How can i get the new macbook?

Find a way to damage your software. (On a Mac this is very hard hehe) I believe if you have problems with software they’ll give you the new one. Not sure though.

They won’t give you a new one. They’ll replace your MacBook if it’s defective, but they’ll replace it with another MacBook of the same generation.

Or, at least, I’ve had that happen with an Apple keyboard. Presumably it’s the same.

If you do it too soon they will try to get their last generation Macs out of stock. Just wait a little. Now how much longer do you have on your Apple Care?

@pixel: what about hardware problems?
my applecare is for 1–2 months i think. but what if i buy a new applecare? will it be like “insurance fraud”?

I really am not sure what Apple Care covers. I never buy Apple Care. I know I know, I should. But I don’t think they cover many kind of hardware problems because anyone could deliberately damage their computer physically for a brand new one and they know this. You should check on their website.

They’ll have spares of your generation of Macbook for at least a year; every hardware vendor plans for this. So if you want a new one, you’re going to have to buy it.

@PIXEL. They’re more likely to replace your computer if it’s a hardware issue, but it’s usually pretty clear what’s a defect in manufacturing or standard wear-and-tear and what’s user damage. Apple is pretty good about replacing things, generally, though. But if it’s a software issue, they obviously won’t replace it. That’s absurd. They’ll just wipe the hard drive and reinstall the software.

Try going to busy Apple Stores. A friend of mine got the new iPod this way. They were out of his generation. He had Apple Care.

@lapilofu Sorry about that. I don’t know much about that. But I did hear that iPods can be replaced for a new one right away if there’s something wrong with the software. So I assumed this was similar for MacBooks.

i just laughed so hard at this:

in the terms and conditions of the applecare, it reads: Damage to the Covered Equipment caused by accident, abuse, neglect, misuse (including faulty
installation, repair, or maintenance by anyone other than Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider), unauthorized modification, extreme environment (including extreme temperature or humidity), extreme physical or electrical stress or interference, fluctuation or surges of electrical power, lightning, static electricity, fire, acts of God or other external causes;

haha—acts of god arent covered. what exactly does that mean?

Funny story.

This Act of God clause was the core reason for the Church father’s putting across the “Free Will” argument.

Up to this point in the middle ages, Apple were flying, and never had to replace a MacBook simply because everything was considered an Act of God. Nicolemus, a Greek farmer, in 1512, was caught out with a faulty MacBook and farming wasn’t going to well for him, and as a result he couldn’t afford to buy a new one down at ye ol’ Apple Store.

So he went in front of a council of Church Fathers and pleaded his case. It was as a direct result of this meeting that the idea of God giving his people free will was invented.

Nicolemus got his MacBook replaced fair play to him.

Sorry about that, I hadn’t said anything all day
Really sorry

@Mtl_zack: “Act of God” is an actual legal term for events that are beyond human control. Check it out.

they will give you the old macbook… they still produce the old one you know.

I’ve tried to overheat the macbook and it just wouldn’t break. Did it for a week (by removing the fan) and all it did was to auto shut down when the CPU temp got really high (around 100 degrees C). Any other ways to break it?