AppleCare+ for Mac Mini?

[WishyWashyUK]

I have 8 days left to buy AC+ on my new Mac mini M4. I have young kids and am usually an AC+ devotee (I’ve had a broken iPad mini 6 replaced and Apple Watch battery replacement so I’ve benefitted from it!) but I can’t see how it makes sense for a Mac Mini, which has no screen or battery. In the UK, the excess fees are £79 for external enclosure damage and £229 for ALL OTHER accidental damage (water spillages, component failure out of warranty etc). The latter seems a huge amount. Combined with the cost of the AC+ (£99/3 years or £34.99/year) that’s over half the value of the item if you have Education discount as I fortunately do.

Am I missing something, or does it make very little sense to buy AC+ for a Mac mini M4 with such a high excess?

 

[Apple_Robert]

I wouldn’t bother with it.

 

[Fishrrman]

Waste of $$$.
Minis are perhaps the most reliable of all Macs.
(probably the Studio is in there, also)

 

[bodonnell202]

I wouldn’t bother. In my opinion AppleCare+ is only really worth it if accidental damage is likely. The Mac Mini is unlikely to be damaged accidentally, and it doesn’t have a battery to replace either so I can’t see how the average person would ever come out ahead (or even) buying AppleCare+ for it.

 

[jetsam]

I wouldn’t bother. In my opinion AppleCare+ is only really worth it if accidental damage is likely. The Mac Mini is unlikely to be damaged accidentally, and it doesn’t have a battery to replace either so I can’t see how the average person would ever come out ahead (or even) buying AppleCare+ for it.

Agreed! I have AC+ for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. I consider it unnecessary for my Mac mini, HomePod Mini and Apple TV, which never move, let alone leave the house.

 

[maflynn]

Desktops don't have the level of "abuse" as mobile devices, and so AC+ isn't needed. My studio is still within the windows, but I've chosen not to get it.

 

[WishyWashyUK]

Thanks for your replies, I see exactly where you’re coming from.

What baffles me the most is that the excess/deductible is £229 for anything other than enclosure damage, so were a major catastrophe to occur (say my kids yanks out the cables and damages the ports, or liquid damage) it would cost me fully half the price of a replacement anyway, even with the AC+!

I guess Apple is trying to keep it simple with the same AC+ terms for all macs, but where £229 is a small fraction of a Mac studio or MacBook cost, it really makes no sense for a Mini which can be bought new for £500.