{"id":14161,"date":"2026-03-13T10:16:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=14161"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:22:57","slug":"heres-how-you-purchase-3-years-of-applecare-for-your-new-macbook-or-macbook-pro-m5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2026\/03\/13\/heres-how-you-purchase-3-years-of-applecare-for-your-new-macbook-or-macbook-pro-m5\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s How you Purchase 3 years of AppleCare+ for your new MacBook or MacBook Pro (M5)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you purchase a MacBook Pro on Apple.com or an Apple Retail store, you&#8217;ll be prompted to attach AppleCare+. You should do so because it covers accidental damage in addition to failures that happen beyond the 1-year warranty. Your machine is costing $2000-$7000 USD so protecting it makes sense. Accidental Damage used to be limited to 2 events per term and there is a small co-pay but if the notebook slips out of your hands and tumbles down a flight of stairs, you&#8217;re not finding yourself having to purchase a new computer. I&#8217;ve confirmed via their new terms &amp; conditions that it&#8217;s unlimited so long as you pay the damage co-pay which is $199 or $299. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an embedded link to their AppleCare+ Terms &amp; Conditions hosted on my blog since the link may expire on Apple.com and change later:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260302_applecareplusmac_us.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 260302_applecareplusmac_us.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-771dca34-6d95-4f94-bac3-306e73b2e55b\" href=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260302_applecareplusmac_us.pdf\">260302_applecareplusmac_us<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260302_applecareplusmac_us.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-771dca34-6d95-4f94-bac3-306e73b2e55b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Apple suggests for you when you purchase the computer (attach at sale):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MacBookProAppleCareMonthly.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"f3f3f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f3f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"1386\" data-attachment-id=\"14162\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2026\/03\/13\/heres-how-you-purchase-3-years-of-applecare-for-your-new-macbook-or-macbook-pro-m5\/screenshot-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MacBookProAppleCareMonthly.jpg?fit=740%2C1386&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"740,1386\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Screenshot&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Screenshot&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MacBookProAppleCareMonthly.jpg?fit=547%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MacBookProAppleCareMonthly.jpg?resize=740%2C1386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14162 not-transparent\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you skip this coverage offer at checkout, you&#8217;ll be prompted to attach AppleCare+ in System Settings for the first 60 days from purchase. You&#8217;ll once again have the option of the plans above in addition to another option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>System Settings will also suggest you can spend $149.99 a year (until cancelled) for term coverage that renews annually on the date you purchased. Note that that&#8217;s $149.99 from the date you purchased the coverage because AppleCare+ includes accidental damage which is not included in the 1-year manufacturer warranty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-about-3-years-of-coverage-that-used-to-be-a-thing-right\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about 3-years of coverage? That used to be a thing, right?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It was <strong>AND <\/strong>it still is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can&#8217;t buy it from Apple.com or at the retail store. You can still visit an Apple Authorized Reseller like BestBuy or B&amp;H Photo or your local reseller and they can attach the SKU to your computer. Today in 2026, that price is $399. It used to be $299 but&#8230;.inflation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, you can reach out to Apple&#8217;s customer support at 1-800-275-2273. I spoke to 3 representatives over 2 days but finally, someone was willing to spend 35 minutes on the phone for me and do some digging. I convinced Steve to do that because I showed him this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.02.30@2x.png\"><img  data-dominant-color=\"dddddd\"  data-has-transparency=\"true\"  style=\"--dominant-color: #dddddd;\"  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1202\"  height=\"1554\"  data-attachment-id=\"14163\"  data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2026\/03\/13\/heres-how-you-purchase-3-years-of-applecare-for-your-new-macbook-or-macbook-pro-m5\/cleanshot-2026-03-13-at-10-02-302x\/\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.02.30%402x.png?fit=1202%2C1554&amp;ssl=1\"  data-orig-size=\"1202,1554\"  data-comments-opened=\"0\"  data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\"  data-image-title=\"CleanShot 2026-03-13 at 10.02.30@2x\"  data-image-description=\"\"  data-image-caption=\"\"  data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.02.30%402x.png?fit=792%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-14163 has-transparency pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.02.30@2x.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MacBook Pro 16&#8243; M5 Pro\/M5 Max), $14.99 a month, $149.99 a year or $399 for &#8220;Fixed-Term Plan&#8221; Steve, like other reps was initially convinced this was a 2-year plan because it doesn&#8217;t say any details to them other than &#8220;Fixed-Term&#8221; and Apple only sells 2-year plans for every device they make (90% of their devices sold are non-Macintosh computers). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I pushed back on Steve and said if 1-year is $149.99, that&#8217;s $299.98 for 2 years if I chose an annual plan. Why would I pay $399 for a 2-year plan? He paused and phoned-a-friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 15 minutes of silence he confirmed it would be for 3-years and asked if I wanted to purchase it. He then warned me that it may not convert to an annual plan upon expiration. He could be right&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A caveat that he rightfully called out is that if you do a $149.99 annual renewal, this plan will continue until..forever(?) until you cancel it which can be done via System Settings since it shows up as an AppleID subscription. I assume when your product goes into Vintage status, it will no longer have a warranty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can tell you with confidence because I experienced this myself that when the 3-year AppleCare+ Protection Plan for my M1 Max MacBook Pro was going to expire in 2024, I received a 45-day notice warning in System