I agree.For a mac that will be sitting on your desk 24/7, won’t be leaving your house, wouldn’t bother getting AC+.
Not sure what the consumer laws are in your country, we get 3 years warranty on macs here in Australia.
I agree.
For a laptop, I would get AC+ as there are many things that can go wrong carrying it around.
But for a mac that is stationary all the time, no. Generally, if something in electronics will fail, it is usually within a year.
100% agree - desktops no AC - laptops / tablets yes AC.I agree.
For a laptop, I would get AC+ as there are many things that can go wrong carrying it around.
But for a mac that is stationary all the time, no. Generally, if something in electronics will fail, it is usually within a year.
The SSDs are confirmed to be slotted not soldered, one less worry to consider down the road. Though the AC+ price for the Studio is pretty low, and it does not increase with BTO options even with upgrading to M1 Ultra, so if you spec yours out hard it’s more worthy.
No brainier in my opinion. Just saved me £1132 (after paying £229) as spilt some water accidentally on my MacBook Pro 14 which saw them having to replace speakers, keyboard and logic board. You therefore dont realise its value until it is needed as this would not have fallen within warranty rights.Is it worth to purchase the annual / monthly Apple Care+ (Plus) for the Mac Studio and Studio Display?
What are your thoughts?
This is statistically true in the aggregate, which is the view from the perspective of a large vendor of insurance and why it's such a profitable business. It is however *not* true from the perspective of the insured, because your personal device failure rate is not the statistical average, but literally either 0% or 100%. It's always a negative bet, because the insurer needs to make a profit, but in exchange you are protected against catastrophic loss. Lots of people who can afford $100/y would struggle to replace a $5000 computer.Statistically, no. Extended warranties are always priced such that they charge the customer more than the probable cost of repairs. Which is why they sell extend warranties. If you were to set aside the money you save on never buying warranties, you could have an emergency fund able to pay for any repair you might encounter and maybe a small vacation.
The aggregate also works for the consumer when viewed across all their purchases, which is why I mentioned putting the extended warranty money into an emergency fund. If, as a personal policy, you put money for any extended warranty you would consider into an emergency fund instead, you will most likely come out ahead even after paying for a few expensive repairs/replacements over the years.This is statistically true in the aggregate, which is the view from the perspective of a large vendor of insurance and why it's such a profitable business. It is however *not* true from the perspective of the insured, because your personal device failure rate is not the statistical average, but literally either 0% or 100%. It's always a negative bet, because the insurer needs to make a profit, but in exchange you are protected against catastrophic loss. Lots of people who can afford $100/y would struggle to replace a $5000 computer.
Though one thing to consider is that “cost of repairs” is typically different for the manufacturer than the end user. I don’t believe it typically works this way, but the warranty price could be less than the average cost of repairs as charged to the customer, but still more than the average cost for the manufacturer.Statistically, no. Extended warranties are always priced such that they charge the customer more than the probable cost of repairs. Which is why they sell extend warranties. If you were to set aside the money you save on never buying warranties, you could have an emergency fund able to pay for any repair you might encounter and maybe a small vacation. That being said, I did include AppleCare in my Studio order. I know that it will probably be a net cost of no redeemed value, but I'm not perfectly rational and this gives me some "peace of mind" in the face of concerns about the limited repairability for Apple Silicon devices.