Can I purchase apple care through costco at the cheaper price and the laptop off the apple website?

[iemcj]

So I was there today and I can get apple care on the 16" macbook pro for 299 while it's 339 when in the cart on the apple website. Am I able to buy it seperately like this? Just checking before I pull the trigger, thank you!

 

[MareLuce]

I'd love to know the official answer from Apple on this.
Please post when you get the scoop.

 

[Psyclism]

I'm pretty sure AppleCare is only available for a Macbook purchased at Costco, and only at the time of purchase. I'm 99% sure I read that somewhere on the site (or in store?). Can't remember.

 

[ZMacintosh]

You have 60-days to purchase AppleCare+ or 1-year for AppleCare (not +) through Apple. They do have education and business discounts if you qualify.

But according to the Costco website AppleCare+ is not sold separately, you may be able to get regular AppleCare.
https://www.costco.com/CatalogSearch?dept=All&keyword=applecare

 

[alphaod]

Not sure about Costco specifically, but I've been doing something like this for a long time. I used to buy AppleCare for $180 from B&H. I stocked up boxes of AppleCare for years like that.

 

[SigmundJake229]

Be careful on where you buy your AppleCare though. I purchased AppleCare from an eBay vendor that was sealed. I attempted to link the iMac and AppleCare and the AppleCare was obsolete by 9 years. Luckily the vendor returned my money. He didn’t know.