I realized I forgot to reply to the AppleCare comment above from @gusping.
Yes, this is unfortunate. It’s unfair. While it stems from the fact that it is so difficult to replace just the batteries, Apple chooses to give you essentially a new (refurb) iPad when you “legitimately” pay to have the battery replaced at the $99 replacement price.
But yes, the catch is you HAVE to be <80% battery health, and according to their own proprietary battery health diagnostic. Often 5-10%+ higher than apps like Coconut Battery.
Anyways, unfair yes. But doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. So this time around, with my M4 iPP, I got AppleCare, the monthly subscription that can be cancelled at any time (or extended for as long as you want month-to-month). I don’t always get AppleCare, but this time around, felt like it made sense. It’s often a borderline decision anyways. But with the M4 iPP being a new-gen product, with a new Tandem OLED that we’re not yet sure how it’ll perform / stand up when looking at years of usage… For now, decided to get it. The whole battery replacement issue just adds to the reasoning for me in my specific case.
Yes, this is unfortunate. It’s unfair. While it stems from the fact that it is so difficult to replace just the batteries, Apple chooses to give you essentially a new (refurb) iPad when you “legitimately” pay to have the battery replaced at the $99 replacement price.
But yes, the catch is you HAVE to be <80% battery health, and according to their own proprietary battery health diagnostic. Often 5-10%+ higher than apps like Coconut Battery.
Anyways, unfair yes. But doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. So this time around, with my M4 iPP, I got AppleCare, the monthly subscription that can be cancelled at any time (or extended for as long as you want month-to-month). I don’t always get AppleCare, but this time around, felt like it made sense. It’s often a borderline decision anyways. But with the M4 iPP being a new-gen product, with a new Tandem OLED that we’re not yet sure how it’ll perform / stand up when looking at years of usage… For now, decided to get it. The whole battery replacement issue just adds to the reasoning for me in my specific case.