D2 spilled water in her laptop.

BCEagle91
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:55:25 +0000

I think that whether Apple covers something is at the descretion of the Genius Bar person or the store manager. I have seen many people refused repairs on their iPhones due to water damage so my experience is that they generally enforce corporate policies.

That said, I read that Apple ended restocking fees for systems purchased from their retail stores and returned within a certain period for a full refund.

BTW, I have purchased AppleCare on only one of our MacBook Pros, the one that I bought for my son this past summer. We have four laptops for three people. If one goes down, then we use the spare. Before getting the fourth, my laptop was the backup in case the kids lost the use of theirs during repairs. Computers are a critical part of an undergraduate education today and being without one and your data is a hardship to be avoided.