Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 5/22/85; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!db From: db@cbosgd.UUCP (J. Muir) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Help to a new mac owner Message-ID: <1601@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 23:21:07 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.1601 Posted: Mon Nov 11 23:21:07 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 06:28:40 EST References: <7440@ucla-cs.ARPA> <1250@ames.UUCP> Reply-To: db@cbosgd.UUCP (J. Muir) Organization: The Bohemian Grove Lines: 19 In article <1250@ames.UUCP> al@ames.UUCP (Al Globus) writes: >> 2) What do people think of AppleCare? Is it necessary? >> are the technicians reliable? If so, where (Santa Monica Area)? >> >I like AppleCare a lot. For two reasons. > >1. It's very inexpensive insurance. > >2. As anyone knows, if you have a maintenance contract (such as Applecare) >your machine will never break. Therefor, for $150 a year you can guarentee >no problems! Yes, but $150 only covers the basic machine. By the time you add in an external disk drive and Imagewriter, the price is more like $260 (what I paid for it). While a bit high, this may still be cheaper than forking out cash for blown analog or digital boards (especially when labor gets added in). Dave Bursik/..cbosgd!db