You know what is just awesome in the most awesome of awesomeist ways?
When your computer breaks on THE VERY DAY that your Apple Care Warranty Bullshit expires.
Awesome.
Did I mention the awesome?
Update: Crashed hard drive. Dead. Croaked. Awwweeesssooooome. Looks like I'll be working 'round the clock for the next few days to catch up on lost work. Right after I go purchase myself an external hard drive. Too little, too late.
Update: The nice people at Apple are extending my warranty for an additional day. They are awesome--and this time I really mean it. Totally, not-sarcastically awesome.
Update: It was SO this:
Oh, didn't they tell you? Computer warranties ALWAYS expire the same week, if not the same day, as a computer break down. We've had it happen twice at our house...
Posted by: almostgotit.com | July 05, 2008 at 01:03 PM
I work in Apple-like retail so I know the ins and outs. If you want really really good service call 1-800-800-2775 that's AppleCare for higher education (much much higher quality workers) and explain to them your issue, especially since it broke down the day your warranty expired they'd probably make an exception for you. Just be nice, but assertive, on the phone
Posted by: benji | July 05, 2008 at 01:08 PM
Wow! What craziness with the timing. Very nice of them to extend you an extra day. (External hard drive, huh? I don't have one of those, either...)
Posted by: Zandria | July 05, 2008 at 04:52 PM
omg, that is awful :-( at least they'll repair it.
I am religious about my external these days, to the extent that I don't even delete pics off my camera until after I can back up stuff to my external drive. I've got two externals, actually. Definitely good to get in the habit of backing up frequently.
Posted by: Leah | July 05, 2008 at 05:06 PM
I feel your pain. I now back up EVERYTHING once a month to an external drive!
Posted by: Sarah | July 05, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Yeah my hard drive crashed when my warranty went up :/ Janet did you hear any clicking noises from the hard drive? If not there still may be a way to save it. Did Apple try to do anything with the hard drive?
Posted by: Rene | July 06, 2008 at 08:32 AM
wow.....just read the update...that is awesome! i love apple
Posted by: janet | July 06, 2008 at 02:32 PM
Shit, Janet. That just sucks! I'm glad they extended the warranty though. xo
Posted by: Nicole | July 07, 2008 at 07:58 AM
That's great that they extended the warranty! K bought a Time Capsule for us so we can back up EVERYTHING - I'm terrified of losing my hard drive (again)!
Posted by: Trace | July 07, 2008 at 11:31 AM