AppleCare doesn't insure your laptop either - it's a simple warranty from manufacturer defects.
You can get real insurance for all three years, often with no deductible, for the amount of money it would take to extend AppleCare by two.
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AppleCare doesn't insure your laptop either - it's a simple warranty from manufacturer defects.
You can get real insurance for all three years, often with no deductible, for the amount of money it would take to extend AppleCare by two.
Good observation Applecare is NOT insurance, just a warranty extension and you may find cheaper, better options.
However since Applecare is an Apple product it is usually the one with the least amount of hassles and quickest turn around time.
That's the problem with real insurance policy. Since they're 3rd party you often have to face a few administrative problems in your claim. Investigation, deposit requirement and extra time to get a bank cheque/money transfer regarding your claims.
With that said, AppleCare is just regular Apple warranty .. times three. But I feel the benefit with my machine. It paid for repairs cost almost ten times the price I paid for APP so far. Could've been more if I had to make another repair.
If you spill coffee on your machine, it's certainly not Apple's problem.
does anyone know if apple will cover a thunderbolt display if purchased within the same month as applecare for macbook pro?
Thinking about about getting one now.
Thinking about about getting one now.
I wasn't giving advice on whether or not to get it. Apple's standard rate on that model is $350. B+H charges $250. I'd go with B+H rather than Apple, and I would register it promptly. It's not like you have to buy the computer there to get that price on Applecare. I would suggest it on these unless you're ditching them a year later simply because out of warranty repair pricing looks brutal. I'm really not a fan of the closed design. The things I like are the IPS display and improved thermal design. Those mean significantly more to me than product density.
There is a difference between warranty and insurance. Neither is a good substitute for the other. Insurance will pay for accidental damage and theft, warranty - for manufacturing defects. They complement each other. Read the contracts for each very carefully to make sure you understand exactly what is covered.
I think the point of buying extended warranty product is peace of mind. You bet over something unknown. Within that 3 years damage could happens .. or not.
Buy an AppleCare doesn't mean you expect trouble with your machine to make it worthwhile. But at least you come prepared.
You could say if the battery or keyboard is damaged, the cost of replacing it out of warranty might still be cheaper than buying APP. But how if one month later you lose the screen, or RAM, or SSD? And you know rMBP is not so flexible about repairability. Failing RAM sticks means you need a new logic board along with all the guts.
I have an iMac and the APP has paid for itself, saved my wallet big times. I didn't expect any problems occurred though. But it did .. and thankfully enough I bought that little white box with redlogo.
But the failure rates for those items are pretty low. An SSD will either fail very early in its life, or well beyond the useful life of the computer. The screen should not spontaneously develop dead pixels or anything. And backlight issues are pretty much non existant now that everything's LED.
I think I'll probably base my decision on the average temperatures this laptop sees. If I find it's venturing into the 90ºC range fairly frequently, then it'd probably be worth investing in a plan since such temps will almost definitely shorten the lifespan of any components. But if it's running at normal temperatures, and exhibits no obvious issues within the first few months of its life, the chances of anything else developing spontaneously are pretty slim.
I did.
I was going to wait till the 11th hour, but decided I may not have the money to do so then. So I purchased mine at B&h.com 2 weeks ago. My first mac and the most expensive computer I have ever purchased. I figure it's worth it to have the peace of mind that for the next 3 years should anything go wrong with it I am covered. Seeing how this Macbook is not user servicable if anything did go wrong I would be screwed. I knew if I didn't get it with my luck something would go wrong and I would be kicking myself for not buying it.
I was going to wait till the 11th hour, but decided I may not have the money to do so then. So I purchased mine at B&h.com 2 weeks ago. My first mac and the most expensive computer I have ever purchased. I figure it's worth it to have the peace of mind that for the next 3 years should anything go wrong with it I am covered. Seeing how this Macbook is not user servicable if anything did go wrong I would be screwed. I knew if I didn't get it with my luck something would go wrong and I would be kicking myself for not buying it.
picked one up today and had no problems adding it to applecare....thanks for the response.