my imac is in for repair :(

[TIN CAN]

will do mate, probably be a month or two once i watch some feedback etc..

[B B Leo]

4 weeks on and still no sign of it. looks as if they are a victim of there own success

[blaggard]

Tough luck mate!! I have a repair shop literally just down the road, parts can still be an issue but at least it doesn't disappear into nowhere for God knows how long!

[B B Leo]

just tried to ring them on the phone for an hour and nothing

[mjf5]

mine has now been in the repair shop for nearly three months, but i live in Spain and everything takes for ever here.

did not get apple care but wish I had, the cost to repair a screen in 615 €, i dont have to pay it as the store i bought it from give two years warranty

it is true you can only buy apple care in the first year!

[drdude]

Had a quick look around the Apple education store and read this:

The Mac Warranty for Higher Education

Every new Mac purchased from the Apple Store for Higher Education comes with complimentary telephone technical support within one year of your Mac purchase. In addition, your Mac and all included accessories come with three years of hardware repair coverage that begins on your hardware purchase date.

Discounted hardware prices

MacBook - £729.68
MacBook Pro 13-inch 2.4GHz - £858.93
MacBook Pro 13-inch 2.66GHz - £1073.95
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.4GHz - £1288.98
MacBook Pro 13-inch 2.53GHz - £1401.78
MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.66GHz - £1528.68
MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.53GHz - £1614.45
MacBook Air 1.86GHz - £1009.33
MacBook Air 2.13GHz - £1185.58
Mac mini 2.4GHz (320GB) - £583.98
Mac mini w/Snow Leopard Server 2.66GHz (Dual 500GB) - £836.60
iMac 21.5" 3.06GHz i3 - £878.90
iMac 21.5" 3.2GHz i3 - £1098.63
iMac 27" 3.2GHz i3 - £1231.40
iMac 27" 2.8GHz i5 (quad core) - £1451.13

Missed off Mac Pro prices, let me if you care about that. If anyone is in or around Newcastle and interested in buying a Mac then feel free to drop me a PM and I'm sure we can arrange a student ID flashing visit to the Apple Store in Eldon Square

[mark1984]

How about offer this dude £45 ?? assuming it's for your machine.
I got some from him/her before, worked fine, you just enter the code that's emailed to ya

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AppleCare-Prot...ac_Accessories

Brought on for my MacBook Pro 13-inch last week but have tried to register it and Apple asked for proof of purchase, so I rung them up and said was this for the MacBook or the AppleCare, and they want it for the AppleCare - so advised me to contact the seller and request their proof of purchase.

Anyone else had this problem? As I can see feedback still being left as though they are working...

[spraky]

Brought on for my MacBook Pro 13-inch last week but have tried to register it and Apple asked for proof of purchase, so I rung them up and said was this for the MacBook or the AppleCare, and they want it for the AppleCare - so advised me to contact the seller and request their proof of purchase.

Anyone else had this problem? As I can see feedback still being left as though they are working...

Contact the seller, I'm sure he will sort you out, seems to have good feedback.

[mark1984]

Contact the seller, I'm sure he will sort you out, seems to have good feedback.

Contacted him shortly after my post, hopefully he'll get back to me soon, haven't heard anything yet and my warranty runs out on 02/11/2010...

[B B Leo]

did he post the code or email it to u m8?
just to add m8 if u look he has no more items for sale!!!!

[mark1984]

did he post the code or email it to u m8?
just to add m8 if u look he has no more items for sale!!!!

He emailed it, I'm sure when I checked earlier he had items...

Should I file an dispute with paypal?

[B B Leo]

He emailed it, I'm sure when I checked earlier he had items...

Should I file an dispute with paypal?

give him 24 hrs m8

[spraky]

I got maybe 5 or 6 different "applecares" from the same seller, and if I remember correctly there was some sort of issue with one of them, but he sent me another one which worked fine, and he had offered me a refund if it didn't work, so I would give him a while to get back to you.

I have wondered though where do those ebay dudes get so many codes from ?

