The M1’s are probably super cheap to produce, may as well try to get more of that free AC revenue coming in.
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Apple Lowers Prices of AppleCare+ Plans for M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro [Updated]
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Bro are you typing on a MacBook Pro by any chance
I've had battery issues on 3 of 4 MBP's we've had. Thanks goodness for Apple Care. And had 2 screens entirely replaced, again, thank goodness for Apple Care. Still a better user experience than I have had with Windows laptops, but not by much.
Yep, I’ve known friends get replacements and fixes after four years this way - Apple don’t like it, but if it’s a fault with the product they have to fix it. Plus home insurance will cover accidental damage in tge home.
The only experience I have ever had with AppleCare was for a brand new iPad right out of the box and it was bad. On the other hand the Apple Store made it real easy for me to return.
Don’t forget all the R&D that went into that chip though. I wouldn’t be surprised if they ended up spending a ton more money for MX chips (at least in the short term).
I've never purchased AppleCare nor have I ever need it. The problems that I've had were covered by recalls or simply fixed for free - far outside the warranty.
Applecare (+) scam......I know... as a EU citizen I get flamed over this.
Huh, does not compute, Apple silicon CPU's are cheaper than Intel CPU's yet Apple charges the same as before thus more profit....no need for expensive Applecare + thus reducing prices.
Only in certain backward countries where consumer right are non existent and consumers themselves cannot be trusted by large corporations… Sadly I live in one of these countries…
Yup! Hardware defects for one year. Doesn’t cover accidental damage though, you’d need AppleCare+ for that.
I can't help but imagine what Apple CEO Tim Cook's grandma or great grandma would say about this...
"Timmy, you silly little boy, that's like giving away millions of dollars! now how is grandma going to afford that new 175-foot new yacht???"
(okay... so only my own 99-year-old grandma would say something like that.... in fact, she would have slapped me silly for pulling a stunt like that... why lower prices on stuff people were going to buy anyway?)
"Timmy, you silly little boy, that's like giving away millions of dollars! now how is grandma going to afford that new 175-foot new yacht???"
(okay... so only my own 99-year-old grandma would say something like that.... in fact, she would have slapped me silly for pulling a stunt like that... why lower prices on stuff people were going to buy anyway?)
How much did you sell yours for? I was going to recycle my 13” one, but I have 16 GB RAM and 240 GB SSD (SATA of course) on it. I assume it will go for a couple hundred at least since the battery is kaput.
I sold my 2012 MBP, 256GB SSD SATA, 8GB RAM for $250 in the fall. However, battery was good. Could probably have sold it for $300-350 (that's what the Ebay ones ran for), but I found a local guy who paid in cash. Much easier than dealing with Ebay, and the possibility the person returns the computer.
Um, if it’s “fighting back” against the right to repair movement, that’s a pretty weak fight. Especially when you consider that even if the cost was >zero< or even if Apple PAID folks to bring their computers to Apple for Apple to fix them, that doesn’t help anyone that wants to do the work themselves. Parts still can’t be purchased, manuals still aren’t readily available, and you still couldn’t easily charge someone a high price for an “original” iPhone that someone has replaced the screen and lightning port on.