Comments on: Audio nirvana with the Airport Express http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/ A blog on Technology Convergence Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:57:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: avinash http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-181015 avinash Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:46:53 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-181015 I didn't check at that time (because I was in Malaysia.) When I got back, I was so happy to have AppleCare that I didn't really thought about asking LCI. When I meet the LCI GM, who is a good friend of mine, I'll ask him. I didn’t check at that time (because I was in Malaysia.) When I got back, I was so happy to have AppleCare that I didn’t really thought about asking LCI. When I meet the LCI GM, who is a good friend of mine, I’ll ask him.

]]> By: Chaya http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-180951 Chaya Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:40:51 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-180951 @ Patrick Ng: Yup..slowly but surely :) @ Patrick Ng: Yup..slowly but surely :)

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-180860 Patrick Ng Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:35:28 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-180860 That's weird that your MacBook is not registed in Apple's database as one that was sold to a customer. Have you checked with LCI why your unit did not register as sold with Apple? That’s weird that your MacBook is not registed in Apple’s database as one that was sold to a customer. Have you checked with LCI why your unit did not register as sold with Apple?

]]> By: avinash http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-180857 avinash Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:05:24 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-180857 True. AppleCare can only be acquired during the first year. I checked with LCI and they told me that they would repair my MacBook in case something happens because of the AppleCare extension. But as nothing bad has happened yet, I cannot vouch for this. As for online activation, that's where the major problem is. When I tried to do that in Malaysia, Apple's website didn't recognise the SN of my MacBook as one which had been sold. Like I told you, I had to call Apple Australia and tell them how I got mine from Mauritius. Initially, they told me that they were not going to activate AppleCare. I had to, ahem, tell them that I regularly visit France (where there are real Apple resellers) for them to accept to activate my AppleCare. So it would seem that the Mauritian Apple "resellers" are not real resellers. But I may be wrong and maybe things have changed now. True.

AppleCare can only be acquired during the first year.

I checked with LCI and they told me that they would repair my MacBook in case something happens because of the AppleCare extension. But as nothing bad has happened yet, I cannot vouch for this.

As for online activation, that’s where the major problem is. When I tried to do that in Malaysia, Apple’s website didn’t recognise the SN of my MacBook as one which had been sold. Like I told you, I had to call Apple Australia and tell them how I got mine from Mauritius. Initially, they told me that they were not going to activate AppleCare. I had to, ahem, tell them that I regularly visit France (where there are real Apple resellers) for them to accept to activate my AppleCare.

So it would seem that the Mauritian Apple “resellers” are not real resellers. But I may be wrong and maybe things have changed now.

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-180848 Patrick Ng Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:48:09 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-180848 @Avinash Just to clarify, AppleCare has to be bought and activated before the end of the first year. Too bad Apple resellers in Mauritius are not really "resellers" whatever that means. Since you got AppleCare, does that means that the Apple resellers in Mauritius will still cover it? By the way, don't you just activate AppleCare online? I guess it's best to buy AppleCare together with the Mac, and activate it right away if you are going to take it to Mauritius. The reason why I did not extended warranty for my brother's Dell was that Dell told that they would only be covered in Countries where Dell has a store, not just being resold. @Avinash

Just to clarify, AppleCare has to be bought and activated before the end of the first year. Too bad Apple resellers in Mauritius are not really “resellers” whatever that means.

Since you got AppleCare, does that means that the Apple resellers in Mauritius will still cover it? By the way, don’t you just activate AppleCare online? I guess it’s best to buy AppleCare together with the Mac, and activate it right away if you are going to take it to Mauritius.

The reason why I did not extended warranty for my brother’s Dell was that Dell told that they would only be covered in Countries where Dell has a store, not just being resold.

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-180836 Patrick Ng Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:06:47 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-180836 @Chaya: Little by little... @Chaya: Little by little…

]]> By: avinash http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-180835 avinash Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:06:01 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-180835 You're right Patrick. Apple MacBooks have 1 year international warranty (meaning that they can be repaired in any Apple certified repair centre.) At the end of the first year, one has the possibility to acquired AppleCare which is a 2 year warranty extension. Personally, I bought AppleCare for my MacBook in Malaysia but I had a lot of problems to activate it as it seems that the resellers we have in Mauritius are not *real* Apple resellers and, as far as Apple is concerned, the MacBooks bought from them are not really bought (whatever this means.) I had to make 4-5 calls to Apple Australia (fortunately from Malaysia) for them to accept to activate mine. You’re right Patrick. Apple MacBooks have 1 year international warranty (meaning that they can be repaired in any Apple certified repair centre.) At the end of the first year, one has the possibility to acquired AppleCare which is a 2 year warranty extension.

Personally, I bought AppleCare for my MacBook in Malaysia but I had a lot of problems to activate it as it seems that the resellers we have in Mauritius are not *real* Apple resellers and, as far as Apple is concerned, the MacBooks bought from them are not really bought (whatever this means.) I had to make 4-5 calls to Apple Australia (fortunately from Malaysia) for them to accept to activate mine.

]]> By: Chaya http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-180821 Chaya Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:10:01 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-180821 @ Avinash: LOL @ Patrick Ng: Let me save some of my pocket money in a piggy bank first :) @ Avinash: LOL

@ Patrick Ng: Let me save some of my pocket money in a piggy bank first :)

]]> By: Patrick Ng http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-179727 Patrick Ng Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:37:31 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-179727 @Chaya If you can get someone to buy it for you from abroad, it will cost cheaper. It's even better when it comes to Apple laptops. I must confirm, but I think Apple laptops carry a one-year international warranty. @Chaya
If you can get someone to buy it for you from abroad, it will cost cheaper. It’s even better when it comes to Apple laptops. I must confirm, but I think Apple laptops carry a one-year international warranty.

]]> By: avinash http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/2009/03/09/audio-nirvana-with-the-airport-express/#comment-179698 avinash Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:42:29 +0000 http://www.noulakaz.net/weblog/?p=1237#comment-179698 You're in denial, that's why :-) You’re in denial, that’s why :-)

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