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AppleCare vs. The Geek Squad

Hi all,

I wanted to upgrade my old iBook Graphite, but didn't need top-of-the-line, so over the weekend I went to Best Buy and picked up one of their clearance $850 Macbooks.

The salesman offered me their Geek Squad coverage, as opposed to AppleCare, and added that if I got the Advanced Geek Squad coverage, it covers accidents like cracked cases that AppleCare doesn't.

I have 14 days to make up my mind, so...can anyone here give me any arguments of one over the other? I mean, I read the literature but that doesn't tell you what it's REALLY like.

Thanks,
Sarah B.

iMac, Macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Oct 20, 2008 8:45 AM

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Oct 20, 2008 12:41 PM in response to Sarah B1863

This weekend Best Buy offered to give me an extended warranty on a $12 alarm clock for only $6. I decided against it. It seems they'll offer ANYONE an extended warranty on ANYTHING. I agree with the others, AppleCare provides a lot more services and you can get accidental damage coverage through home owner's or renter's insurance.

-Doug

AppleCare vs. The Geek Squad

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