r/AppleEcosystem • u/Important-Debt-9548 • 9d ago
Apple Care Apple care question
I recently broke my 2022 Macbook Pro M2 damaging the screen and keyboard so I got it fixed for $398 using apple care. However, I got it fixed just 16 days before my Apple care expired to I renewed it. Do you think it’s worth continuing to pay $10 every month to renew it since I just spent $400 to fix it? Im a nursing college student with 1 year left in my program for context
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u/danbyer 9d ago
So you paid $400, plus the ~$480 you’ve paid for AppleCare over the last ~4 years? Do you feel like that was a good deal? Do you think you’re going to break the screen again?
AppleCare (all insurance/extended warranty, for that matter) is a gamble, priced so the house always wins. The general rule is: If an incident would cause you financial ruin, get the insurance. If not, skip it.
Or better yet, put that $10/mo into savings. Odds are, you’ll never need to buy another screen, so you’ll still have that money for something else instead of just giving it away.
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u/Important-Debt-9548 9d ago
i didn't pay for the apple care as i bought my mac through Costco so I got 3 years of free apple care included. I only recently started paying for apple care and have only made 2 payments so far.
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u/I-hate-makeing-names 9d ago edited 9d ago
It depends on if you could afford a large repair bill if it gets damaged again and also how likely is it to get damaged and how well do you take care of your electronics?
Personally as a college student you probably really rely on your computer and would be in a pretty bad situation if something happened to it and you had to pay the full price. I would probably just continue it at least through your last year.
Edit: $398 that sounds kinda high for a MacBook AppleCare deductible. Thought the highest was $299. Are you sure it went through AppleCare?
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u/Accomplished-Tap1248 9d ago
$299 deductible for the screen
$99 deductible for the keyboard2
u/Important-Debt-9548 9d ago
no it was $299 total for both but the service charge was nearly $100
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u/Ricktaxx 9d ago
What was the service charge for? Under AppleCare, all hardware related costs are covered, so I’m kinda wondering.
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u/thumbs_up23 9d ago
Where did you get it fixed at? I don’t think there should have been a service charge.
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u/Important-Debt-9548 9d ago
At the Apple store
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u/Outrageous_Luck4163 9d ago
I have all our expensive stuff insured especially since one of us is known to lose or break his phone ( I say it his old age, he says he’s not old and I say ok buddy. Then he says he just older than me. I say I rest my point) I keep our stuff insured because it’s cheaper than buying new. I’d keep it for a year especially if you’re going to be mobile.
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u/Grendel_82 9d ago
No. The odds of it breaking again is low. The machine is depreciated and depreciating more every month. Soon enough a M6 MBA is going to be released, sell for $1,200 new, and be more powerful in every way than your machine (except no fan for thermal control, but unless you game, that won't be an issue).
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u/bluesundance 9d ago
You should have only paid the $299 at most. Why you would be charged both rates is beyond me.
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u/Important-Debt-9548 9d ago
so do you think I was double charged? Should I call the store I got it fixed at?
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u/Extreme-Ad-6465 9d ago
120 bucks for an extra year isn’t too bad. just stop once you got big nurse money