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Comment by wkat4242

4 months ago

And you can drop it and lose the $2k in one single second. You can insure against that but it costs another small fortune.

TCOs are great calculations for companies but don't work for individuals.

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nerdawson  4 months ago

AppleCare+ on the $2k 14" MBP is $279 or +14% for 3 years of coverage. That seems pretty reasonable to me.

  • izacus  4 months ago

    So now you made it a 2.3k$ MBP didn't you? Funny how the 999$ MacBooks tend to explode in price when you configure them to make them useful.

    • raydev  4 months ago

      I don't understand how this relates to paid warranty or insurance. Your TCO for a non-Apple laptop can also include a protection fee or cost to repair with no insurance.

    • nerdawson  4 months ago

      Correct. It’s an insurance product.

      Whether you take it is all about your risk tolerance and in no way impacts the usefulness of the machine.

      I believe 14% is worth it.