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I've been using portable macs for the last 25 years. Never had AppleCare or any other extended warranty program. Did just fine up to now.
by elzbardico 2y ago
I've been using portable macs for the last 25 years.
Never had AppleCare or any other extended warranty program.
Did just fine up to now.
- garyrob 2y agoInteresting. I have found occasion to use it for pretty much every Mac I've owned since the 1980s! I'm not sure how much money it's saved compared to just paying for repairs when needed, but I suspect it may come out to: 1) a slight overall savings, though I'm not sure about that. 2) a lack of stress when something breaks. Even if there isn't an overall savings, for me it's been worth it because of that. Certainly, my recent Mac repair would have cost $1500 and I only paid $300, and I think I've had the machine for about 3 years, so there's a savings there but considerably less recent stress. That's similar to the experience I've had all along, although this recent expense would have probably been my most-expensive repair ever.
- samtheprogram 2y agoI've spilled liquid on my MacBook's once every 10 years on average. Last in 2014, then again last month. Accidents happen. As I've noted in a sibling comment, I'll probably stop purchasing mobile Macs until the repair story on Macbooks is improved -- the risk for accidents and repairs is simply much higher on portable machines. That's only going to happen through third-party repair (which I think would simultaneously lead Apple to lower their first-party repair costs, too).
- Lio 2y agoSame here. AppleCare is just an app insurance policy. Nothing more. I’ve underwritten my own Mac ownership since the very first Intel MacBook Pro and just like you I’ve been just fine.