Apple has expanded some AppleCare+ choices for brand new Mac consumers in Australia, Canada, and Japan, permitting them entry to the identical annual plan obtainable to US clients.
A yr after it made the choice extensively obtainable within the US, Apple has now introduced its annual AppleCare+ pricing to extra nations. As an alternative of the earlier three-year upfront dedication, new Mac customers can have the entire advantages of AppleCare+ insurance coverage for an annual charge. The brand new charge is greater, though it encompasses a smaller upfront outlay.
In Canada, as an illustration, AppleCare+ for an M2 MacBook Air can now be purchased for CA $99.99 (US $77) per yr, or CA $269 (US $207) for 3 years. That makes the annual choice US $24 costlier over the three years.
Whereas there are minor variations in how the AppleCare+ plans are dealt with of their respective nations, the general profit stays the identical. Beneath the plan, customers can declare as much as two incidents of unintended harm each 12 months, and be answerable for a service charge as an alternative of your complete restore price.
New Mac consumers could have the choice to both buy AppleCare+ on the identical time that they buy their new Mac, or inside 60 days of buy. If the plan is purchased after the acquisition of the pc, the Mac must be inspected at an Apple Retailer location earlier than the AppleCare+ plan buy is accepted.
Keep tuned for added particulars as they change into obtainable.
By way of AppleInsider
