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Is Apple Care necessary?
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Does it? If I try to sell a crappy 2016 MBP then will I really only lose 10% of the purchase cost? I grant you that might be the case for the last usable MBPs from 2014 and 2015 but it doesn't carry from year to year and I have my doubts that the 10% rule will apply to these crappy 2017 MBPs.
Idk that's why I asked about the imac. It's true for iPhones in my experience I guess not year to year with MacBooks. Maybe that's why he goes 3 years.
I've used it on two of mine. Both times to replace expensive motherboards and an iMac screen. They more than paid for themselves. It's a cheap insurance policy that helps me sleep better at night.
I think you need to have an understanding of what probability theory is first. Sometimes you bet on red but it comes up black. If your glass is half empty then get AppleCare. I ultimately don't mind.
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All AppleCare does is provide year 2 and year 3 warranty. It's a 2 year warranty extension after year 1 but you can buy it the day before your first anniversary of buying your Apple widget. Or you can in the U.S. of A. Other parts of the world might have funny rules.
Wow shoot are you kidding?? I'm ordering it then it's not worth the stress of something going wrong. Seems like half of everyone on here has put it to good use. 50% odds aren't good for $3k
I know certain models of Mac can be toxic. The 2015 MBP holds its value amazingly well due to it being the last of an era. I have an iPhone 5 which is 5yo so couldn't comment on the resale value TBH. The more recent iPhones have me scurrying back to the safety of my 5.
$169 is really inexpensive for a $2K+ computer for 3 years. In reality, it's that cheap because very few ever use it. If there was a high repair rate, the cost would be a lot more. Apple computers are built well. Plus the iMac is a desktop computer. The odds of breaking the screen and dropping it are very low, and thus why it is half the price of a laptop warranty.
As long as you take it out within the 12 months nemo, the date of purchase being the anniversary date, note not the date of delivery.
AppleCare+ seems to be different for time frame, must be purchased within the first 60 days after purchase according to what I have read. AppleCare was different, within the first year.
Seems like a reasonable price to extend the warranty for 3 years on my nearly $3000 computer. Also, in my past experiences, I've noticed that Apple employees will tend to go the extra mile when you have a history of getting AppleCare on your products, even when the warranty had recently expired. YMMV.
I always buy AppleCare and have come out way ahead on my phones, all of which have developed some minor problem or another after the initial warranty ran out so I just got handed a new/refurb and was on my merry way.
The only time I ever had a problem with an Apple computer, desktop or laptop, even the AppleCare warranty had long expired. Just last spring, the video card in my 2008 iMac died. Well, these things happen. It was kind of a relic at that. Even though my experience says one thing, I'll probably go ahead and buy it again this time around, too.
The only time I ever had a problem with an Apple computer, desktop or laptop, even the AppleCare warranty had long expired. Just last spring, the video card in my 2008 iMac died. Well, these things happen. It was kind of a relic at that. Even though my experience says one thing, I'll probably go ahead and buy it again this time around, too.
Maybe Taz that has all changed with the new model. Certainly my November 2016 iMac I purchased in the next month. Things may be different Down Under as we only have Apple Stores in Capital Cities and Resellers offer the AppleCare warranty and itnis not necessary to buy the AppleCare from where you bought the computer.
Have checked Apple AU and no men tion of time other than 60 days for AppleCare+.
Have checked Apple AU and no men tion of time other than 60 days for AppleCare+.
I've bought it on every Mac for the past decade and never needed it, but considering even replacing the keyboard would be $129 at retail, paying another $40 to cover possible replacement of an LCD screen or logic board seemed a no brainer to me.
I did have to use AC on my iPhone 6 Plus when the modem failed, which would have required a logic board replacement.
I did have to use AC on my iPhone 6 Plus when the modem failed, which would have required a logic board replacement.
Have you guys looked into getting an electronics insurance through your regular insurance company? I have and I get 4 years of warranty (including accidental damage) on all of my devices for less than even AppleCare would be on just my Apple products.
I've purchased AppleCare for every iMac, I've ever owned (I'm on my fourth since 2006) and have used it multiple times for each, including what would otherwise be extremely expensive logic board and a few LCD panel replacements. One incident usually more than pays for the price of admission and if you're lucky enough not to use it well then you've gotten peace of mind. It is, after all, insurance and very reasonably priced. You don't have to get it from Apple as it is always available for less elsewhere. For those in the states, I echo Taz Mangus's earlier advice of L.A. Computer. I get it from other sources than Apple here in Japan at a similar discount.
AppleCare+ is nice and I did buy it for my Apple Watch but I will be getting regular old AppleCare for my 2017 5k iMac. I have never experienced accidental damage with any of my iMacs.
AppleCare+ is nice and I did buy it for my Apple Watch but I will be getting regular old AppleCare for my 2017 5k iMac. I have never experienced accidental damage with any of my iMacs.
It appears that you can still buy regular AppleCare as places like LA Computer still sell it for the 2017 iMac.
My opinion go for AppleCare. Bought last year a Mac Mini and in two weeks since the purchase, the hard drive had broken down. With AppleCare it cost me nothing to have the hard drive replaced. In fact a took to opportunity to get an SSD (which i bought at the apple assistance store) and the replacement hard drive became my external drive.
For me is always a safe bet, since we don't know what might happen in the future.
For me is always a safe bet, since we don't know what might happen in the future.
I've had 5 Macs and never had it. The two of them I still have would be past the 3 year period regardless and I've never had any issues with them.
The one time I had a problem with my old White MacBook, Apple fixed it without charging me when it was almost 2 years out of warranty.
The one time I had a problem with my old White MacBook, Apple fixed it without charging me when it was almost 2 years out of warranty.
Consider yourself extremely lucky.
You actually just reminded me that it was, in fact, my second iMac, a Late 2009 that I first purchased AppleCare for. My 2006 iMac had a logic board failure 2 months out of the 1 year warranty and Apple refused to cover it. I ended up going out of pocket $600 for that.
You only have 60 days now to add it in due to the fact that physical damage is covered. You also now have to bring it into a locationas opposed to calling AppleCare again because physical damage is covered