AppleCare

Recently, Apple has been adding new retail stores. This is good news for most because sometimes they are few and far between and this presents potential problems for users who live far from the store where they bought their Mac. If you buy AppleCare, which extends service and warranty three years to after the date of your purchase, you will not have anything to worry about. The plans are $250 to $350 dollars depending on whether or not you have a MacBook or MacBook Pro. This service provides you with access to Apple experts to ask questions about software or trouble shoot. In addition, if anything should happen to your computer, you simply call, give them the number of your registered service plan and they will send you a box. You put your computer in the box and send it back out and they send it back good as new. There is no postage you need to pay and the service is nearly faster than the mail can deliver the computer to California and back. My roomate recently had to send his computer to Apple and it was back in about five days or so. So if youre not extremely computer saavy and often need to ask an expert about software, or you run your computer non-stop (which may lead to overheating or other problems) the protection program is a great option for new buyers.