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Apple's 2024 Back to School Sale Launching This Week
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While I wait for the sale to go live, now I figure out whether it's worth it to buy AppleCare. I don't usually, but if I bought the magic keyboard at the same time I buy the Air 11", aren't both covered? And 10% off for students.
My original thought was to buy the Air and apply the g.c. to the keyboard.
My original thought was to buy the Air and apply the g.c. to the keyboard.
As someone who has broken an iPhone and AirPod Pros, I’d say it’s worth the extra ~$10 per month. Yeah, Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil are covered under the same Apple care coverage for the iPad.
I can't speak to your disposable income, but if you can afford it, applecare will afford you a better experience.
No screen shield that 10x the reflection.
No thick case that may not work with your magic keyboard
Peace of mind that the magic keyboard will be durable (previous generations rip and mar all the time)
of course if you don't care about scratch and dings because you are super careful, than this is not applicable and i won't recommend applecare either
Get the 12.9 (13) m4. It will feel smaller than what you currently have and bigger than what you’re considering getting.
AppleCare is usually 20% cheaper during back to school also.
Makes sense. 12.9 M2 feels really thick and not as easy to old out of the smart folio case. I like to feel the iPads when I use them. But I don't hear of many people getting the 13 without a pencil or magic keyboard. Outside of Max, Prime, and Youtube, it's my go to for web browsing, Libby, PressReader, etc. I know I can do all these things on the Air but I need ProMotion and at least Mini LED, if not OLED.
I can buy a smart folio case with the gift card. I bought one for $60 for the M2 12.9, so pretax total was $860.
Do you have a laptop already? Keep the 12.9” if you don‘t have a desktop or laptop or get the 11” if you do.
Gonna pick up the 16/512 set up for sure. just because they have that in store for same day.
If they had 16/256 in store, I’d grab that instead and save the $200ish
I'm going to combine this with FL's back to school sales tax holiday at the end of July and pick myself up a MacBook Air 15" 16/256. Can't wait!
13 inch 2017 MBP i rarely use except for storing old photos, files, my resume, and if I need to use Word/Excel outside of work which is almost never.
That's odd. Mine has been automatic. Once it went live, I got an email that day saying that since I bought one within a time frame, I was eligible and got it.
Mine have been. But the person above didn't get anything so maybe it's not. That's odd.
My 2015 iPad Pro 12.9" is getting a little stale, time to replace that.
I'll have to go to a store and compare the 12.9" Air with the 12.9" M4 Pro...
I'll have to go to a store and compare the 12.9" Air with the 12.9" M4 Pro...
It looks like it's just 10%. Regardless, I think I'll splurge for it because when I'm not using it like a MacBook Lite, I plan on using it without a case for reading. It comes to less than $3/mo for two years, and will cover the Air M2 and Magic Keyboard.
Definitely 100% get it, I regret not getting it, now I'm stuck with a broken iPad that would have met all my needs otherwise -_-
I bought a MacBook Air last year for a student, the way it worked is you get charged for a gift card but they discount the product by the amount of the gigs card. So it was billed as $999 - $150 (special offer), then a separate gift card charge for $150.
pretty much.
my tactic is just to buy it all, and use the apple card on applecare+ instead. Need to verify whether you can use apple gift card on applecare+ but it solves the "all on the same receipt" issue that i see pop up for accessories wanting warranty coverage.
They email you the Apple GC after order ships or you pick up in store -- then you can use the GC as payment on your next purchase
wait a sec. I chatted with them and they confirmed the pencil and coverage can be separate and that's still fine... either way, if I order both and then get apple care, will I still get the education applecare+ offer that covers the 2 things for 2 years with a 10% discount (or that's what I read)
