Apple Care makes sense or not?

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The Apple Care Protection Plan is an additional guarantee from the manufacturer and of course costs money. In most cases, a longer warranty makes sense and will save you a lot of trouble. For some devices, however, Apple Care is not worthwhile.

About the Apple Care Protection Plan

The Apple Care Protection Plan extends the warranty of your Apple device (computer, iPad, iPhone or iPod) from one year to 2 or 3 years. Your device will be exchanged or repaired smoothly over the entire period. You can get the additional guarantee at the same time purchase or buy it later.

  • You also receive hardware service and telephone software support. If there are problems with the hardware, you can send your device to Apple. The support on the phone is happy to help with minor problems and errors. Depending on the defect, the hardware will either be repaired or replaced. The guarantee applies to the entire hardware and also includes the screen. But only if you bought it with your computer.
  • The guarantee does not only apply to your device, but also to the accessories, which are included in the scope of delivery. The Apple Care Protection Plan costs an additional fee and it depends on the device.
  • The additional guarantee for an iPhone (€ 70) is cheaper than for a MacBook Pro (€ 350). The additional guarantee does not always make sense.

(The prices are from July 2014)

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When the additional guarantee makes sense

  • If you have an expensive Apple device, such as a MacBook Pro, the Apple Care Protection Plan makes sense. The device costs more than € 1,000. With a three-year guarantee instead of just one year, you can sleep more comfortably. During this time, hardware or software problems with your MacBook Pro will not cause any problems costs. Otherwise, depending on the problem, these can cost a lot of money.
  • If you have a smaller device, the Apple Care Protection Plan makes less sense. One example is iPod shuffle. The low acquisition costs are in disproportionate relation to the costs of the additional guarantee. The repairs are much cheaper. Even a new acquisition does not cost as much money as a MacBook Pro.

In general, the Apple Care Protection Plan makes sense for devices that cost more than € 1,000.

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