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From: russ@key.COM (Russell Donnan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apples Warranty Sucks (was Re: LaCie...)
Message-ID: <1124@key.COM>
Date: 28 Sep 89 21:33:05 GMT
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In article <5439@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu (Todd) writes:
>
>If it can be done, I would recommend purchasing your Apple computer on
>an American Express card to get the extended one year warranty.  I
>wish I would have done that-I just forked out about $270 to extend my
>warranty.  Has anyone out in NetLand done this or knows if it will
>work?
>
>Todd Heberlein
>heberlei@iris.ucdavis.edu	128.120.57.20

Yes, purchasing your Mac with American Express would increase your warranty,
but it would DOUBLE it, not make it one year.  That means 180 days, -or-
6 months to you and me.  i.e. not much of a difference for the sake of
paying off an $8,000+ charge in one month.

-Russ
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Russ Donnan
Amdahl, Key Computer Labroatories, Fremont, CA, USA
(415) 623-2121, russ@key.amdahl.com, ...!{pacbell,amdahl,sgi}!key!russ
DISCLAIMER:  I am not affiliated in any way with American Express or any
of their competitors for that matter.  Amdahl may or may not share my
views.  I haven't asked them!  ;-)