who's good/reputable/reasonable in the UK (and EU for that matter as I'd like it to cover when I travel)
― fandango, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 10:02 (eighteen years ago)
I am also interested in any answers on this thread kthnx
― Mister Craig, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 13:34 (eighteen years ago)
good question, but i ain't got no answers
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 14:57 (eighteen years ago)
Applecare.
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 20:20 (eighteen years ago)
i mean yea that's what i have but that's only good for 3 years
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 20:48 (eighteen years ago)
which i guess is the best you're gonna get? i don't know
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 20:49 (eighteen years ago)
Depends on what you want insurance for. Nobody is going to insure yr data, and probably nobody will insure theft or loss for much less than the value of the lappy, although it may be covered by yr existing homeowner's/renter's insurance. What's left is covered by Applecare, and the industry views 3 years as the lifetime of a computer, even though that doesn't quite represent reality.
What's left for a traveller to worry about? Y'might drop a lappy or it might get damaged in turbulence. (Anyone who puts their computer in cargo is asking for it.) Otherwise, there's not much insurable to fret over that's of concern to any computer user, traveller or no.
The best way to protect yr lappy on a trip is to value it correctly: The real worth of a computer is its data, not its hardware. If you have sensitive information on yr lappy, such as bank credentials or what have you, then you can put this in an encrypted filesystem or folder (e.g., with one of PGP's products) and set the machine to require a password when it's opened.
Other than that, see what's covered by yr regular homeowner's/renter's policy.
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 22:06 (eighteen years ago)
ya i need to back up my old laptop before it dies. have a bunch of good stuff on there...
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 22:07 (eighteen years ago)
er... it's not a mac dudes been there done that NEVER AGAIN >:(
probably nobody will insure theft or loss for much less than the value of the lappy
although it may be covered by yr existing homeowner's/renter's insurance
― fandango, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 22:24 (eighteen years ago)
thanks for the replies :)
― fandango, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 22:25 (eighteen years ago)
Wait, it's not a Mac???? Then why do you give 2 shits anyways????
― libcrypt, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 22:42 (eighteen years ago)
can anyone recommend shareware or freeware encryption for macs? i do have some passwords, user ID #s, bank account info, etc. on my laptop and honesty i'd never thought before about encrypting it.
― amateurist, Tuesday, 8 January 2008 23:08 (eighteen years ago)
Open Disk Utility and click on "new image". Select AES-128 for the encryption and read-write for the type, and save somewhere handy.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 00:22 (eighteen years ago)
You can also use File Vault, but I personally wouldn't.
― libcrypt, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 00:24 (eighteen years ago)
i pay extra on my home insurance for a laptop rider.
― s1ocki, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 00:28 (eighteen years ago)
OK:
can i put my newly purchased iPod nano on my AppleCare that i got for my laptop last year?
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 9 January 2008 20:08 (eighteen years ago)
Nope.
― libcrypt, Thursday, 10 January 2008 03:31 (eighteen years ago)
Okay.
is it worth getting insurance
on a 4gig nano? TELL ME EVERYTHING I WANT TO KNOW LIBCRYPT
― Surmounter, Thursday, 10 January 2008 19:49 (eighteen years ago)
I wouldn't.
― libcrypt, Friday, 11 January 2008 04:03 (eighteen years ago)