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Always buy AppleCare+ on MBPs
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Hmm, I have mixed feelings on this one. On the one hand, when I bought a 1st gen MBP back in 2006 (2007?) for a little over $2000, I decided to get AppleCare on the device. It really paid off over 4 visits to the Apple Store. They finally replaced the logic board on the 4th visit (GPU issue I believe). Tired of the endless visits, I sold it to a co-worker. He reported years later that it was still working fine.
More recently, I bought the old-style 2017 Macbook Air. I specifically got the old model to avoid the infamous butterfly keyboard, though the screen is supposed to be vastly inferior (I'm OK-ish with it.) Paid a little under $900 for it in 2019 dollars, so it wasn't as big of an investment as the old MBP. For this machine I did not get AppleCare, due to the lower replacement cost (for the entire machine and parts) and the fact that I bought and installed a bigger SSD. I also think the 2017 MBA is a proven design less likely to fail.
More recently, I bought the old-style 2017 Macbook Air. I specifically got the old model to avoid the infamous butterfly keyboard, though the screen is supposed to be vastly inferior (I'm OK-ish with it.) Paid a little under $900 for it in 2019 dollars, so it wasn't as big of an investment as the old MBP. For this machine I did not get AppleCare, due to the lower replacement cost (for the entire machine and parts) and the fact that I bought and installed a bigger SSD. I also think the 2017 MBA is a proven design less likely to fail.
In over 20 years of owning Mac hardware, I've only ever had AppleCare on a couple of devices and I've never had to use it. So the way I look at things is that if I do have to pay out for a repair (other than accidental damage), I've more than saved enough money to do so without feeling bad about it.
But each to their own and its all a but of a gamble.
But each to their own and its all a but of a gamble.
This thread reminds me of every experience I've had buying a new car from a dealer... The salesman touts how terrific and reliable the vehicle is... it has amazing technology that will allow it to be trouble-free for much longer than its predecessors. Then I get to the finance guy, and he tells me I need an extended warranty because the car is most likely to fall apart right after the standard warranty expires.
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Extended warranties are great for the company but rarely good deals for the consumer. Apple's AC+ is perhaps the greatest example of this. Apple is smart about it by inflating the out-of-warranty repair costs (and pushing hard to prevent 3rd party repairs) to shore up the perceived value of AC+.
But if having AC+ gives someone peace of mind (instead of worrying) then there is value in THAT.
😂😅
Extended warranties are great for the company but rarely good deals for the consumer. Apple's AC+ is perhaps the greatest example of this. Apple is smart about it by inflating the out-of-warranty repair costs (and pushing hard to prevent 3rd party repairs) to shore up the perceived value of AC+.
But if having AC+ gives someone peace of mind (instead of worrying) then there is value in THAT.
Probably the best reply in this whole thread, and what I should have said the first time.