Settings on my Mac asking if I wanted to convert to an annual plan. I did and paid Apple $149.99 twice to continue receiving coverage for a 2021 Mac through December of 2026 and it was set to renew again for another year when I sold it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So my hunch is because Apple is so services oriented now that, like my previous Mac, the 3-year plan will convert to annual if I want it to in 2029. We&#8217;ll see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the relevant Math of why it&#8217;s worth it for you to call Apple and attach the 3-year plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>AppleCare Options for MacBook Pro 16&#8243;<\/td><td>Price per term<\/td><td>Total Price over 3 years<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monthly<\/td><td>$14.99 a month<\/td><td>$539.64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Annually<\/td><td>$149.99 a year<\/td><td>$449.97<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3-years<\/td><td>$399<\/td><td>$399<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess one could argue that adjusted for inflation, $149.99 a year is the better deal but this is Apple we&#8217;re talking about here and who&#8217;s to say that they won&#8217;t just raise their annual plan to $165 or $175 in the 2nd or 3rd year. Paying $399 today is locking in coverage for a full 3 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"but-what-if-i-dont-know-if-ill-still-have-this-computer-in-3-years-isnt-pre-paying-wasting-money\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">But what if I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;ll still have this computer in 3 years? Isn&#8217;t pre-paying wasting money?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Great point. Apple has terms that address this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.12.01@2x.png\"><img  data-dominant-color=\"e2e2e2\"  data-has-transparency=\"true\"  style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e2e2;\"  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1186\"  height=\"532\"  data-attachment-id=\"14164\"  data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2026\/03\/13\/heres-how-you-purchase-3-years-of-applecare-for-your-new-macbook-or-macbook-pro-m5\/cleanshot-2026-03-13-at-10-12-012x\/\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.12.01%402x.png?fit=1186%2C532&amp;ssl=1\"  data-orig-size=\"1186,532\"  data-comments-opened=\"0\"  data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\"  data-image-title=\"CleanShot 2026-03-13 at 10.12.01@2x\"  data-image-description=\"\"  data-image-caption=\"\"  data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.12.01%402x.png?fit=1024%2C459&amp;ssl=1\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-14164 has-transparency pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CleanShot-2026-03-13-at-10.12.01@2x.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Essentially, Apple owes you a refund for any unused portion of the plan. You just have to call them up and cancel and they&#8217;ll get you a refund for however many months are remaining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"so-youre-paying-11-08-a-month-for-applecare-on-a-3-year-term-instead-of-14-99-a-month-this-is-a-significant-savings-over-3-years-its-locked-in-and-you-can-get-a-refund-if-you-sell-t\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">So you&#8217;re paying $11.08 a month for AppleCare+ on a 3-year term instead of $14.99 a month. This is a significant savings over 3 years, it&#8217;s locked in and you can get a refund if you sell the computer. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After 35 minutes on the phone with Steve, I received an email with a link to pay for my coverage. I put it on my AppleCard which gets me $11.97 back (3% on all Apple Purchases) and that essentially means one full month of AppleCare was free! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made the purchase:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareReciept.png\"><img  data-dominant-color=\"f8f6f5\"  data-has-transparency=\"true\"  style=\"--dominant-color: #f8f6f5;\"  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"2072\"  height=\"2058\"  data-attachment-id=\"14165\"  data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2026\/03\/13\/heres-how-you-purchase-3-years-of-applecare-for-your-new-macbook-or-macbook-pro-m5\/applecarereciept\/\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareReciept.png?fit=2072%2C2058&amp;ssl=1\"  data-orig-size=\"2072,2058\"  data-comments-opened=\"0\"  data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\"  data-image-title=\"AppleCareReciept\"  data-image-description=\"\"  data-image-caption=\"\"  data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareReciept.png?fit=1024%2C1017&amp;ssl=1\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-14165 has-transparency pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareReciept.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;and 5 minutes later, my System Settings updated to this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareWarranty.png\"><img  data-dominant-color=\"272729\"  data-has-transparency=\"true\"  style=\"--dominant-color: #272729;\"  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"872\"  height=\"1150\"  data-attachment-id=\"14166\"  data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2026\/03\/13\/heres-how-you-purchase-3-years-of-applecare-for-your-new-macbook-or-macbook-pro-m5\/applecarewarranty\/\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareWarranty.png?fit=872%2C1150&amp;ssl=1\"  data-orig-size=\"872,1150\"  data-comments-opened=\"0\"  data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\"  data-image-title=\"AppleCareWarranty\"  data-image-description=\"\"  data-image-caption=\"\"  data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareWarranty.png?fit=776%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-14166 has-transparency pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AppleCareWarranty.png\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll notice on the Term Contract, it says &#8220;March 7th, 2029&#8221; 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The main benefit to me is the inclusion of 2-years of AppleCare on every product you buy from them. If you pair it with Best Buy's price matching, you can always get the best price\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Technology","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/category\/technology\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7612,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2018\/11\/12\/the-cost-of-apple-fanboyism-in-2018\/","url_meta":{"origin":14161,"position":1},"title":"The Cost of Apple-Fanboyism in 2018","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"November 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This is one of those posts that some people will respect because they\u2019ve been loyal Apple fans for decades and others will come down on as a wholly first world problem that shouldn\u2019t be an issue anyone should face. 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