The Glade 4.0

"Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder."
It is currently Sun Nov 24, 2024 6:52 am

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 33 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2
Author Message
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:12 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:59 am
Posts: 3879
Location: 63368
One year of AppleCare for a MacBook Pro is included in the purchase price. To extend the coverage to 3 years from the date of purchase you must pay, within the original coverage period, an additional $349.00

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD012LL/A

I'm not sure what the default coverage from other manufacturers is, but I'd be surprised if, on average, it was longer than a year.

To the point of gathering statistics for Apple products being the same regardless of who supplies the warranty, my questioning of the claim would be focused on the sample size.

_________________
In time, this too shall pass.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:25 pm 
Offline
Evil Bastard™
User avatar

Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:07 am
Posts: 7542
Location: Doomstadt, Latveria
Quote:
Every Mac comes with complimentary telephone technical support for 90 days from your Mac purchase and a one-year limited warranty. With the AppleCare Protection Plan, you can extend your service coverage to three years from the computer’s purchase date. You can call Apple’s award-winning technical support experts as often as you like and get your questions answered. And if you need repair service, we offer convenient service options around the world.
Your own source indicates that you only get 90 days of full system coverage and a minimum limited one-year warranty unless you sign up for AppleCare, which is a subscription extended warranty service.

My former employer used Apple products for almost all of its faculty positions, and they had to pay to renew the AppleCare ever year.

_________________
Corolinth wrote:
Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:37 pm 
Offline
Eatin yur toes.
User avatar

Joined: Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:49 am
Posts: 836
I can absolutely assure you that I have never had to renew applecare per year as an individual - it may be possible institutions have a different model.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:55 pm 
Offline
Oberon's Playground
User avatar

Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:11 am
Posts: 9449
Location: Your Dreams
Taskiss wrote:
One year of AppleCare for a MacBook Pro is included in the purchase price. To extend the coverage to 3 years from the date of purchase you must pay, within the original coverage period, an additional $349.00

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD012LL/A

I'm not sure what the default coverage from other manufacturers is, but I'd be surprised if, on average, it was longer than a year.

To the point of gathering statistics for Apple products being the same regardless of who supplies the warranty, my questioning of the claim would be focused on the sample size.



Most manufacturers have a default 1 year warranty. I would have been highly surprised if Apple had had less than a default 1 year.

From what I see, most higher-end notebooks and those targeted at games default to a two year warranty.

_________________
Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me

█ ♣ █


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:39 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Feb 05, 2010 11:59 am
Posts: 3879
Location: 63368
http://computers.toptenreviews.com/gaming-laptops/

The Digital Storm is the only laptop that shows to have a warranty greater than a year, from this source.

_________________
In time, this too shall pass.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 3:59 pm 
Offline
Oberon's Playground
User avatar

Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:11 am
Posts: 9449
Location: Your Dreams
Your link is wrong for at least two laptops on its list, which leads me to believe it's wrong for the rest.

All "Asus Ensemble Series" notebooks (including the G75VW-listed on your site) come with 2 year global warranties.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/12 ... l#warranty
There are certain "cheaper" versions of these laptops made especially for Walmart or Bestbuy that came with 1 year warranty, but those are not standard models.)

The MSI GT70 I just ordered comes with a two year manufacturers warranty. Your link has it erroneously listed as a 1 year warranty.

_________________
Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me

█ ♣ █


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:07 pm 
Offline
Evil Bastard™
User avatar

Joined: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:07 am
Posts: 7542
Location: Doomstadt, Latveria
Quote:
This warranty does not apply: (a) to consumable parts, such as batteries, unless failure has occurred due to a defect in materials or workmanship; (b) to cosmetic damage, including but not limited to scratches, dents and broken plastic on ports; (c) to damage caused by use with another product; (d) to damage caused by accident, abuse, misuse, liquid contact, fire, earthquake or other external cause; (e) to damage caused by operating the Apple Product outside Apple’s published guidelines; (f) to damage caused by service (including upgrades and expansions) performed by anyone who is not a representative of Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider (“AASP”); (g) to an Apple Product that has been modified to alter functionality or capability without the written permission of Apple; (h) to defects caused by normal wear and tear or otherwise due to the normal aging of the Apple Product, or (i) if any serial number has been removed or defaced from the Apple Product.
From Apple's site ...

(H) has always been my particularly favorite disclaimer from their warranty, although (I) tends to be the most problematic, since normal wear and tear tends to abrade that stick into illegibility.

_________________
Corolinth wrote:
Facism is not a school of thought, it is a racial slur.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:05 pm 
Offline
pbp Hack
User avatar

Joined: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:45 pm
Posts: 7585
Year is a default for all the brands I deal with is one year for the laptops. Dell Optiplex desktops and some laptops sold to business are usually bundled with the three year Next Business day onsite, but you can adjust that down. Dell has also allows a lot of their customers to extend their warranty beyond three years. I've done warranty work on 5 and six year old laptops.

_________________
I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 33 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2

All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 187 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group