If you sell a two year old mac with a year of warranty you can get most of the initial retail price back. In this case, the long-term cost of AppleCare+ is about the same as paying out of pocket for one repair every two years, so it’s pretty much a wash. My coworkers would generally get a new system every two years, on a retail salary no less, that wouldn't have been affordable even with our discount. Without AppleCare+, you’d pay somewhere between 150 (if you broke a regular-sized iPhone) and 170 (if you broke a Plus model) for breaking the screen once. If the system is more than 90 days out of warranty you're pretty much without a paddle so far as the Apple Genius' discretion goes, CS Codes are for machines under warranty or under AppleCare. If it looked like they otherwise cared for it or had a suitable believable and pitiable story I would cover the cost more than half the time.
SHOULD YOU BUY APPLECARE FOR MACBOOK PRO HONEST CRACKED
I used to use this when broke college kids or others who made a sizeable invesent to go with a Mac came in with a cracked screen or liquid damaged computer. Additionally, if you're honest, not a jerk, and do physically damage your system when it's still under AppleCare the technician has the ability to issue a "CS Code" to take care of it at no cost. An Apple Genius has a bit of discretion in regards to what they consider notable damage if you have AppleCare we were encouraged to err on the side of the customer with some items that were clearly physically damaged, for customer service and brand reputation protection. Apple has enough profit built into the initial sale that any additional parts/labor you chew up in the two extra years is inconsequential, especially compared to Apple's brand/image with customer service and support.Īpple Geniuses will be more inclined to help you and possibly look the other way regarding damage. If anything fails within the AppleCare period the warranty has essentially paid for itself. As a former Apple Genius I highly recommend AppleCare for three reasons.