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'AppleCare One' is Now Even More Valuable

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While the monthly and annual prices of AppleCare+ plans for Macs and iPads received a slight increase this week, AppleCare One continues to start at $19.99 per month in the U.S., making the multi-device plan even more valuable.

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Launched in July 2025, AppleCare One allows you to cover up to three devices as part of a single subscription for $19.99 per month, and additional devices can be added for $5.99 each. AppleCare One offers repairs for accidental damage, 24/7 priority tech support, and theft and loss protection for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

If you have an iPhone 17 Pro, a MacBook Air with an M5 chip, and an iPad mini with an A17 Pro chip, for example, AppleCare+ plans with theft and loss coverage where applicable can cost up to $26.97 per month for those devices in total. As mentioned, AppleCare One still costs $19.99 per month, so you can save $6.98 per month in this scenario.

Notably, you can add Apple devices that you already own to an AppleCare One plan, so long as they are in good condition and less than four years old. A diagnostic check and/or inspection may be required to verify a device's condition.

AppleCare One remains available in the U.S. only.


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I'm confused how is this "EVEN More Valuable"? I'm paying more than I was paying one month ago and nothing changed as far actual coverage.
 
Waiting for AppleCare One to launch in my country. It is cheaper than buying AppleCare individually for multiple devices. That being said, spending on AppleCare, which is kind of like an insurance may or may not be beneficial. Over time it can lead to paying a lot of money to Apple and the services may never be used.

Have never taken Apple Care for my devices and thankfully all of them are functioning properly. Of course having AppleCare or AppleCare One can bring peace of mind as otherwise without it repairs will no doubt be very expensive.

Whether it is beneficial finally for the customer or not, I would like to see it being offered globally and hopefully Apple will rollout AppleCare One in all countries in the near future.
 
I'm sure it is Timmy, but you know what's not more valuable?
The trade in value of my Apple devices Timmy boy.
 
Astuces iOS said:
No this subscription is useless, having using Apple devices for more than a decade and I never had problems with them... My family who also use Apple devices also never had any problems. 20 per month is 240 per year and 2400 in 10 years !
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My Apple Vision Pro (day 1 purchase) broke down and didn’t turn on. I have Apple Care One and I saved $2700. This is insurance, pronounced “in case **** happens” (as per Chris Rock).
 
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Just put your apple vision on it 🙂

Wait. I swear it was $25 a month to cover the vision before. The Apple website says $19.99 now?
 
Everything is a subscription these days. People are tired of monthly subscription.

My credit card Amex plat credit card ($895 a year fee) USA covers accidental phone damage. With $50 deductible

Don’t care about my other Apple device coverage AirPods and MacBooks

Now if they covered entire family for $20/month that would interest me but it’s only for 3 devices and one Apple account.
 
All extended warranties are a silly investment. Sure they can pay off, but the chances are very, very small - which is why companies offer the insurance.

You're betting $20/month + the missing opportunity cost that you won't need a repair that costs more than what you've paid for the insurance - and that's after the original warranty expires.

The only repair I've ever been bitten by is $200 to fix my AirPods Max (which, on a tangent, was also necessary on my daughter's AirPods Max, and I'm not happy). And that includes other electronic products that aren't from Apple.

Meanwhile, I've bought a good 25 Macs over the 40 years I've been working on them all day long, plus many other Apple products. I'm way ahead for having refused every extended warranty, and will be even if something big goes wrong.
 
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All extended warranties are a silly investment. Sure they can pay off, but the chances are very, very small - which is why companies offer the insurance.
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I found it more useful many years ago when I had more problems with the MacBooks, iPads and iPhones I purchased. They seem to have gotten more reliable over the years.

I usually don’t buy it when I get the base model. But, I think it’s decent value on the higher end configurations I usually buy since it’s usually the same price for all configurations.

The subscription does make it more likely that I’ll keep it longer than needed, since I’d usually rather self-insure a four year old device. The bundle AppleCare pricing means that I’ll probably just keep coverage on my three most used/valuable devices.
 
Astuces iOS said:
No this subscription is useless, having using Apple devices for more than a decade and I never had problems with them... My family who also use Apple devices also never had any problems. 20 per month is 240 per year and 2400 in 10 years !
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Yeah we all have different experiences. I got the full cover on my Neo because I have never had a Mac laptop that did not need repairs. Of course all of that was back in 2003-2008, but there was still no way I was going without, especially as the Neo is the first generation of a new design, and Apple traditionally sucks at those. I just really wanted to support Apple in making a cheap option!

