Comments on: Don’t buy Apple Care warranties and always keep an eye on your hard drive

By: Nathan Bowers

Nathan Bowers — Sat, 31 May 2008 19:44:52 +0000

That's a good question, you'd have to check with Amex. I've always been impressed with Amex. In Spain my pocket was picked. I had a new Amex card in a day. My other cards took a week. My friend recently had her sunglasses stolen and Amex credited her, no questions asked. The one thing you never ever want to do is use a debit card online or for big purchases. If something goes wrong putting money back in your account is really hard.

By: max

max — Sat, 31 May 2008 12:09:06 +0000

so does AMEX add another year to apple care also? :)

By: communicatrix

communicatrix — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:17:43 +0000

OMG–there’s a no-fee blue!

I dumped it pre-freebie (well, freebie for those of us nerds who pay off in full every month.)

Thanks, again. No wonder you’re in the “must read” folder of my GR.

(And of course I have renters’ insurance. I’m a Virgo, fer criminy.)

By: Nathan Bowers

Nathan Bowers — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:52:41 +0000

You get the same protection with Amex Blue, the no fee card (yay!) that lets you carry a balance (dangerous). Here's the warranty info on Amex.com. For theft or fire, everyone should have homeowners' or renters' insurance.

By: communicatrix

communicatrix — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:39:41 +0000

I’ve come to realize that AppleCare on a tower is retarded, but I always figured that on a laptop it made sense, if only for the screen replacement.

But I didn’t even think of AmEx! Haven’t had a card for years, since I hate paying fees, but I’m going to look into it. One year of AmEx is hella cheaper than AppleCare.