Depends entirely on the price of the warranty. For $400 I wouldn't buy AppleCare, but at $50 or $100 I would. Of course, it doesn't cost $50 or $100, so I'll roll the dice on my 12" G4. At least if my jewel does go South, that $400 I saved on AppleCare is almost half the price of the current iBook, which except for some video features I don't use and its smallish hard drive is actually more powerful than the 1GHz PowerBook that is now only 1-year-old.
Andrew On 12/17/04 6:39 PM, "Don P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I get AppleCare on every piece of hardware I buy and > consider it > essential. A matter of course. Like buying a new > car: would you get > one without an extended warranty? >> > > Well, you did open the door... > I would somewhat agree that the purchase of an > extended warranty for an Apple laptop might be a good > idea. > 1. laptops are more likely to be benefited by a > warranty than a desktop (are batteries still > included?). > 2. Apple puts it under the same umbrella as the rest > of the products and may be a bit more generous. > ... But; Would I get a new car without an extended > warranty? Absolutely! > 1. Of the covered failures, nearly all > electronic/electrical occur under the original > warranty and most mechanical will be blamed on abuse > or normal wear. > 2. Many of the independent, respected consumer groups > caution against it (Federal Trade Commission, Consumer > Reports, Canadian consumer organizations, Tom Martino, > Better Business Bureau, etc.) > http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/money/extended_warranties/why_buy.htm> l > > http://www.epinions.com/hmgd-review-A70-44CAE14-38D5DFA2-prod5 > http://www.troubleshooter.com/ > > A warranty is an insurance policy. Insurance is like > gambling. Unless you like playing the game or have > something special, why bet against the house when the > odds are in it's favor? If the worst that could > happen won't really cause you major headaches, why > else get an extended policy that is statistically > saying that you will lose? > > Don > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
