HomePod Mini AppleCare+ Coverage Costs $15

[MacRumors]

Customers who order Apple's newly announced $99 HomePod mini can get AppleCare+ for $15 when pre-orders start on November 6.

Every HomePod mini comes with one year of hardware repair coverage through its limited warranty and up to 90 days of complimentary tech support, but additional AppleCare+ coverage gets up to two years of tech support and accidental damage coverage for the spherical smart speaker from the purchase date.

AppleCare+ coverage adds up to two incidents of accidental damage protection every 12 months, each subject to a $15 service fee plus applicable tax for HomePod mini or a $39 service fee plus applicable tax for HomePod.

The HomePod mini is compatible with HomeKit and Apple's new Intercom feature, and two placed in the same room will separate sound for an immersive stereo audio experience.

HomePod mini requires iPhone SE, iPhone 6s or later, or iPod touch (7th generation) with the latest iOS; or iPad Pro, iPad (5th generation or later), iPad Air 2 or later, or iPad mini 4 or later with the latest iPadOS.

The speakers will launch and start shipping on November 16.

Article Link: HomePod Mini AppleCare+ Coverage Costs $15

 

[nwcs]

Probably needed for anyone with very young kids. It will almost certainly be played with, tossed, or dropped.

 

[justperry]

Applecare+ for a $99 Item, you gotta be kidding me.

 

[AbSoluTc]

Why would you need that? Gonna take a bath with it?

 

[jazz1]

Could I use a pair of these for sound off of my iMac? Or is this just an iPhone/iPad device?

 

[AbSoluTc]

Probably needed for anyone with very young kids. It will almost certainly be played with, tossed, or dropped.

Difference between that and the HomePod?

 

[Squuiid]

A lot of reports out there of HomePods failing just after 2 years is up.
Look up HomePod death farts. No joke.

 

[AbSoluTc]

Could I use a pair of these for sound off of my iMac? Or is this just an iPhone/iPad device?

Yes

 

[citysnaps]

As I expected for that price, no adaptive acoustic room equalization, no beamforming for audio output, and no beanformed input to isolate user Siri commands in noisy backgrounds.

Still probably decent sound for $99.

 

[deadlock]

If these had come out a year ago I'd have bought a pair rather than my Sonos 1s

 

[justperry]

Could I use a pair of these for sound off of my iMac? Or is this just an iPhone/iPad device?

It should, it has airplay.
But, on another thread they showed it can't from an AppleTv 4k.

 

[nwcs]

Difference between that and the HomePod?

Not a whole lot but the regular one is heavier and not as tempting a shape. At least from my experience. Alexa devices were perfect for picking up and dropping.

 

[edvj]

Still not available in Denmark or other nordic countries.

 

[wbrat]

Will it be available anywhere outside US?

 

[Mansu944]

A lot of reports out there of HomePods failing just after 2 years is up.
Look up HomePod death farts. No joke.

One of mine did...I still bought three more, I love my Homepods.

 

[citysnaps]

Difference between that and the HomePod?

It's pretty huge. The original HomePod has an array of speakers for beamforming audio output, an array of microphones for isolating the user when giving Siri commands via beamforming to reject other potentially interfering sounds in the room, allowing commands to be given up to 20-30 feet away in a normal voice. And no automatic adaptive acoustic room equalization. There's a ton of signal processing that controls that.

Still... I suspect the Mini will provide decent sound for a $99 speaker. Although I have five regular HomePods (two stereo pairs, and a mono), I'll probably pick up a couple of Mini's for use in rooms where I don't spend a lot of time listening to music.

 

[batfink]

Could a pair of these be used with a Mac mini?

 

[AbSoluTc]

Could a pair of these be used with a Mac mini?

Yes. They work with any Airplay device.

 

[NeverInDoubt]

Will it be available anywhere outside US?

Yes, available here in the UK

 

[jazz1]

It should, it has airplay.
But, on another thread they showed it can't from an AppleTv 4k.

Wow, I didn't even think about that. It certainly would be nice if it did support AppleTV.

 

[DocMultimedia]

A lot of reports out there of HomePods failing just after 2 years is up.
Look up HomePod death farts. No joke.

Ouch. Hadn't heard about any issues since mine have been fine since day 1. Guess I'm lucky for the moment.

 

[Squuiid]

Wow, I didn't even think about that. It certainly would be nice if it did support AppleTV.

Does not.
https://forums.macrumors.com/goto/post?id=29019932

 

[Corbenn]

Why do you suppose this won’t work as a speaker pair for Apple TV?

 

[justperry]

Wow, I didn't even think about that. It certainly would be nice if it did support AppleTV.

Why do you suppose this won’t work as a speaker pair for Apple TV?

See above.

 

[TVreporter]

Applecare+ for a $99 Item, you gotta be kidding me.

Can I assume you don't have young kids who will no doubt be attracted to the glowing sphere, put their hands on it and possibly send it crashing to the floor?