called Square Trade today and the representative verified Amazon is simply a reseller of these warranties. They apply to ANY retailer you purchase your item from as long as it is within 30 days of purchase! Just make sure to purchase the proper warranty for your item. Type in "Square Trade Hard Drive or Square Trade Laptop, etc." and it will give you the warranty you should purchase! :)
1301058
It's a loss leader for Amazon. They're hoping that you also buy accessories (Apple Care, extra batteries, case, mouse et cetera) along with becoming a loyal Amazon shopper.
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N. Bird, you are correct, according to an Apple rep who I spoke with on 12/2 after posting my reply to the original post. The other thing is, my customer sales person from Apple was able to offer me a 6% discount on the spot when I told them of the $50 differential between Amazon's price and theirs. I know!! Her response: "Yeah, not enough people ask for a discount when they call, but they should!" All told, with tax (from both the Apple store AND Amazon), I'd have saved $2 by buying from Amazon... Not worth it! I'm buying my iMac direct from Apple for peace of mind.
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Through Amazon only not apple and I think amazon is 30 days I would check with amazon as I will I just got the device works good but looks very used not like new as described Apple offers the same one for $10.00 more with one year warranty and comes in new case and touch screen
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You could just show Apple Care amazon invoice/receipt as proof of date of your warranty purchase. Better yet, inquire via Apple's support. It might be unlikely that you'll be able to receive your AppleCare number via non-physical packaging I'm afraid.
1413823
I called and spoke to someone on the phone and they told me it has to be an Amazon purchase, however someone else asked this same question and there was a bit of discussion on the topic. I decided to buy the warranty here on Amazon and just give it a shot. They did accept my registration and my receipt from a product purchased somewhere else. I sent them a copy of my receipt as part of the registration and then called to confirm that everything was good to go. Personally, I'd much rather buy electronics here from Amazon whenever possible. The only reason I didn't buy my computer from Amazon was because they couldn't match the student discount I got elsewhere.
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It's worth calling 1-800-MY-APPLE and asking for a price match. I told the representative about the lower prices on both iMac and Applecare on Amazon. The total price difference on iMac and Applecare was about $80 (as of March 6, 2010). The rep said that he could do better than that. The total he gave me was $20 less than the Amazon's. I'm glad I tried.
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You can buy from Amazon at the reduced price. I've done it for the last 2 years. If you are on Apple's automatic renewal plan now, you might want to activate it a couple of weeks ahead of their billing date to avoid billing confusion. Yes, you keep your same e-mail, etc.