Macbook Pro 13" and apple care.
I bought my macbook pro about a year and a half ago and at the same time I bought apple care, I never registered it. Now I've had the time to settle and register it, it wont let me register it. It keeps telling me the registration number does not match the product.
Any help?
Thanks
You would have had to register the AppleCare within one year of the MBP purchase. You took to much time getting settled.
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