I typically don’t recommend AppleCare protection for Mac minis as strongly since AppleCare costs $99 but the price of the mini might be as little as $600. The first 6 months of a computer’s life is not necessarily a good indication of how it’ll perform after 2.5 years of use, but if the Mac has problems in the first 6 months then it seems prudent to buy the insurance of AppleCare in case other problems develop. Instead, they wait 6 to 9 months to see how the Mac performs and then make a decision. Since AppleCare can be purchased at any time within the first year of initial purchase, I have some clients who don’t purchase AppleCare initially for their iMacs or Mac Pros. In addition to the computer itself, AppleCare also covers an external monitor purchased at the same time as the Mac. AppleCare covers the monitor built-into the iMac. So again, AppleCare quickly pays for itself. While fans and other small components may be inexpensive, Apple’s labor rate is around $90-100 per hour. iMacs and MacPros repairs are not tied to tiered, flat-rate pricing. Each replacement part is priced individually. iMacs and MacProsĪppleCare for iMacs costs $169. All of these repairs were fully covered by AppleCare. On two of them the motherboard was replaced. One had the CD/DVD drive and a fan replaced. I know that I’ve bought AppleCare for at least the last 3 and used it on each of them. Over a dozen years, I have owned 4 Mac laptops. One repair within 3 years is not at all uncommon, thus I think it’s worthwhile to purchase AppleCare for MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. Since laptops are typically carried around, they can sustain a lot of wear and tear. If your laptop is outside of it’s one-year hardware warranty and it breaks, one repair would have paid for the cost of AppleCare. The last time I checked the lowest price was about $300. Apple has tiered flat-rate pricing for all laptop repairs. For all other MacBook Pros the price is $349. The price for AppleCare is currently $249 for MacBook Air and 13″ MacBook Pro. AppleCare is available for all new Macs or refurbished Macs bought from Apple. This can slightly increase your Mac’s resale value, but it also gives the buyer some reassurance should they detect a hardware issue after they purchase it. If you sell your Mac within 3 years of initial purchase, AppleCare coverage transfers with the computer. Additionally, AppleCare is transferrable. It’s very useful to know that you can buy AppleCare as long as the original 1 year hardware warranty is still in place. AppleCare covers the cost of parts as well as labor in the event of a repair. By purchasing AppleCare, both the telephone support and hardware warranty are extended to 3 years.
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I know that extended warranties have a poor reputation in general, but I think AppleCare is a good value for most Mac models. For the rest of this article I’ll simply refer to the AppleCare Protection Plan as AppleCare.Įvery Mac computer comes with 90 days of free telephone tech support and a 1 year hardware warranty. I strongly recommend the AppleCare Protection Plan (APP) for all MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac and MacPro purchases under most circumstances.
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