While the one-year limited warranty doesn’t cover repair costs, AppleCare+ does.
Accidental DamageĪnother major difference between the limited warranty and AppleCare+ is related to accidental damage. By comparison, the one-year limited warranty does not cover consumable parts such as batteries (if applicable). While Apple previously allowed you to buy AppleCare at any time during the one-year warranty period, you now have 60 days from the date of purchase to decide whether you want Apple’s guarantee that it will step in and cover repair costs if something goes wrong.ĪppleCare+ will cover the repair or replacement of a battery that retains less than 80% of its original capacity. You don’t need to buy the ‘insurance policy’ at the time of purchase. Priceįor an upfront cost of $379 (15” MacBook Pro), $269 (13” MacBook Pro), $249 (Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air), $169 (iMac) or $99 (Mac mini), AppleCare+ will extend Mac support and coverage to three years from the original purchase date, will cover repair costs for Mac, Airport, Apple USB Superdrive, Apple memory and up to two incidents of accidental damage. That’s where Apple’s ‘insurance policy’, AppleCare, comes into play. But if you are familiar with Murphy’s law then you already know that if anything can go wrong, it will. This means that if issues appear Apple will take care of the problem unless, that is, you dropped your MacBook in the bathtub.
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Every new Mac purchase comes with Apple’s limited one-year warranty and 90 days of free phone-based tech support.