06-27-2017, 02:10 PM | #1 |
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Should I get Apple Care for an iPad Pro?
I just bought an iPad Pro 12.9 from an Apple Store. I use this device everyday as my main reading device. I carry it with me on my way to work and use it while riding the bus. Should I pay $99 Apple Care for the device? I am also fairly new to Apple OS and their ecosystem. Is their tech support worth paying $99?
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06-27-2017, 02:18 PM | #2 |
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After dropping and cracking the screen on my iPad Air 2, I did buy Apple Care for my iPad Pro 12.9"
I'm not generally someone who buys extended warranties. But an iPad Pro isn't in the same category as most devices. That said, I would not carry it to read on. I would carry my Kobo if I had to ride a bus everyday, or just read on my phone. |
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06-27-2017, 02:45 PM | #4 |
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I cannot say whether it would be worth it or not. I will say that Apple will likely honor the extended warranty if the fault is theirs. If you drop it, I doubt they will cover that. I've never read nor purchased their extended warranties, but I doubt they cover things that are the fault of the user, like dropping. I certainly would never buy an extended warranty from Best Buy, or most other sources, as those tend to be worth less than the paper they are printed on. Stick with the manufacturer's extended warranty if you want to get one.
Out of all the devices I've owned in the past ten years, I've only had one go bad. That was the original iPad and it died before the standard warranty expired, and Apple happily replaced it with another iPad. If the device is going to go bad due to the manufacturer's fault, it will likely do so before the standard warranty expires. |
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AppleCare+ provides repair or replacement coverage, both parts and labor, from Apple-authorized technicians. Service coverage includes the following:
Your iPad Battery1 AirPort4 Included USB cable and power adapter Coverage for up to two incidents of accidental damage from handling of your iPad, each subject to a $49 service fee plus applicable tax1 Editing to add...I've never used Apple's tech support for learning how to use their devices. I read online and search forums etc. for that type of help. I'm much more a "dive in and look through menus" type user when I get a new device. If I can't figure something out on my own, then I search online for help Last edited by Deskisamess; 06-27-2017 at 02:53 PM. |
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An equally difficult choice is between AppleCare+ and Square Trade. The ST extended warranty is cheaper or longer, your choice, and includes the ability to go directly to an Apple store for service.
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I have almost always bought Applecare for Mac laptops and iPads, and on the whole have failed to regret it - it is one of the better extended warranties. We have better statutory warranties here now, so I'm not 100% sure whether I will always get them in the future. If your country doesn't have good statutory warranty protection, definitely consider it.
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If you have a buddy that can repair them, then no. If you would die without your ipad and have extra money for the warranty, then yes.
We repair our own. In fact, the one time that we would have required extended warranty it would have been out of warranty by a couple days so it wouldn't have helped anyways. |
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I've bought the apple care, and I've not bought the apple care. It really come down to do you think there is a possibility of breaking the device. I will say that unlike a lot of extended warranties, Apple honors their warranties, no hassle. They even go above and beyond. I had a iPhone 6 plus that fell out of my pocket, cracking the screen badly. When I took it in, since it wasn't under warranty, (I made the mistake of using the carrier's warranty, which turned out to be - ship it to us and we will look at it and send it back in a few weeks) I did have to pay to replace the screen, but they noticed that the battery was starting to swell, so they replaced the battery for free. Once again, it was about a year and a half old, so it was out of warranty.
I think that buying a warranty for a device that you are giving to a kid or a teen, then it's a no brainer. My niece and nephew have cracked their screens several times by doing things like tossing it in their backpack unprotected, or sticking it in the waist band of their pants and having it fall out. I think that buying a warranty for a device that you can't afford to be without is a pretty smart move as well. |
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Whether or not it makes sense to buy depends on the cost of the device and the ease of replacement. I bought Dell's "next business day on site servicing" because, as you say, my laptop is a device I can't afford to be without. I don't have an extended warranty on my iPad because, should it break, I can buy a replacement, restore the Cloud backup, and I'll be back up and running in a couple of hours. |
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I bought Apple care for my niece and nephew simply because the likelihood of careless teens breaking an iPhone is high. I didn't buy an extended warranty for my iMac because the likelihood of me breaking my iMac is very low. I don't buy the "insurance" from the mobile carrier because it's unlikely that they will actual honor it in a meaningful way. I don't have Apple Care for either of my iPads because it's pretty unlikely I'll need it. I always use cases for my iPads (and iPhones) and when I carry my iPads around, most of the time, they are safely tucked away in a padded compartment in my backpack. There are a lot of people in this world who can't afford to drop a grand down at a moments notice to replace an iPad that got dropped. If someone is in that category, then it makes a lot of sense to go ahead and buy Apple Care. |
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Applecare isn't only about accidental breakage; it's also about fixing or replacing the device with no hassles should it fail or develop faults past the usual warranty period. It's helped me before with laptop battery failure, optical drive failure, that sort of thing.
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