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. 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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