Please help with Macbook Pro

Question

Please read my story because I really need some help...
I've had my Macbook Pro for only a little over a year now but it has already given me tons of problems and headaches. I was very happy when I first got it but over the next few months I noticed strange things with it. For instance, the lid is slightly bent but not so much that it still looks ordinary when closed. I was annoyed with it but I tolerated it since it is not that disruptive. Then dust appeared underneath a small part of the screen, forming a rather conspiscuous, slightly discolored spot. Again I was annoyed but I just went with it. And then after only 5 months after purchase, something related to the hard drive broke. I think the ribbon cable that was connecting it to the motherboard died or something. It was still under warranty so it was easily fixed. A few months passed without incidents. Then a month after its warranty expired, it started to have kernel panics every single day. Most of the time the screen would just become a mass of messed up colors and nothing would respond. Sometimes the screen just went black and then the computer shuts itself down. Other times the computer just freezes with nothing responding and I have to force shut it down. I sent it to an Apple service center and had it diagnosed. The genius said that the hard drive is damaged and needs replacing but other components are still fine. So I bought a new hard drive and had it replaced. For a few weeks, the problem seem to have gone but soon, the kernel panics started again and occurred more frequently. After days of research I finally found out the problem is RAM related. I tested each stick and each slot and concluded that the bottom ram slot was busted. The Apple Service Center offered no help but to replace the motherboard (or logic board). I cannot go with this because I already spent a ton of money in purchasing the computer. I also could not get Apple Care because it is very expensive and I had no ability to spend more. So I resorted to just buying a single 4gb ram stick and tried to live with only one ram slot. I thought that I could finally relax and try to enjoy the computer even with all of its annoyances. But only a few days ago the Wifi just turned itself off and won't turn on. Only after a restart will it start working again. I tried to tolerate it but it keeps turning itself off just minutes after I turn the computer on. I suspect that it might be a hardware problem (again) because the same thing is also happening with my Bootcamp partition; wifi disconnects and will not reconnect. Bluetooth also is not working anymore. I know that this is a vague question but I'm desperate. Is there anything at all that I can do in order to fix all of the problems and prevent all sorts of headaches? I feel that I have tolrated enough and I just can't take it anymore. I want to have it replaced but I do not know how I am going to do that without Applecare (which again is very expensive for someone like me). Please help me. I do not want to go back to normal, less expensive PC's. If this keeps up then I will be forced to do so because it is very expensive to buy another macbook.

Answer 1

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience but I do not think you can get AppleCare at this point in time.
Can I purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan anytime?
You can purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan anytime within the one-year limited warranty period. Your eligibility for coverage under the AppleCare Protection Plan starts from your hardware purchase date. Apple strongly recommends that you purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan when you purchase your Apple product to maximize the additional benefits provided under the plan.
You will most likely need to try to sell the mac for a parts machine and consider a PC. You may wish to explore Apple refurbished Macs that have a warranty of a1 year.
There are also many sellers of used Macs but since there aren't any extended warranties it is some what risky.