"global repair coverage"

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"global repair coverage"

Good morning! I am going to buy an iMac [3.06 GHz] pretty soon, but I will likely be travelling back and forth with it between New York and Japan. Given that AppleCare supposedly has "global repair coverage," does it matter whether I buy the computer in the US or Japan (that is, whether I buy an Apple US AppleCare program or an Apple Japan AppleCare program)?

THANKS in advance!!

iMac 3GHz, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on May 29, 2008 8:54 AM

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Answer 1

a brody

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May 29, 2008 9:56 AM in response to E. Liebman

No. But you may run into difficulty with region DVDs in one country or another. Pick the one which has the region of your largest DVD collection.

Japan is region 2, and U.S. is region 1.

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Answer 2

varjak paw

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May 30, 2008 9:03 AM in response to E. Liebman

It won't matter much as far as AppleCare is concerned, though Apple recommends that you purchase AppleCare in your home country. It will matter where you purchase the computer as regards the language of the keyboard and documentation, but not as regards warranty.

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Answer 3

Bilgili

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May 31, 2008 6:13 AM in response to E. Liebman

We bought our macbook from United states while living there, then moved to Turkey and needed to take the computer to the service while it was still under warranty. There was no problems, no paper work, no asking for proof of warranty. They just sent our computers info to Usa and confirmed its still under warranty , then repaired it for free.

I had a positive experience with this service.

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