Applecare coverage in Argentina? --- HD sounds

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Applecare coverage in Argentina? --- HD sounds

I bought my Powerbook new in late January 2004 (along with an Applecare plan) in the U.S. I'm currently living in Argentina and for the past couple months my computer's been freezing up and making some odd clicking and another indescribable sound (which I can upload on a website or email to someone if they're willing to listen and give me their opinion what it is).

I'm assuming this will be covered by my Applecare plan (I'm certain it's hardware as I backed up the HD and reformatted, just to be sure). I need to find a local Apple center that will honor my Applecare plan. Does anyone have a resource where I can find a list of authorized Apple support centers?

Thanks much in advance.

PowerBook G4 1.25, Mac OS X (10.4.7), 768 MB RAM

Posted on Sep 18, 2006 9:53 PM

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Answer 1

Tuttle

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Sep 18, 2006 10:52 PM in response to EBS

See: http://latam.apple.com/service/find.php?srchType=Reseller&frmCountry=Argentina&b tnBuscar.x=20&btnBuscar.y=16

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fsaravi

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Nov 25, 2006 11:34 AM in response to EBS

I am in Argentina and I reacently bought a MacBookPro, I also bought the applecare baut when I try to register it it appeares "This service is not available at your area". Applecare it supous to be worldwide, the guy in the mac store told me that. What can I do???

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EBS Author

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Nov 25, 2006 5:34 PM in response to fsaravi

fsaravi,
I took my Powerbook to MacStation in Buenos Aires ( http://www.macstation.com.ar/). They accepted my AppleCare plan and did a diagnostic on the machine. At first they told me it was just a software problem so they re-installed the operating system. After I played them a recorded sound that my laptop was making, they took it for another day and replaced the hard drive, covered by the AppleCare plan. So, you can rest assured that there are several Apple service centers in Argentina, though I think they are all in Buenos Aires (see the link another user left above, it has many Apple authroized service centers). The only bad thing, as with everything, is you have to argue a bit to get them to cover any repairs, but in the end they do cover them and repair the machines.

As for registering, I would recommend speaking with an Apple representative as I am sure you need to register your AppleCare plan, but not sure how to if you bought it here (I bought my machine in the U.S. and registered it there).

Hope this helps.

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