It does and I have this on my MacBook Pro Max. It’s yearly so I can opt to keep going or sell my system with a knowledge that I will always have AppleCare plus until I sell
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People are vulnerable for manipulation. If you give them fear, they will fork out money or whatever to you, just to make that fear go away. This is the tactic used by a lot of politicians too.
The fear I’m referring to here is the fear of machine breaking down and expensive repair bill. Over the 15 years of my Apple gear ownership, only one iPad broke down which the whole repair bill was covered by my credit card, and one MBP breakdown that was fixed by Apple for free out of warranty. Uh, I also got my AirPods Pro replaced due to a minor fit problem causing noise, out of warranty under their replacement program.
Some people here sound like that $2000-3000 is a hell lot of money which is going to break their bank so that they must insure against the purchase for 1-2 years otherwise they will be doomed if something happens. But, at the same time they spend $300-400 as pure insurance premium for a $2000-3000 machine, which is an extremely high premium as compared to other forms of insurance.
If Apple’s financials has a breakdown for AppleCare I’m guessing they are one of the biggest insurer in the world in terms of profits.
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This 2021 MBP 16'' is my 6th MacBook but the first one I got AC for. Mainly because it is a 1st gen device and might have some of the usual issues that go along with that. So as an early adopter in that case, I feel more at peace with AC. I had many issues with my 2010 MBP where the logic board had to be replaced at some point and I wished I had AC back then.
This is the approach to take. 1st Gen. We know how 1st gen devices have played out in recent years right? Butterfly keyboard, stage lighting, battery issues and so on.
I recently bought a MacBook Air M1, not taking AC for it as it's last-gen, fairly cheap and I am comfortable taking a chance on it. Not with the new MBP.
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It's a lot money if you buy the wrong one with only 16 gb ram and you notice after a while it's not enough. I spent additional 1000 Euros on top for the m1 max 32 gb version, because 16 gb were not enough for me in the present.
3850 Euro are a lot money, but consider we are living in times of chip shortage and hyped cryptocurrencies. It's easy to get the money back.
It's a lot money if you buy the wrong one with only 16 gb ram and you notice after a while it's not enough. I spent additional 1000 Euros on top for the m1 max 32 gb version, because 16 gb were not enough for me in the present.
3850 Euro are a lot money, but consider we are living in times of chip shortage and hyped cryptocurrencies. It's easy to get the money back.
Why do you @ me? I don't care about your opinion
Yes...I've used AC more times than I care for. It has paid for itself multiple times as the systems are getting faster, hotter and much more complicated. The number of failure modes increases exponentially.
I know not everyone has access and there are some drawbacks such as only being able to get standard configs, but when purchasing through Costco and their Citi Costco card you basically get the warranty quadrupled. Costco doubles it and then Citi doubles that. It doesn't include everything that + does, such as accentual after the first 90 days I think it is, and also you have to pay for the repairs and get reimbursed later. Still great deal for those who can get it.
My retina 15" MacBook would randomly lose power and turn off. It went through a display replacement and 2 motherboard replacements and Apple still couldn't figure out why this was happening. They were able to confirm through the logs that it was happening. After failing to resolve the issue they replaced my almost 3 year old machine with a brand new 15" which at that time had just moved into the Touch Bar generation. AppleCare more than paid off for me and I haven't had to buy a new machine in almost 8 years as a result.
Let's be honest, Apple products are pricey. So, I always purchase Apple Care.
Unless I know insurance is subsidized and sold below actual value, I always self-insure (i.e. keep enough money for repairs, in this case). It's the best bet in the long run. I think I've seen claims AppleCare is subsidized, but I don't have a good reason to think it's enough to tempt me much.
I have a computer rider on my homeowner's policy that I pay like $5 a month on. Covers any computer I own with a $100 deductible. That includes lost, stolen, or accidental damage and I get replacement cost. Sure may not be as convenient as going to the Apple store to get it fixed, but AppleCare doesn't cover a stolen laptop either. So I highly recommend finding out what you can get on your homeowner's or renter's insurance and most likely will cost less than cost of AppleCare plus it's deductible.
Congrats on having your home completely paid for. Most people don't have that kind of luxury. Also what happens if your home burns down? You just gonna shell out $300,000+ cash to replace instead of paying $200/mo homeowner's insurance? $300,000 is 125 years worth of homeowner's insurance payments.
