Applecare 1/2 Price. Purchased on previous deal listed which must have had some other items that have now expired but Applecare still available. Received my box with code today and has worked, legit!
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I thought AppleCare was rendered virtually useless since Apple are happy to fix any issue with a their products that you would need AppleCare for in the first 2 years (advertised as 12 months but they will under Australian consumer law).
They will also replace a phone that was damaged due to no fault of their own for something like $279 not sure about their other products.Even if that was the case, you get an extra year as well as phone support
Yeah it was, but shhhh!! they don't want anyone knowing about the ACL :)
And, I don't think there's a specified time limit for the 2011 ACL..
so they are obligated to cover their more expensive products for 3 years or more (I think).Time frames aren't listed they avoid details but use an example of a $3000 tv from memory and the expectation that it is reasonable for the tv to work as described for 3 years.
In my opinion a base model iPod should reasonably be expected to function for at least 2 years, iPad 2.5 years and iPhone 3 years without any major faults and due to the cost of the items.Also I'd like to add I phoned Apple with issues with an iPhone 3GS around 6 months ago and identifies the phone with them as one that was over 3 and a half years old at the stage and they were more than happy to talk me through it. Some people knock Apple but their warranty and support are genuinely the best I've ever dealt with.
business and consumers should be on the same page….none of this " reasonable time " garbage. Imagine if speed limits were the same…what a debacle of a law if you ask me.
It's done in this way so that it can't be abused from either party.
Take this example - 2 men buy 2 smartphones on the same day, 1 iPhone for $840 and 1 cheaper android equivalent for $199. Both phones were purchased on the same day and both phones (due to no fault of the owners) develop broken touch screens after 16 months. Under Australian consumer law all electronics sold from Australia must come with 12 months warranty from defects and manufacturing faults as well as performing as advertised for a reasonable time frame.
In this example it is more than reasonable for the iPhone to be replaced or repaired by Apple (and they will do so as previously mentioned), however it is less reasonable to expect the $199 smartphone to be of the same build quality of the iPhone and thus the manufacturer would have a fair argument in saying that the product was no longer covered by warranty however they are required to direct you to someone that can carry out repairs at the customers expense.
Without this law someone that bought a soniq 55" tv for $899 and someone that bought a LG 65" tv for $6999 are in the exact same position whereas the person that purchased the far more expensive tv has a far more reasonable claim to having his tv operate without any major faults for a longer period of time even if it falls outside of the 12 months warranty.
If they put specific price points then these price points will have to be constantly adjusted the laws in accordance to what is relevant at that time. Not only that but if they were to say -
Phones that cost up to $249 get 12 months warranty
Phones that cost $250-$449 get 18 months warranty
Phones that cost $450-$799 get 24 months warranty
And so on….
Then manufactures will abuse the price points to either charge more for a phone claiming it's because of warranty costs, less to push it under and give less warranty or they will not offer phones to the Australian market or offer adjusted models.To sum up > yes it's confusing and unclear, but it kind of needs to be. Hopefully in most cases common sense prevails, although common sense is getting less and less common these days.
I think warranty should be price point driven , the law is supposed to protect the consumers who pay more for things and this does that.
A consumer should also have the correct warranty information at the time of purchase.
Even if the same item falls in price over its lifecycle ( brand new to clearance )I think it should have different warranty lengths. Generally the margin for the producer is higher at the beginning and then less over clearance. This could actually benefit as suppliers drop items below a certain price to reduce warranty costs.
If you ring consumer protection they will tell you your warranty lasts forever but they dont make the decisions and have no more idea then you do.
At the moment only a judge can determine the warranty on a product and only people with time on their hands can utilise that..also it depends on the judge as to the respose you will get…
Lucky you, I phoned in to apple a couple days ago about a ~3.5 year old iMac and they refused to help :(
True, but they treat people with AppleCare a lot better and will sometimes even replace with a newer model rather than repair.
I thought AppleCare was rendered virtually useless since Apple are happy to fix any issue with a their products that you would need AppleCare for in the first 2 years
Apple are NOT happy to fix any issue … in the first two years though. It seems to be a furphy. Either that or the people I know who have found it to be otherwise have just been plain unlucky.
They replace it if it's their problem. I've had my iPhone replaced twice. (Speaker issue + Wifi bug)
Both of these were "common" issues with that model.
Again I'm going by Australian consumer law in which an expensive phone should reasonably be expected to work without major non user generated issues for at least 2-3 years. (A phone of apples price tag and build quality).
If you had a particularly pain in the ass 'genius' then you may need to speak to their supervisor or kick up a stink about the consumer law. Again as previously stated I've only dealt with Apple twice regarding a 3.5 year iPhone 3GS and an iPhone with a battery issue, both times I dealt with very friendly people who either helped me over the phone or booked me in for what was less than a 5 minute appointment to swap over my wife's phone free of charge.
How do you purchase? Call them?
Edit: My bad, they did say to call them or email them.
Cheers.
For MacBook only?
Can I get it for my Galaxy S4
Nah only Nexus 4 and 5's
After half an hour argument with Apple Support team, seems that they don't support Android any more, unfortunately :(
i would be doubly careful …. Designwyse got sold on Friday.
http://www.compnow.com.au/news/compnow-acquires-designwyse/
There goes the neighborhood…
I wonder if CompNow got it during a "everything's on sale" moment of weakness. lol
the mba/13"pro applecare is a bit cheaper on their clearance list:
http://www.designwyse.com.au/dw-content/sales/Designwyse_Cle…
lame. seems to be macbook only.
I got AppleCare for my 13" MBP from these people a week ago. They gave it to me for $129 as that was the price listed on their clearance list. Delivery via Toll was also free. I registered it without any issues. Super value in my opinion. JB tried to sell one to me for $190 when I got the laptop.
DS is having APPLECare Mac Pro Plan for $139.50
http://www.dicksmith.com.au/apple-computers/applecare-mac-pr…Apple will replace/repair your iphone/ipad / i-whatever for 2 years, under what they term 'consumer warranty'. They will never advertise it though, as it will cost them sales of AppleCare.
I know a few people who buy Apple products with issues, (screen discolouration, buttons, etc.) from Gumtree and resell them after Apple replaces the units for them, for free.
In every instance where the device was older than a year, and less than 2 years, the warranty description on the paperwork was termed; Consumer warranty.
why can i not get onto there website? have they shutdown?
Only for mac
If it is legit, then it is great value.