Here's one for any students, teachers or people that have access to a Verified UNiDAYS account.
That shiny £1000+ Mac getting close to it's first birthday???
Cover it and all of it's included accessories for hardware & technical support before it's too late!
This can be particularly beneficial for the inclusive battery and charger replacements as these are common replaceables over a 3 year time period.
Also covers an AirPort device, if you're one of those people (like me).
If you heavily rely on your mac for work at 50% off you'd be silly not to get it covered for the extra 2 years
So, what do?
Basically I noticed while surfing the Apple Student store that you can purchase AppleCare on it's own for your existing Mac (has to be under 1 year old) for a 50% reduction, My MBP Retina is 11 months old and I was very close to forking out the full £279.00 just for peace of mind, safe to say after searching around eBay etc.. this is by far the cheapest price you'll find anywhere.
To see this 50% reduction you must be on the Apple for Education Store which is possible via UNiDAYS App or Website.
AppleCare can also be helpful for anyone who travels with their Mac, having AppleCare enables hardware service and technical support at any Apple Store worldwide for the 3 years after Mac purchase.
Thanks for reading, have a wonderful day
All comments (22)
wakkaday
30 Sep 16#1
can this be used for extending a current apple care
johnmorris01
30 Sep 16#2
Nope - Apple Care can't be stacked.
rmlrochester
30 Sep 16#3
got this when I brought mine last year worth every penny
Common.Sense
30 Sep 16#4
If students can afford Apple products does imply the are wealthy and not hard up? If Apple products are reliable should you require extended warranty? If a product becomes faulty, quote EU legislation and threaten to sue. If they call your bluff, file a claim in the small claims court. Do you think Apple would ever send a person to defend the claim? A barrister would cost c£2k for the day. Social media postings would cause negative publicity. Costs cannot be recovered (except court fees). Companies tend to settle. Brother repaired my 5 year old printer free.
williammatthewjackson
30 Sep 16#5
Worth noting - you should be able to purchase AppleCare from an Apple Store with student discount - last time I did this it was about 75% off on my MacBook Air - don't know if it's still the case?
sunilm
30 Sep 16#6
Yes but that is when bought alongside the computer at the time of purchase
malhal
2 Oct 16#7
Students at uni should never need to pay for apple care unless maybe they bought the Mac before they became a student.
If you go on the Apple Store web site while on the uni network then macs are discounted and come with a free 3 year warranty, just doesn't include the telephone support. Look up apple higher education agreement. Unfortunately this special offer isn't available in stores so some students will miss out on this. All explained here: forums.macrumors.com/thr…22/
tomwatts
5 Oct 16#8
Afraid thats incorrect now - they reduced the discount to between 10 and 15% and removed the 3 year applecare for students :disappointed:
Opening post
That shiny £1000+ Mac getting close to it's first birthday???
Cover it and all of it's included accessories for hardware & technical support before it's too late!
This can be particularly beneficial for the inclusive battery and charger replacements as these are common replaceables over a 3 year time period.
Also covers an AirPort device, if you're one of those people (like me).
If you heavily rely on your mac for work at 50% off you'd be silly not to get it covered for the extra 2 years
So, what do?
Basically I noticed while surfing the Apple Student store that you can purchase AppleCare on it's own for your existing Mac (has to be under 1 year old) for a 50% reduction, My MBP Retina is 11 months old and I was very close to forking out the full £279.00 just for peace of mind, safe to say after searching around eBay etc.. this is by far the cheapest price you'll find anywhere.
To see this 50% reduction you must be on the Apple for Education Store which is possible via UNiDAYS App or Website.
Link: myunidays.com/per…ine
AppleCare can also be helpful for anyone who travels with their Mac, having AppleCare enables hardware service and technical support at any Apple Store worldwide for the 3 years after Mac purchase.
Thanks for reading, have a wonderful day
All comments (22)
If Apple products are reliable should you require extended warranty?
If a product becomes faulty, quote EU legislation and threaten to sue.
If they call your bluff, file a claim in the small claims court.
Do you think Apple would ever send a person to defend the claim?
A barrister would cost c£2k for the day.
Social media postings would cause negative publicity.
Costs cannot be recovered (except court fees).
Companies tend to settle.
Brother repaired my 5 year old printer free.
If you go on the Apple Store web site while on the uni network then macs are discounted and come with a free 3 year warranty, just doesn't include the telephone support. Look up apple higher education agreement. Unfortunately this special offer isn't available in stores so some students will miss out on this. All explained here:
forums.macrumors.com/thr…22/