HomePod Mini AppleCare+ Coverage Costs $15

[Unggoy Murderer]

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?

Two accidental damage cases for two years for $15? Yeah, not bad to be fair.

You'd probably pay more in "insurance" per month on a cruddy point and shoot camera.

 

[kyjaotkb]

Same price as an Echo dot during Prime Day!

 

[mortenb]

Ugly and still in a material completely hopeless to clean. Sad this is the best Apple can up with when they create so many other beautiful products.

 

[Aratim]

Not even available in switzerland 😄

 

[seinman]

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

Please explain this then:

My interpretation of the discrepancy: you can use minis for mono or stereo audio with Apple TV, but since it doesn’t have beamforming or whatever, it can’t do simulated surround (which the full size one either already can do, or will do in the near future)

 

[SuperCachetes]

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See above.

I am assuming (ok, hoping) that the rumored upcoming Apple TV (A14, U1, etc.) will resolve this. But it's still not clear why the mini won't work compared to the full-size HomePod.

 

[Piggie]

Really looking forward to seeing side by side Audi Quality reviews between this and Google new Smart Home Speaker.
Both out within weeks of each other for the exact same price.

Should be very interesting to see how they stand up side by side.

We all know the Google Assistants ability's against Siri's Abilities.
So will look forward to seeing reviews of the Audio abilities also.

 

[JoeSixPack]

Difference between that and the HomePod?

Younger kids might not be able to lift the original HomePod

 

[macworksgreat]

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?

Yep...like: "look Daddy...it floats...whoops" lol

 

[justperry]

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?

What's $99, insurance, as that's what this is, is bloody nonsense for an item that is this cheap, period.
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Two accidental damage cases for two years for $15? Yeah, not bad to be fair.

You'd probably pay more in "insurance" per month on a cruddy point and shoot camera.

plus a $15 for every case, you forgot that.

 

[Xultar]

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

Knock it in the kitchen sink perhaps? Mine is going in the kitchen.

 

[diddl14]

Waiting for Dolby Surround support than I buy 5 (assuming they collectively bring in the .1)

 

[timborama]

Copy of amazon dot, but inverted... innovation!

 

[k1121j]

this just make my day im getting 4 to start.... its about time

 

[Dominicanyor]

I’ll pass on this..

 

[btrach144]

My HomePod at 1 year started with the random clicking/fart. Figured I could live with it. 6 months later it got freaken hot and stopped playing bass.

Luckily I had AppleCare and they replaced it but it’s been an unreliable first gen product IMO. Hopefully Apple applies it’s lessons learned for the mini.

 

[nameischarles]

Those mini speakers reminded me of something then it hit me. They look like those protective sleeves for fruits.

 

[JWiLL1988]

Ugly and still in a material completely hopeless to clean. Sad this is the best Apple can up with when they create so many other beautiful products.

As someone who owns 2 they are just fine when dealing with dust

 

[posguy99]

Can someone explain to me why I would buy something like this? The full-size Homepod is vaguely desirable, but these?

 

[miq]

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?

If simply being knocked off a table renders this device unusable, then I don't want one.

Two accidental damage cases for two years for $15? Yeah, not bad to be fair.

$30, actually. If you bothered to read the article they still slog you with a $15 (plus tax) service fee. Not cheap.

Copy of amazon dot, but inverted... innovation!

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Heh. If this was released after the HomePod mini, the fanboys would have a field day and once again start rabbiting on about how wonderful and innovative Apple are and how other tech companies could only dream to be as wonderful and innovative.

 

[yellowbunny]

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

for playing music, yes, or air play videos. Not as general speakers due to the delay (for video editing for instance). I had to buy an Echo for this very reason as it also has 3.5mm input.

 

[[AUT] Thomas]

If they really launch 3rd party service we'll start talking... before that: thanks, but no thanks...
2 of those would make nice stereo pairs for certain places... but the power supply thing bothers me. I really hope it's using a standard connector at the HP, i.e. removable cable.

Those mini speakers reminded me of something then it hit me. They look like those protective sleeves for fruits.

You mean protective sleeves for fruits and HomePod Minis

 

[noslenam]

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

Because it would be a very inexpensive surround sound system and Apple doesn’t do anything that would be cost saving to the consumer.
they make us buy the big brother for that.

 

[ruka.snow]

I wonder if AppleCare covers cats using it to sharpen their claws and bat it across the floor?

 

[dilbert99]

why would you need apple care on a speaker?