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AppleCare for Mac Now Covers Batteries Retaining Less Than 80% Capacity

oldmacs said:
No anything with Applecare :p Applecare + is only for iPhone, iPad, iPod and Applewatch.
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You're right - damn you Apple and your stupid naming schemes! :)

Edit: It's actually the Apple W A T C H .... not the Applewatch - :) All bold, uppercase and emphassy.
 
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Little Red said:
Apple were probably selling them as refurbs less than 3 years ago. They tend to hold old stock for a fairly long time, at least here in Australia. For example, there are several mid-2012 13" MBPs for sale right now http://store.apple.com/au/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro
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The 2012s Mac sense though. Since they are still making 2012s MBPs. They would have had to sell a 2009 MBP 3 years after making it. And it would just now be running out of apple care.
 
Very cool. They apparently have been doing that unofficially for a little while.
I took my 2012 Retina Macbook Pro there in December 2014, because it was saying "Service Battery". After they ran the diagnostics the message was gone and they said it was ok, but the Battery capacity was at 82%. They said they usually replace it if under 80% but they offered to replace it if I wanted to.
The tech support guy then checked my AppleCare status and noticed I was covered until June 2015. Then he suggested I'd rock it for a few more months and come back closer to the expiration of the AppleCare contract. Sure enough, in May the battery capacity was at 75%, I took it there and they replaced the battery, no questions asked.
As a bonus, the space bar was acting out a bit too and they said that since the battery is somehow connected to the top case, they replaced the whole thing. Now it feels like new.
 
I'll get Apple Care for my new MacBook I'll get for the upcoming law school semester. Idk if it's worth getting for my iPhone 6+ I just got recently. I plan on selling it by mid August or early September, especially in anticipation of a Q3 phone like the 6S+, Note 5 (Samsung has to fix their software issues and support their devices better), Moto X 2015, Nexus 2015, or whatever good Android phone is out there.
 
mward333 said:
My Macbook Pro 17" (late 2011) was purchased in mid June 2012, immediately after this last 17" model was discontinued. So my AppleCare just expired a few days ago. Ugh! I would have loved to have received a new battery for this machine. Do you think it is worthwhile for me to still check with Apple about this possibility?
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I see a problem with this. They do not list any 17" MacBooks.

Mac notebooks with built-in batteries:
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) and later
  • All MacBook Air computers
  • All MacBook Pro computers with Retina display
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) and later; MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) and later
So I guess, screw those of us who bought their top of the line machines?
 
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That's good news. My batteries always lose their capacity very quickly, no idea what I'm doing wrong. Usually they just survive two years. Having a magsafe 2 connector that is disconnected by the slightest pull is not really helping either.
 
I've been getting this at the Indian apple care centre since a few years. In fact, I just had the battery on my 2012 MBPr 13" changed two months back under Apple Care. They also swapped the lower case and keyboard along with the battery so the bottom half is spanking new and the new keyboard feels 'snappier'.
 
Surprised to read this as my local Apple store replaced the battery on my mid-2012 MBA a few weeks ago without any argument.
 
I had the old Education Apple Care on my macbook air. Just before the 3 years was up my machine was showing at 78% health. I took it in and they just ran a test which confirmed it was less than 80% and replaced it without any questions.

Slightly confused as to how this changes the policy. Hasn't it always stated the batteries will maintain 80% within 3 years?
 
sniffies said:
Guys, question:

My MacBook Air is 3 years old. The battery life is at 39% and 825 cycle counts. Is this normal?
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80% at 1,000 cycles is "as designed". There will always be variations, so this may be "normal". But if you have AppleCare, Apple should now pay for a battery replacement. That is if your Mac is _almost_ 3 years old.

RobQuads said:
I had the old Education Apple Care on my macbook air. Just before the 3 years was up my machine was showing at 78% health. I took it in and they just ran a test which confirmed it was less than 80% and replaced it without any questions.

Slightly confused as to how this changes the policy. Hasn't it always stated the batteries will maintain 80% within 3 years?
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They couldn't state that, because the battery life mostly doesn't depend on the time spent, but on the usage. Some people have 100 charges within 3 years, some have 1,500. And the number of charges is what wears out the battery.
 
Fantastic move, all OEMs deem batteries to be consumable items (so they aren't covered beyond one-year). This really is going above-and-beyond the standard warranty terms.
 
Brilliant !! This makes AppleCare even better, one concern for me was the non replaceable batteries in the new machines.
 
Dargoth said:
I really hope that new laptop isn't going to be the "Face of Mac" on this forum for the foreseeable future... It really is a terrible laptop.
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I just had a look at it yesterday and find it a very nice and good looking machine! It is made for a special clientele, that does not need lots of power and connectivity. For my mom and dad this would be perfect.
 
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