iMac m1 AppleCare+ renew

[MrMister111]

Have an m1 iMac that I bought new and got AC+ on. The 3 years is up in December and wondering whether to renew, and how much it is, and is it yearly, or how long can you get? I’m in UK.

I’ll be keeping it a while yet, as only for basic use, and it’s a BTO 16Gb as well, and trade in are poor (£285 😳) and tbh it’s enough for my needs for a few years yet I think.

Like most Apple stuff I’ve had anyway, been reliable, but very expensive to fix.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Extend your AppleCare+ coverage

It’ll be annual, currently £34.99/yr

 

[MrMister111]

Extend your AppleCare+ coverage

It’ll be annual, currently £34.99/yr

Thanks for link. No mention of price, but if it's £35 for a year I definitely think that's worth it

 

[RevVale]

You should certainly extend AppleCare - a number of people using 24" M1 iMacs have had issues relating to he display - bottom third having lines and flickering - seems to occur after about 2 to 3 years - out of warranty repair in UK is over £600

 

[MrMister111]

You should certainly extend AppleCare - a number of people using 24" M1 iMacs have had issues relating to he display - bottom third having lines and flickering - seems to occur after about 2 to 3 years - out of warranty repair in UK is over £600

Haven't read about this, didn't know, will research a bit. Is it all iMac M series or just the M1?

I don't use it much tbh, so wonder if would be later for me. Above states £35/year, which I find really cheap to cover, still can't find an Apple document to say this, but if so it's all worth it.

Think I've found the pricing, and it's not £35/year. That's for a Mac Mini. For an iMac it says £59/year, or £169 for 3 years.

 

[kagharaht]

Have an m1 iMac that I bought new and got AC+ on. The 3 years is up in December and wondering whether to renew, and how much it is, and is it yearly, or how long can you get? I’m in UK.

I’ll be keeping it a while yet, as only for basic use, and it’s a BTO 16Gb as well, and trade in are poor (£285 😳) and tbh it’s enough for my needs for a few years yet I think.

Like most Apple stuff I’ve had anyway, been reliable, but very expensive to fix.

If I had the M1 and planning on keeping it for longer, I would get the extension. There are reports of the M1 screen developing a nasty line which progresses to bands of line on the screen. Usually happens 2-3 years of ownership.

Persistent horizontal lines appear on iMa… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

 

[MrMister111]

If I had the M1 and planning on keeping it for longer, I would get the extension. There are reports of the M1 screen developing a nasty line which progresses to bands of line on the screen. Usually happens 2-3 years of ownership.

Persistent horizontal lines appear on iMa… - Apple Community

discussions.apple.com

Thank's for link. Difficult to gauge how widespread it is, but not good if your one that effected.

The trade in is poor, so for what I need don't think it's worth upgrading anyway, mine is a BTO 16Gb so hopefully should last a while yet.

Just have to pay more Apple tax of £60/year suppose in case....

 

[MrMister111]

Extend your AppleCare+ coverage

It’ll be annual, currently £34.99/yr

So I contacted AC and they said to wait for email after it ran out....counter productive to me.

Logged on to my iMac, hidden in settings somewhere was a link to renew within 45 days at £59.99/year. So why is mine £59.99/year whereas you stated £34.99/year?

Should I contact AC, or is it that the price has gone up that much now? Pretty steep increase if so.

And last question, still worth it at £60/year?

 

[kagharaht]

So I contacted AC and they said to wait for email after it ran out....counter productive to me.

Logged on to my iMac, hidden in settings somewhere was a link to renew within 45 days at £59.99/year. So why is mine £59.99/year whereas you stated £34.99/year?

Should I contact AC, or is it that the price has gone up that much now? Pretty steep increase if so.

And last question, still worth it at £60/year?

I'm in the US so pricing is different. Everyone is different, but for me I would renew it. Specially with the horror stories of M1 screen issues. Apple community forum continues to get post from people starting to experience this. I basically keep my iMac M3 on and never sleep mode. I've been re-doing all my family videos and other members that the system is running full speed for 16 hours at a time almost everyday. So I'm really pushing the iMac M3 hard quite a bit.

 

[Student of Life]

Honestly just renew, if anything goes wrong it’s cheaper than getting it repaired or replaced.

 

[MrMister111]

Extend your AppleCare+ coverage

It’ll be annual, currently £34.99/yr

Honestly just renew, if anything goes wrong it’s cheaper than getting it repaired or replaced.

I did, I'll be keeping a while anyway for what I use it's more than enough. For trade in value from Apple it's poor and so wouldn't anyway at that price.

It's £59.99 though for reference for anyone else in UK looking for an iMac.

Thanks