No, not at all. Mind you that you'll have to pay for the repair in advance and get reimbursed but you can do that on you CC and get reimbursed on your CC all within the same pay period.
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PSA: AppleCare+ for Mac and iPhone Must Be Bought Within 60 Days of Purchase
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How would you suggest Apple implements a change to their service? The old terms have to stop somewhere and the new terms have to start somewhere. You just got caught up between the changes and personally feel like the value you got yesterday isn't as good as the value you would have gotten today. That's completely understandable, but hardly a reason to point a finger at Apple.
Apple doesn't innovate enough - people are angry.
Apple changes products too much - people are angry.
I guess life is funny that way...
You are correct. I've never needed nor wanted to split a payment on purchase of this matter. If I needed to do that then I shouldn't be buying an item of such. LOL.
Huh, so you just take it to Apple as you normally would, pay what they want for the repair, and then get your money back. Not bad. Wish I'd known about this before I forked over for AppleCare!
Good to know. And with CITI they also have Damage and Theft for the first 120 days. That's pretty sweet to for buying iPhones!
"Go ahead and shop! If an item you paid for with your Citi card and/or ThankYou® Points is damaged or stolen within 120 days (90 days for New York residents) of purchase or delivery (whichever is first), we may repair it or reimburse you up to the amount paid with your Citi card and/or ThankYou® Points, up to $1,000 per item, up to $50,000 per year, per Citi card account."
Thanks!!! The only thing more gratifying than managing my money and benefits is when someone is acknowledging it and cheering me on!
The only catch with some of these is it won't cover refurbs. I know the protection my VISA provides specifically mentions no refurbs.
It’s an insurance policy. If you want coverage, you should buy it early.
But I agree people who bought their device a year ago should be able to purchase it, since they were told they have a year.
But I agree people who bought their device a year ago should be able to purchase it, since they were told they have a year.
So if you buy your Mac with the Amex, you get 2 years covered instead of just the 1 Apples gives you.
What if you buy your Mac with the Amex and 11 months later you purchase AppleCare with the Amex again. At that point, does Amex extend the AppleCare to an extra year so you're covered for a total period of 4 years or does the Amex warranty no longer apply at that point?
What if you buy your Mac with the Amex and 11 months later you purchase AppleCare with the Amex again. At that point, does Amex extend the AppleCare to an extra year so you're covered for a total period of 4 years or does the Amex warranty no longer apply at that point?
Yep, pretty much. Paying for apple care for a third year isn't worthwhile.
Is the incorrect macrumors article from a few months ago retracted? It said 1 year but Apple's website never changed from 60 days (iPhones).
RBC Visa Gold in Canada prodivdes 2 year additional warranty and accidental loss or damage coverage for free, I'm with you, save money and just buy it on a card like ours.
Again they completely screwed over early adopters of late-2016 MacBooks. I purchased the regular AppleCare which was the only one just a couple of months ago from B&H. I'm careful with my stuff and only once dropped an iPad which suffered minimal cracks on the upper right edge of the bezel, but accidents happen and it would've been nice to have had this protection for a 15" touchbar which if dropped results in a loss of a little over $3k for me. At least I'm covered for hardware failure which is really a must with any modern post-2012 retina MacBook and even more now that these MacBook pros are for all intents and purposes unrepairable for independent shops. If iFixit couldn't take it apart without destroying several components it's a really tall order for these shops to repair these on any significant kind of scale. I feel bad for these guys that will lose their profitable Mac repair business. They will have to shift to repairing Windows machines once all of the older retina mbps, MacBook airs and MacBooks become completely obsolete which is really just a couple of years away from happening.
I have no idea how Apple themselves are able to remove the battery with any kind of ease. It might as well be glued in with epoxy. Great for Apple's profitability but bad for independent shops and DIYers.
I have no idea how Apple themselves are able to remove the battery with any kind of ease. It might as well be glued in with epoxy. Great for Apple's profitability but bad for independent shops and DIYers.
I'm a bit confused as to whether the standard AppleCare plan can still be purchased for a Mac replaced under warranty in 2017.
I have a unique situation where my 2013 Mac Pro was completely replaced by a new unit in April after Apple was unable to repair the old machine. Technically it wasn't a purchase, but Apple shows my warranty was reset for the full year standard warranty. I was hoping to purchase AppleCare until after I determined whether to keep the new Mac Pro long-term or replace it when the replacement model comes out. The new machine falls out of the 60 day window and I didn't really want the accidental protection anyway since it's not a mobile device.
I'm also wondering if I'm better off going with the Citicard warranty protection for my 3 month old MacBook Pro 13" vs. AppleCare+ at this point.
I have a unique situation where my 2013 Mac Pro was completely replaced by a new unit in April after Apple was unable to repair the old machine. Technically it wasn't a purchase, but Apple shows my warranty was reset for the full year standard warranty. I was hoping to purchase AppleCare until after I determined whether to keep the new Mac Pro long-term or replace it when the replacement model comes out. The new machine falls out of the 60 day window and I didn't really want the accidental protection anyway since it's not a mobile device.
I'm also wondering if I'm better off going with the Citicard warranty protection for my 3 month old MacBook Pro 13" vs. AppleCare+ at this point.
How would you suggest Apple implements a change to their service? The old terms have to stop somewhere and the new terms have to start somewhere. You just got caught up between the changes and personally feel like the value you got yesterday isn't as good as the value you would have gotten today. That's completely understandable, but hardly a reason to point a finger at Apple.
Apple doesn't innovate enough - people are angry.
Apple changes products too much - people are angry.
I guess life is funny that way...
Retroactively apply AC+ to the 2016 models. Not that hard for Apple to do. Would make sense considering they're new models and all. I don't care, didn't buy AC myself, but I'd of thought they'd make this applicable to all 2016 models and going forward.
Specifically for those that bought AC when the 2016s first came out. You would think they'd show appreciation to those that still bought them (along with AC) despite the mostly negative press they had.
