okay, so i just checked prices on apple.com AppleCare for an iBook - $249 AppleCare for an iBook with my University discount - $183
seems a bit more reasonable (even if 60 some odd bucks over two years doesn't mean much) something that i'll have to think about. anyone know if i buy a refurb machine, if i can get the student discount price on the AppleCare? On Jan 9, 2006, at 4:22 PM, Jerry Freeman wrote: > When I was a monitor on the Apple iBook forum there was tons of > help there, I'm sure it is still pretty good. If there is a new > iBook announced tomorrow what might be new is the Intel processor, > 13.3" LCD, maybe the keyboard and split trackpad bar, so it may not > be a totally new product. Applecare after the one year warranty is > a good plan...jf > > On Jan 9, 2006, at 3:44 PM, b3 wrote: > >> the keynote is tomorrow (tues.). >> Right now, i plan to spend most of the night bugging my better >> half and trying to decide if i want to risk a new model (if they >> are introduced). >> >> i'm kind of leaning against the AppleCare right now, because i >> guess i figure that most hardware problems would manifest >> themselves in the first year of free warranty. >> and the Apple phone support has been pretty much useless for me >> concerning software issues. (at least compared to forums like this >> and using google) | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
