Is it necessary to buy apple care for imac?

[tribalhere]

As above. Pls advise.

 

[yodajedi01]

As above. Pls advise.

It's Best to purchase them.
Will you want to pay for the Warranty Parts if your iMac really goes GG?

I just got my New 27" iMac last week and I have YET to purchase the AppleCare.

 

[hereiam7788]

As above. Pls advise.

buy it only few days before 1 year time.

 

[szeli]

y do ppl ask this all e time if u want to use >1yr then buy for peace of mind...

 

[reddevil0728]

buy it only few days before 1 year time.

how does that matter?

 

[Parka]

As above. Pls advise.

Here's my experience
2006 Mac Pro - Spoiled a few times
2008 iMac - Works perfectly to date
2012 Mac Mini - Works perfectly to date
2014 Mac Pro - Spoiled a few times
2015 iPad Pro - Spoiled after 1 year

So the question is, do you feel lucky?

 

[manofsorrows]

12" macbook, spoilt 1 time jialat jialat. Logic board uplorry. You decide if its worth the buy....

 

[yodajedi01]

I still have my working mac mini 2012 it. did not buy AppleCare for it.

However my New iMac 27", this is an exp machine and was to use it for a long time.
I WILL be getting the Applecare no matter what.

 

[renfred89]

Applecare should be bought if one intends to use it for longer than 1 year from date of purchase. There is no question asked on applecare service coverage on logic board and display. Cos these 2 cannot be bought outside and Apple will charge you for it. My latest display replacement including labour was $600. Logic board failure is even more..

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[manofsorrows]

Applecare should be bought if one intends to use it for longer than 1 year from date of purchase. There is no question asked on applecare service coverage on logic board and display. Cos these 2 cannot be bought outside and Apple will charge you for it. My latest display replacement including labour was $600. Logic board failure is even more..

Yes i agree. Coz i kena both. Logic board and display....

 

[erwinrommel]

Will definitely buy at the 11th month...

 

[reddevil0728]

Will definitely buy at the 11th month...

How does it matter? Be it on day one or day 360?

 

[tec_geek]

It’s like buying an insurance for your device.

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[renfred89]

Common sense will tell you it's because of the opportunity cost.

Or rather, people prefer to leave it to the last minute to buy applecare so that more resources can be allocated for other things before it.

Duh.

How does it matter? Be it on day one or day 360?

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[reddevil0728]

Common sense will tell you it's because of the opportunity cost.

Or rather, people prefer to leave it to the last minute to buy applecare so that more resources can be allocated for other things before it.

Duh.

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Well if talking about opportunity cost, then yes can understand. but some ppl may have the impression that buying later = warranty extension longer.. then that's not the case..

 

[trento]

How does it matter? Be it on day one or day 360?

Spend money later is always better

 

[reddevil0728]

Spend money later is always better

If talking about time value of money, I can understand. But some ppl may think it can extend longer.

 

[renfred89]

Maybe you're one of those?

since when extended warranty starts from complimentary warranty one? Period.

If talking about time value of money, I can understand. But some ppl may think it can extend longer.

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[reddevil0728]

Maybe you're one of those?

since when extended warranty starts from complimentary warranty one? Period.

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Well no? Cause some people without telling them, they would think that you wait till the last moment to extend can extend the warranty longer. They didn't think of the time value of money aspect. Hence it's better to be clear lor.

 

[erwinrommel]

How does it matter? Be it on day one or day 360?

After spending $3800 on the new iMac, I gotta save up a bit. Since Applecare can be bought later, of course I will not spend that $268 now.