Macbook from Canada

[Gregs]

Hi

My aunt lives in Canada and is coming to SA in September, I want her to bring me the new Macbook(2GHZ, Aluminium) as the price if you take the current exchange rate into account is +_R10500. What I wanted to ask is this-


1) Will Apple South Africa (who ever this is) cover the warranty as I heard that Apple has an international warranty ???

2) If not is it worth it to save the +_ R5000 and go without the warranty?

I have never had a Mac and am wanting to go this route

Thanks

 

[GreGorGy]

Ouch question: If you bought a Mac here, legit, and it had issues, the warranty is only carried by core for something like 90 days if I understand them correctly. Why not actually find out for real and give them a call or pop in to an eyeSore. Aargh! iStore and say you have a bad apple that you purchased in Canada with an extended warranty and will they fix it. If yes, you have your answer I suppose.

Greg

 

[bwana]

Hi

My aunt lives in Canada and is coming to SA in September, I want her to bring me the new Macbook(2GHZ, Aluminium) as the price if you take the current exchange rate into account is +_R10500. What I wanted to ask is this-


1) Will Apple South Africa (who ever this is) cover the warranty as I heard that Apple has an international warranty ???

2) If not is it worth it to save the +_ R5000 and go without the warranty?

I have never had a Mac and am wanting to go this route

Thanks

All macbooks/macbook pros come with an international warranty - I get most of my gear from the states and have yet to have a problem. Make sure you keep the recipt.

You might also want to look into getting the extended Apple Care warranty available in most countries (apart from SA).

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

what about the power-supply? Will you then use a travel-adapter or will you buy a european/SA-version of it?

 

[syntax]

Ouch question: If you bought a Mac here, legit, and it had issues, the warranty is only carried by core for something like 90 days if I understand them correctly.
Greg

Core will cover the 1 yr warranty and i have had them cover apple care on certain circumstances as well.

Buy the mac in Canada. ur saving a fortune.

 

[bwana]

what about the power-supply? Will you then use a travel-adapter or will you buy a european/SA-version of it?

The brick is 110-240v, comes with multiple duck bill adapters and you can use any figure 8 style cord which are readily available here.

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

The brick is 110-240v, comes with multiple duck bill adapters and you can use any figure 8 style cord which are readily available here.

I see. I bought the MacBook Air last year and could not get the appropriate power-supply for some time. (As the connector pretty much looks like the Airport Express)

 

[bwana]

That connector slides off

You can use any "figure 8" type cord in its place.

BTW - you can also do the same thing with the Airport Express as well as iPod/iPhone charging bricklets.

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

That connector slides off

Where did you manage to get the connector though?

 

[bwana]

Where did you manage to get the connector though?

Just looking around me now they're everywhere. My stereo, my printers, my external hdds, they all use the same cable. HiFi is bound to sell them.

 

[ponder]

Just looking around me now they're everywhere.

Yip, as common as weeds I would say.

 

[MagicDude4Eva]

Just looking around me now they're everywhere. My stereo, my printers, my external hdds, they all use the same cable. HiFi is bound to sell them.

doh. your 2nd picture post makes sense. didn't realise that those cables just plug straight into the adapter.