AppleCare Plus for Portables?

I could see a lot of "accidents" happening if this is for real.

It's way too expensive the way it is now, so why would we want to pony up the extra dough for some more coverage? Third-party warranties usually cost much less and cover way more than AppleCare.

--DT

With coverage like this, I wonder how much they'll charge for it.

Really what I wonder is how strict they'll become on regular AppleCare. The stories are legion of the many times that it is hard to tell if it was user abuse, but Apple covered it anyway. I hope that doesn't change.

AppleCare is already much more expensive for portables, and homeowner's or renter's insurance can cover catastrophic events on a laptop, so this seems like it is aiming at a very narrow band.

$350 for APP on powerbook already... what's this gonna cost, $500+ ?? yikes.

If this is true, it is just insurance. Maybe Apple is moving into this area because it is another market and stream of revenue.

You can never stop certain "accidents" (i.e. bogus claims) but there will probably be a no-claims policy and a minimum cost you would have to pay out (i.e. you pay the first ...$/£) for a claim.

I'd imagine it would be too expensive for me to consider.

Wait, does standard Apple Care cover iPods now?

I would be happy if they kept it the same price for this "plus" service and then offered the regular Apple Care for a lower cost so that the standard protection plan isn't as overpriced. I think that'd make everyone happy.

I can see a monthly fee as well or maybe yearly, but will be out of the reach for a lot of users... It's positive and negative for me as well... just, good luck!

Sounds like a good deal to me.

Originally posted by DTphonehome
It's way too expensive the way it is now, so why would we want to pony up the extra dough for some more coverage? Third-party warranties usually cost much less and cover way more than AppleCare.

--DT

What Third-Party warranties are you talking about?