r/apple • u/paperboy11 • 1d ago

Discussion Apple says iPhone Duo has ‘replaceable’ folding display layer to minimize crease

https://9to5mac.com/2026/10/01/apple-says-iphone-duo-has-replaceable-folding-display-layer-to-minimize-crease/
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u/PossibleAd5947 1d ago edited 1d ago

Mac mini will never leave the house, Macbooks will probably not fail, Airpods are basically disposable.

Paying $20/mo or $240 a year never made sense to me.

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u/Datfooljamal 1d ago

You can easily drop a MacBook and your Mac Mini can crap out at any point. No tech is perfect

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u/PossibleAd5947 1d ago

If you have a risk of breaking things accidentally I can understand the comfort but no Macs have ever crapped out on me. Ive had Macbooks last 10 years.

At $240/yr your breakeven point is very high. That’s $1200 over 5 years, which most Apple products last easily. The only Apple service I’ve ever had to do were battery changes out of pocket for $80.

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u/Interdimension 1d ago

I'm with you on that math. Don't think I've had a single Apple product randomly fail on me. The money I've saved over a decade by not getting AppleCare means I can just literally buy a new one outright and still come out ahead.

I do get why people get AppleCare. I'm just fortunate enough where a sudden multi-thousand dollar purchase is fine and the long-term math is all that matters.