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> It may be lower than in the US. But Europeans have more protections and guarantees by law with their purchases than in the US. Yes, in Europe customers have
by jvdh 16y ago
> It may be lower than in the US. But Europeans have more protections and guarantees by law with their purchases than in the US.
Yes, in Europe customers have a guarantee on hardware failures for the first year or so.
Extending this to three years costs you more than the US counterpart (thanks to the nice €=$ apple conversion rate), and you don't have the benefit of mail-in or walk-in repairs, because there simply are no places to walk in to.
- brudgers 16y ago>"there simply are no places to walk in to." From a practical standpoint, that's true for much of the US as well. If you live outside a large metropolitan area, your nearest service center can easily be 50-100 miles away. It's one reason many PC manufacturer's offer onsite service at the time of purchase.
- ugh 16y agoYou should never buy Applecare directly from Apple and always from ebay. It costs a lot less (185€ vs. 350€ for a MBP). Make sure to check the sellers’ ratings. I successfully bought Applecare from ebay twice. (And heavily relied on it in one case. Apple replaced pretty much every part of my MBP without any fuss.)
- pornel 16y agoThe conversion rate isn't as outrageous when you take into account that US site shows prices before tax, and EU sites prices with tax.