applecare

[eriko411]

Hi

Today my year old macbook crashed I pressed the power button to find a white screen. after posting for help online & reading page after page on what could be wrong i think the Hard drive is dead.

Question : If i took out applecare would applecare cover a new HD ?

as apples t&c dont mention it also when registering applecare it doesnt say it.

[Satcomer]

Originally Posted by eriko411

Question : If i took out applecare would applecare cover a new HD ?

Yes! Plus if you kept the original included disks (that came with the computer) ,there is a disk for a "HardWare Test". You can boot from that disk and run the test to see if it reports anything.

[g/re/p]

You can only purchase apple care during the first year after your initial purchase - so if you have passed the 12 month mark, you are probably out of luck.



*btw - why the heck do we not have wysiwyg capability when posting on this forum?

I always have to edit my posts to change the default short sentences/lines into long
ones and it is a real PITA for an obsessive personality like mine!!!!

[Giaguara]

If it has been over a year of purchase of the Mac and hte Applecare, call Apple and they should be able to enroll it to you - provided you can prove that you did buy the protection plan within the 12 months of purchase of the Mac.

[eriko411]

I was on the phone to apple , my hard drive is dead

I asked if i took out applecare would it cover it he said yes?

[g/re/p]

Cool!

[serpicolugnut]

If your Mac is less than one year old, you can purchase Applecare for it.

I have Applecare on all my portables and my iMac. For machines that are being transported and are more susceptible to failure, I recommend it.

However, the Macbook hard drive is ridiculously easy to replace. You can probably buy a big 2.5" SATA HD for much less than Applecare and replace it yourself.

Of course, Applecare covers other things and isn't a bad thing to have. Just something to consider...

[eric2006]

If you use AppleCare once, it's probably payed for itself.