For the record:

2002 iBook needed optical drive replacement. 2003 iBook needed logic board replacement repeatedly, and ended up in scope for one of Apple's replacement programmes. 2005 12" PowerBook needed logic board replacement out of warranty (luckily I was able to claim on consumer guarantees act in NZ). 2008 15" PowerBook needed logic board replacement and then repeated battery replacements. Eventually just removed it completely. 2010 MacBook Air got black lines across the screen out of warranty, but I had pretty much stopped using it and then stopped buying Apple!

I've only had one issue ever across more than a dozen Windows laptops and tablets since, and that was within warranty. It's a weird world!
 
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Apple Care and all the other extended warranties are rarely valuable. Companies seem to just prey on people's insecurities. If you never buy any, but put aside in your head what you saved by opting out, this adds up to a pretty penny. I dropped my ipad once (600$ to get it fixed). I'm still at least 3000$ in the black. So no thank you since 2003.
 
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Yeah we all have different experiences. I got the full cover on my Neo because I have never had a Mac laptop that did not need repairs. Of course all of that was back in 2003-2008, but there was still no way I was going without, especially as the Neo is the first generation of a new design, and Apple traditionally sucks at those. I just really wanted to support Apple in making a cheap option!

For the record:

2002 iBook needed optical drive replacement. 2003 iBook needed logic board replacement repeatedly, and ended up in scope for one of Apple's replacement programmes. 2005 12" PowerBook needed logic board replacement out of warranty (luckily I was able to claim on consumer guarantees act in NZ). 2008 15" PowerBook needed logic board replacement and then repeated battery replacements. Eventually just removed it completely. 2010 MacBook Air got black lines across the screen out of warranty, but I had pretty much stopped using it and then stopped buying Apple!

I've only had one issue ever across more than a dozen Windows laptops and tablets since, and that was within warranty. It's a weird world!
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It’s hard to say for back then, but I do in fact know that some parts were easily changeable like the battery in some, so idk how much those costed or some components… Don’t forget that things usually don’t happen by themself even if it’s possible, like it could be a drop or something… Anyways I’m sorry for your 2000s experiences…

For the Neo, make sure the case is good because some can damage the mac.
 
This is part of why I was so excited about my MacBook Air M4 purchase in April for $800 CAD: it came with AppleCare until August of 2028. You can't thumb your nose at that kind of a warranty.
 
Still have regular AppleCare on my iPhone 14 Pro and M2 studio Max, right now it’s cheaper to buy it separately.
Recently got a new battery.
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Astuces iOS said:
No this subscription is useless, having using Apple devices for more than a decade and I never had problems with them... My family who also use Apple devices also never had any problems. 20 per month is 240 per year and 2400 in 10 years !
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I’m glad to see that you take extremely good care of your devices, along with your family members. Your job is also device friendly so no issues there.
Not possible for me to abandon Apple care like this since in the past 10 years, I have 4 iPad replacement, 2 MacBook repairs/replacements and 2 iPhone repairs/replacements. That total easily surpass that $2400 in any dollar value over 10 years.
I bet there are still people willing to take Apple care one so they have some piece of mind knowing they get covered.
 
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I’m glad to see that you take extremely good care of your devices, along with your family members. Your job is also device friendly so no issues there.
Not possible for me to abandon Apple care like this since in the past 10 years, I have 4 iPad replacement, 2 MacBook repairs/replacements and 2 iPhone repairs/replacements. That total easily surpass that $2400 in any dollar value over 10 years.
I bet there are still people willing to take Apple care one so they have some piece of mind knowing they get covered.
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Damage or internal problems? Cause if for example you used no case or something then it’s normal.
 
WilliApple said:
Quick question, if the device becomes older than 4 years and it has AppleCare One on it, does it expire or remain.
I have it right now, but the oldest devices on it are from March 12, 2025.
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It remains, you just can't ADD devices that are more than 4 years old to your plan if they aren't already on it by the time they turn 4 years old.
 
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It's worth it to me. I have my iPhone, M5 MBA and 1TB iPad Pro Cellular all covered for roughly $6.30/month each. I take good care of my stuff but life happens, and all three travel around the world with me for work so not getting this deal would have been dumb given how much each costs to repair or replace now.
 
Here in Australia, consumer law covers smartphones for two years and computers for three. So AppleCare is mainly only useful for loss or damage, and even then you should compare with your household insurance options.
 
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