MP 7,1 Advice on Apple Care for new Mac Pro

[shuto]

Trying to work out if it is a good idea to buy Apple care for the new Mac Pro.

It’s £299 for Mac Pro and £499 for XDR. Ouch

I bought Apple care with my trash can Mac Pro, and Apple did replace a GPU to fix visual glitches that starte very close to the end of Apple Care, so it was worth it there.

Do other people think it’s a good idea to buy Apple Care with Mac Pro and XDR?

 

[OkiRun]

Trying to work out if it is a good idea to buy Apple care for the new Mac Pro.

It’s £299 for Mac Pro and £499 for XDR. Ouch

I bought Apple care with my trash can Mac Pro, and Apple did replace a GPU to fix visual glitches that starte very close to the end of Apple Care, so it was worth it there.

Do other people think it’s a good idea to buy Apple Care with Mac Pro and XDR?

The more expensive the equipment, the wiser it is to have 'insurance'. Both these machines are first generation. My peace of mind is worth more than a Starbucks latte each day.

 

[crjackson2134]

I don’t buy anything from Apple without AppleCare. It would make no sense to spend so Much money on new equipment, only to cheap-out on AppleCare (IMHO).

 

[davidec]

I just purchased a nMP from a good friend at Apple. He insisted I buy Apple Care. ‘Bulletproof’ he said

 

[H. Flower]

Yes yes a thousand times yes, make sure you get it.

 

[bsbeamer]

At less than 4% of the cost of this machine, Apple Care for Mac Pro is absolutely worth it.

 

[shuto]

Many thanks for all your replies. Def going to get apple care.

Just been asking apple support - if I buy a component later (Vega II for example) is that covered under Apple Care even if I didn't buy it at same time as Mac Pro? and they say yes, so thats good From original date Apple Care is bought.

 

[Ericdjensen]

If you can afford a Mac Pro, you can easily afford Apple care lol

 

[Korican100]

I completely forgot to add applecare when ordering. But I contacted apple, and they said once I receive it, I have 60 days to add it. So, easy peasy.

 

[bsbeamer]

I completely forgot to add applecare when ordering. But I contacted apple, and they said once I receive it, I have 60 days to add it. So, easy peasy.

You USUALLY have to run a system test to confirm it's working before adding Apple Care post-purchase. Altering the stock config SOMETIMES creates an issue here. Just something to be aware of.

 

[Korican100]

You USUALLY have to run a system test to confirm it's working before adding Apple Care post-purchase. Altering the stock config SOMETIMES creates an issue here. Just something to be aware of.

thanks for the heads up. I will add applecare before even unboxing lol