Apple care+ and resale value after a year or two

[iemcj]

It's my understanding that applecare+ lasts for 3 years and can be transferred to a new owner. People who have sold a macbook pro in that 1-3 year time window, have you found you're able to get more resale value than comparable machines that don't have it?

To me it *seems* like a 2 year old laptop that still has applecare+ on it would sell for a good bit more than an identical laptop that doesn't have it. The buyer of the second laptop may have a failure within a week of purchase and be totally boned whereas the first buyer has peace of mind knowing they have several months/years left of official apple backed repairs.

Does it play out this way in the real world? My 9 year old 13" mbp is on it's last legs and I would LOVE another 13" size but I'm going to try out the new 16" one, and hopefully in the next year they launch an updated 13" model with some of the same type of improvements. Just wondering how realistic it is to expect a decent recoop if I do switch back to a smaller laptop in a year or 2. Thanks!

 

[junkw]

it may help close the deal, though not sure you can get higher price

 

[mightyjabba]

I think it probably does lead to somewhat higher prices, but it can be hard to know by how much. Did you know that you can cancel AppleCare and get a refund for any unused months, by the way? That’s another way to go if you did sell it, but if you have received warranty service they will deduct that from your refund so it wouldn’t be worth it.

 

[iemcj]

I think it probably does lead to somewhat higher prices, but it can be hard to know by how much. Did you know that you can cancel AppleCare and get a refund for any unused months, by the way? That’s another way to go if you did sell it, but if you have received warranty service they will deduct that from your refund so it wouldn’t be worth it.

Oh dude I had no idea you could cancel and get a pro rated refund, well that makes it a no brainer then (for me). I've used the 13" for years and it's fairly knicked up, I've replaced the screen myself once, and I'm just super nervous about the 16" as the screen itself is signifcantly thinner and more flexible than my old one. This is my first time with the extra surface area so I'm wanting to be safe, not that I doubt apple made a product that will fail, but that I'm going to knock it off the couch and this screen is going to be toast.