How long is Apple Care service warrantied for?

Apple Care replaced a hardrive in my mac mini approximately 1-2 years ago for the low price of an arm and a leg. Now the same hard drive is reporting fatal errors. Anyone know if I would be out the cost and install of another hard drive? Thankx!

Repairs done by Apple (apple warranty or not) have a time limit for a subsequent warranty or guarantee so you should call AppleCare or Apple Support's toll-free number regarding the product.
From what I recollect having read, there are variables on what is covered (if under AppleCare Plan, vs a repair done by Apple to an out-of-warranty product) as to duration of additional involvement in follow-up support to their parts or workmanship. Some fixes were covered less than a year additional coverage on a repair if under AppleCare, while others could be covered until the end of any remaining years of a current AppleCare plan; but a computer repaired by Apple though 'out-of-warranty' is another matter.
Since you state the Mini is running Leopard 10.5.8, that could place its vintage at either the end of the PPC Mini G4 production or into the intel-based CoreDue era. I have a last-model G4 Mini 1.5GHz PPC w/ 10.5.8.
You could try your luck, if technically detailed and patient, in doing the replacement task yourself; if the hard disk drive truly is the failed component this time around. Could be there is another issue behind the problem...
Good luck & happy computing!

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