MAC as a gift need to register
Hello,
This is my daughter's Mac that was given to her as a gift by a friend. No sales receipt is available. Is there a way for her to register and get an Apple ID without the proof of purchase?
You could probably also check with the Apple support site and enter
the Serial Number of the product in the appropriate page, in order to
get the status of any AppleCare coverage, basic data on the device,
and get an idea on what this aspect of information can provide.
It is possible to purchase an extended AppleCare plan on certain
products within the first year of ownership; this adds duration to
the initial product coverage provided with the new item. And the
AppleCare purchase and enrollment is based in time-frame limits.
Questions about transfer of coverage, from the initial purchaser
to the recipient of a gift, may be addressed in a call to Apple.
• Apple - How to Contact Us: http://www.apple.com/contact/
• Apple Store (US) - Help: http://store.apple.com/us/help (all contacts + more)
Online Service Assistant:
http://www.apple.com/support/serviceassistant/overview.html
Apple - Support - Check your Service and Support Coverage:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
Apple Support- main page:
http://www.apple.com/support/
+{Since this post in Discussions, appears in an OS X 10.4 Tiger forum+
+and in a thread in Printing & Faxing - it does seem a bit out of place.}+
Good luck & happy computing!
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