A Friendly Correction for those Man-Haters who Delve to be Single

[notcasesensitive]

I'm in the market for a new laptop (some variety of MacBook, natch) and I might end up getting a 1-year old Air from an acquaintance if it has 8 GB of RAM (required to run my design programs), but if that falls through I'm getting a new MacBook Pro from the Apple store. My question is -- should I buy the AppleCare if I go the new laptop route? I've always bought AppleCare because at some point I was advised that it made more sense for Apple products than that sort of insurance makes generally, but I'd sort of like to ditch that $249 expense if I won't regret it on day 366 of ownership. So tell me, smart lawyer types (and Hank)*, can I save a little cash? What do people here do on that front?

*I'm incapable of ignoring that opportunity.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive

I'm in the market for a new laptop (some variety of MacBook, natch) and I might end up getting a 1-year old Air from an acquaintance if it has 8 GB of RAM (required to run my design programs), but if that falls through I'm getting a new MacBook Pro from the Apple store. My question is -- should I buy the AppleCare if I go the new laptop route? I've always bought AppleCare because at some point I was advised that it made more sense for Apple products than that sort of insurance makes generally, but I'd sort of like to ditch that $249 expense if I won't regret it on day 366 of ownership. So tell me, smart lawyer types (and Hank)*, can I save a little cash? What do people here do on that front?

*I'm incapable of ignoring that opportunity.

I never purchase these sorts of things for three primary reasons (1) I try not to break my electronics, and usually succeed and (2) given 1, I'd rather take the risk than pay to make it go away, and (3) the person selling me this "insurance" knows enough to price it significantly to his advantage.

The wife on the other hand seems to have issues with (1) so I'd think about it for her but still probably not do it.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive

I'm in the market for a new laptop (some variety of MacBook, natch) and I might end up getting a 1-year old Air from an acquaintance if it has 8 GB of RAM (required to run my design programs), but if that falls through I'm getting a new MacBook Pro from the Apple store. My question is -- should I buy the AppleCare if I go the new laptop route? I've always bought AppleCare because at some point I was advised that it made more sense for Apple products than that sort of insurance makes generally, but I'd sort of like to ditch that $249 expense if I won't regret it on day 366 of ownership. So tell me, smart lawyer types (and Hank)*, can I save a little cash? What do people here do on that front?

*I'm incapable of ignoring that opportunity.

I'd forgotten, you and I have never met as lawyers. ncs only knows me as a Moth storyteller.

Waste of money to buy it, or not worth the risk.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

In Bangkok I got into a pick up basketball game with Buddhist students at the temple where the golden Buddha sits. These little fucks were the biggest ball hogs I've seen, worst than Thurgreed himself. It was so endemic there didn't even expect a pass. I'd work my poetry and dish something sweet to them and it'd bounce off their heads.

I'd have bet a Buddhist basketball game would be endless passing, but it wasn't.

The Buddhist game is all about reaching enlightenment ones' self. Screw the other guy, seek to attain basketness yourself.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

In Bangkok I got into a pick up basketball game with Buddhist students at the temple where the golden Buddha sits. These little fucks were the biggest ball hogs I've seen, worst than Thurgreed himself. It was so endemic there didn't even expect a pass. I'd work my poetry and dish something sweet to them and it'd bounce off their heads.

I'd have bet a Buddhist basketball game would be endless passing, but it wasn't.

Why does this story remind me of this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiYbIyOYCG0

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

The Buddhist game is all about reaching enlightenment ones' self. Screw the other guy, seek to attain basketness yourself.

And this reminds me of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48G7Y0VWW4

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally Posted by Adder

I never purchase these sorts of things for three primary reasons (1) I try not to break my electronics, and usually succeed and (2) given 1, I'd rather take the risk than pay to make it go away, and (3) the person selling me this "insurance" knows enough to price it significantly to his advantage.

The wife on the other hand seems to have issues with (1) so I'd think about it for her but still probably not do it.

+1. In my experience electronics either work fine out of the box or they don't. If they don't it's under warranty. IF they do, then they break because of misuse/accident or theft. Apple Care is only for years 2 and 3, so you're paying $250 to insure a product that's already outdated by the time the insurance applies. By year 3 you could take that $250 and put it towards, the newer, faster, but cheaper model.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive

I'm in the market for a new laptop (some variety of MacBook, natch) and I might end up getting a 1-year old Air from an acquaintance if it has 8 GB of RAM (required to run my design programs), but if that falls through I'm getting a new MacBook Pro from the Apple store. My question is -- should I buy the AppleCare if I go the new laptop route? I've always bought AppleCare because at some point I was advised that it made more sense for Apple products than that sort of insurance makes generally, but I'd sort of like to ditch that $249 expense if I won't regret it on day 366 of ownership. So tell me, smart lawyer types (and Hank)*, can I save a little cash? What do people here do on that front?

*I'm incapable of ignoring that opportunity.

I've used AppleCare once on an ipad. I don't think that it was actually covered, but the Apple person took pity on my destroyed-in-the-wreck one-week-old ipad when I showed up at the Apple store with bruises and scrapes all over me and gave me a new one.

AppleCare does not cover kitty cats knocking over a glass of water on the laptop and destroying the motherboard. This is a lesson my sister just learned to the tune of $500. It was a very new macbook, so it was worth it to get fixed. So if you anticipate kitty cat / liquid calamities with your laptop, AppleCare is not the solution. The kitty cat has not apologized, but she did point out that she only has one eye, and depth perception is not her specialty. Plus, she's not a fan of the laptop.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

I've used AppleCare once on an ipad. I don't think that it was actually covered, but the Apple person took pity on my destroyed-in-the-wreck one-week-old ipad when I showed up at the Apple store with bruises and scrapes all over me and gave me a new one.

AppleCare does not cover kitty cats knocking over a glass of water on the laptop and destroying the motherboard. This is a lesson my sister just learned to the tune of $500. It was a very new macbook, so it was worth it to get fixed. So if you anticipate kitty cat / liquid calamities with your laptop, AppleCare is not the solution. The kitty cat has not apologized, but she did point out that she only has one eye, and depth perception is not her specialty. Plus, she's not a fan of the laptop.

What a pussy.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I'd have bet a Buddhist basketball game would be endless passing, but it wasn't.

One of the lasting ways the 1960s fucked up American culture was this idea that Eastern religions had some kind of inherent wisdom that was lacking in the brutish West. I blame Allen Ginsberg.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

One of the lasting ways the 1960s fucked up American culture was this idea that Eastern religions had some kind of inherent wisdom that was lacking in the brutish West. I blame Allen Ginsberg.

Actually, the biggest purveyor of this idea in American culture was Herman Melville. He was particularly fond of pointing out the inherent moral superiority of the average cannibal as compared to the average American missionary.

Today, he'd be pilloried for an inadequate appreciation of American exceptionalism.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

One of the lasting ways the 1960s fucked up American culture was this idea that Eastern religions had some kind of inherent wisdom that was lacking in the brutish West. I blame Allen Ginsberg.

I blame George Harrison.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

I blame George Harrison.

Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the name of the monster.

Wisdom is knowing that Frankenstein is the name of the monster.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Actually, the biggest purveyor of this idea in American culture was Herman Melville. He was particularly fond of pointing out the inherent moral superiority of the average cannibal as compared to the average American missionary.

All the good cannibal jokes are now culturally insensitive.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

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