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RMBP owners, did you get AppleCare?

Did you buy AppleCare

  • Yes

    Votes: 79 65.8%

  • No

    Votes: 55 45.8%
  • Total voters
    120
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wmage

macrumors member
Original poster
Jun 14, 2012
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San Francisco
Yes? How do you feel about spending extra $350?

No? How do you feel about risking something will break in two years and your computer will be worthless?

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I would love to create a poll, but it looks like I'm too recent user to do that. Any moderator mind adding simple Yes/No poll? Thanks!
 
Your computer wouldn't be worthless, you'd just have to pay to replace whatever parts break. It is like the gambling. You are gambling that something will break after a year if you buy it, you are gambling that something won't break after a year if you don't buy it.

I'm heavily considering buying it though.
 
I didn't buy AppleCare yet, but that is only because if I did, I wouldn't have had enough cash leftover to pay my phone and fuel bills. I completely intend on purchasing it some time in the next month or two though, as you have up to a year from the purchase date of your mac to buy AppleCare.
 
1. You can buy AppleCare on Amazon.com for $299 so FYI.

2. You have up to a year (when your factory warranty expires) to buy AppleCare. I set a reminder in my calendar on June 1st 2013 to see how the reliability ratings are for it and to decide then.
 
Student Price is $230 in US.
And I will absolutely get it, just not right now, but about 10-11 months from now.

Set a reminder in my calander already.
 
Poll added :)

I haven't purchased my MBP [yet] but given the new design I think extending the warranty by 2 years is a safe choice.
 
given that it's nigh on impossible to replace a single part of the retina pro (hence necessitating the replacement of the entire unit), an Apple care protection plan should be a MUST (but you do have a year to buy it)
 
amex

No. Only because I paid with AMEX. They double the warranty automatically. I have 2 years covered on my Retina.
 
I didnt purchase it with the laptop itself, but I will be purchasing it before the 1 year is up
 
No. I never buy AppleCare... or any ext. warranty for that matter. Many CCs extend the warranty by a year now if you purchase w/ that card. Also AppleCare for MBPs is around $300 discounted. I can sell my MBP this time next year for $500 under what I paid. $200 for the upgrades + $300 for additional year warranty (really two if you include my CCs extension). To me that's the better way to spend $300.
 
Those credit card warranties are absolute garbage. They are such a pain to deal with. I don't buy warranties unless it's a TV, Computer, or something I can't afford to replace. However, the Geek Squad Protection Plans and AppleCare take all of the headache out of dealing with a broken electronic.
 
If I did buy the laptop it'd be the first I got AppleCare. Certainly wouldn't want to see the invoice for repairs for something so proprietary.
 
That seems like a good strategy. How much money do you lose upgrading each year?

Chupa Chupa said:
No. I never buy AppleCare... or any ext. warranty for that matter. Many CCs extend the warranty by a year now if you purchase w/ that card. Also AppleCare for MBPs is around $300 discounted. I can sell my MBP this time next year for $500 under what I paid. $200 for the upgrades + $300 for additional year warranty (really two if you include my CCs extension). To me that's the better way to spend $300.
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ppone said:
That seems like a good strategy. How much money do you lose upgrading each year?
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I don't really consider it "losing money." My money is gone as soon as I pay the CC company. It's not like it's an investment where I'm hoping for a return. It's a purchase, which typically are in valuation free-fall the moment you use it.

Instead I think of my Mac purchases as self-financed leases. My goal is to spend $25-35/month on each computer I own, depending on their capabilities. And that is about what they cost me after I've sold them after a year. The key is to sell them just before a new model is announced. After that it's cheaper to keep them for another year b/c the big resale value hit comes right when the new model is released, then stabilizes until the next speed bump is announced.


afurry13 said:
Those credit card warranties are absolute garbage. They are such a pain to deal with. I don't buy warranties unless it's a TV, Computer, or something I can't afford to replace. However, the Geek Squad Protection Plans and AppleCare take all of the headache out of dealing with a broken electronic.
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Well, maybe you need a better CC company. I can tell you from my own experience that American Express's service is fantastic. All I had to do was tell them when I bought the item and they looked it up. I had the choice of using their repair service and they'd send me a box or I could use mine and they'd reimburse me after I faxed them a copy of the repair bill. I also had to charge the repair to my AMEX. No headache at all, and I still had $300 in my wallet.
 
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No, but buying through the student store means that you get 3 years warranty, or "phone support" for an extra 2 years for £50.
I did not buy the extra phone support.
 
Chupa Chupa said:
Well, maybe you need a better CC company. I can tell you from my own experience that American Express's service is fantastic. All I had to do was tell them when I bought the item and they looked it up. I had the choice of using their repair service and they'd send me a box or I could use mine and they'd reimburse me after I faxed them a copy of the repair bill. I also had to charge the repair to my AMEX. No headache at all, and I still had $300 in my wallet.
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I use AMEX for everything but I've never had anything break. I'll have to look into the warranty thing.

I don't think your strategy would work for me as I can't be without a computer so I'd need to sell after I get a replacement. Although I do get a pretty decent corporate discount (better than the student), so I can see how it wouldn't cost too much to do it. I'm also lazy though.

We generally go through a 5-6 year cycle with laptops in our house. I use one for 3 years, give it to my husband who uses it for 2-3 years.

I'm not really worried about having the latest and greatest though but definitely an interesting strategy.
 
I'm a student in the UK, so I get free AppleCare hardware support for 3 years. :D
I can get telephone support for an extra £60, but I hardly use it for my other apple products so didn't get
 
I typically always buy AppleCare with any Mac purchase I have ever gotten. When you need it, it saves a lot of money. I had to have my Screen and Logic Board replaced on my 27" iMac about 6 months ago and the repair would have been over a grand according to the ticket they gave me.
 
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