[andmor]

bought an imac just in and around xmas 2009. i love it and still do, but i noticed over the last few weeks like a static dust marks on the top left corner inside the glass.
so i booked it it to the genius bar for them to have a look at. the guy said he thinks he knows what it is and proceeded to ask me if i smoked? i said no, oh then replys, it just i have seen this from peoples imacs that are in a smokey dusty house. fuck that i said to him, i dont smoke and i see enough dust in my work to last me a life time!. he laughed and said okay we will replace the glass and lcd screen for u free of charge.. only down side is that its gonna take 10 days or so..
making me now think about taking out apple care now!!! just abit undecided

Did they offer an explanation as to what caused this?

I've got a 3 month old imac and it too has what looks like smudge marks in the top left corner.

[B B Leo]

That's it mate. It's some thing to do with dust and static I think. They will ask if you smoke tell them no cause they will try and blame that! But book an appointment and take it down to them

[andmor]

Cheers mate. Our lass smokes but wont tell then that.

There's a thread on the Apple forums about this and those in a smoke free house are suffering from it too. Got 2 Apple stores close by so shall pop in and have a chat with them.

[B B Leo]

Cheers mate. Our lass smokes but wont tell then that.

There's a thread on the Apple forums about this and those in a smoke free house are suffering from it too. Got 2 Apple stores close by so shall pop in and have a chat with them.

Tbh mate just book it in on the genus bar on there web sight. They will tell you to do it anyway

[ak7000]

Be careful with applecare off ebay...
When you buy applecare you have 3 things.

The receipt for it
The code for it
and the packaging for it.

Unless you completely trust the person you buy from, you need all 3
As alot are selling the codes many times etc....
the ebay thing is mainly a scam

Some are using generators to make up the codes...
Everything seems fine at the start,

here is a guide off ebay about it

Similar to the iTunes codes scam, crafty sellers have been reselling fraudulent Apple Care codes online. These codes are obtained by either:

1. Key generators which generate codes or
2. Purchased via fraudulent credit cards

The best part is, Apple accepts the codes when you enter them online. You, the buyer are happy, and leave the seller a positive feedback. All good, right? Wrong.
After 1-2 months, Apple discovers that the code is invalid, and they revoke the registration - so your warranty is invalid. Additionally, you lose the ability to file a claim with PayPal since it's well beyond the 45 day claim period. So you've just lost hundreds of dollars for nothing.

Unscrupulous sellers are going one step ahead - they are printing authentic apple care boxes with the bogus code # in the package. These custom printed boxes do not have a serial # for the purchase (authentic boxes have the serial # outside) To complicate matters more, these sellers are powersellers - some with 10,000+ positive feedbacks! So what do you do to protect yourself?

Here's how to stay smart:
1. As soon as you receive your applecare code, call Apple customer service and verify that everything is ok. NEVER buy a code online if the seller will not give you the serial # of the box it came in - VERY IMPORTANT!
2. If you do receive a boxed package - check to see if the serial # is located outside. Call AppleCare and let them know the serial # and if it is valid.

Everyone loves to save money - when we were selling AppleCare for 5% below Apple's prices.. we always received questions like 'Why the hell is your applecare so expensive? I can buy it for $100 cheaper!' - well now you know why.

UPDATE:

Here is another method that sellers are taking advantage of customers. There are sellers who are buying real Applecare packages, opening the box - and then selling the codes to customers for half off. All good, right?

Not really, once the customer buys the product, receives the code and activates it - after a few months the seller applies for a refund on the AppleCare! (for the remaining months of warranty) The seller will get his/her money back, while the customer will lose any remaining warranty and will have no ability to get his/her money back from the seller.

If the customer contacts Apple, apple will ask to see a receipt and the serial # of the packaged box - obviously the customer has no such thing as the package was purchased under the seller's name - so only the seller will get his/her refund.

[andmor]

Tbh mate just book it in on the genus bar on there web sight. They will tell you to do it anyway

Finally got around to taking it in as was getting pretty bad.

Have you got any sign of it happening again?..as a few on other forums are saying they did.

[B B Leo]

Finally got around to taking it in as was getting pretty bad.

Have you got any sign of it happening again?..as a few on other forums are saying they did.

i sold that one mate. but i bought 27" one and nothing as of yeat!!