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Re: Apple Store appointment today

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On 2026-10-14 7:30 p.m., Joel W. Crump wrote:
> On 10/14/2026 6:27 PM, Tom Elam wrote:
>> On 10/14/26 4:24 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2026-10-14 12:59, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>> On 10/14/26 11:22 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
> 
>>>>> I have a 2:40 reservation to have my iPad examined. Might just be a 
>>>>> dirty charging port, but this morning it will not charge.
>>>>>
>>>>> Results later.
>>>>
>>>> Love the Apple Store folks. It was just a dirty port. But, the tech 
>>>> also informed me that the battery is a 82%, and to expect a message 
>>>> to bring it back in a few months for a new battery. Since Apple does 
>>>> not actually replace batteries that actually means a replacement 
>>>> iPad. All covered under AppleCare+ For $20 a month for my iPhone 14 
>>>> Pro, iPad 9th gen and the MacBook Air.
>>>>
>>>> An old guy across from me at the store had a 10 year old iPad the 
>>>> same charging issue. He left with a working iPad too, no charge for 
>>>> fixing it. The wife's 7 year old iPad 7 is now done with full update 
>>>> service. Not seeing any need to buy another any time soon. I did not 
>>>> have a single Android tablet that lasted more than 3 years. Hers 
>>>> with not be under AppleCare+ in about a year, but so what?
>>>
>>> Thank goodness your "life" wasn't "disrupted"...
>>>
>>> <eyeroll>
>>
>> Yep, no need to go back in a week or so, pickup a replacement, 
>> restore, and tweak settings. Replacement is much easier than Android, 
>> but still takes some time. That will happen fairly soon though when 
>> the battery (in truth, the whole iPad) will be replaced under 
>> AppleCare+. That will likely not be the last such incident until it 
>> runs out of AppleCare+ coverage. Since it was sold by Apple until May 
>> 2024 AppleCare+ should last until April 2031. Am I right about that? 
>> Almost 5 more years?
> 
> 
> AppleCare+ is some funny shit.  It's like "I'm utterly helpless to care 
> for my shit so I pay for insurance".  It's a typical corporate tax 
> scheme, in reality, take your money up front for a potential 
> replacement, get a write off when they make use of that, it's just an 
> extra sale to make, basically, it could be worth it to a customer but 
> they would need to think very critically about what benefit will 
> actually be delivered.

The warranty I got for the Zephyrus g14 before this machine resulted in 
me getting a battery replacement, a keyboard replacement and a 
motherboard replacement. Separately, just the motherboard costs way more 
than the additional warranty does. A warranty is protection against 
potentially expensive repairs. Most people don't mind paying a little 
more for peace of mind and the knowledge that they can get their machine 
repaired as often as needed, same with a battery replacement. If you 
think that's not worth $20 a month, I'm not sure what to tell you.

-- 
CrudeSausage
MacBook Air M4
iPhone 13
Friendly Apple zealot

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Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 11:22 -0400
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 10:27 -0700
    Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 16:01 -0400
      Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:23 -0700
        Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 07:16 -0400
          Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 10:15 -0700
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 15:59 -0400
    Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:24 -0700
      Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:27 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 19:30 -0400
          Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:52 -0400
            Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 21:16 -0400
              Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:32 -0700
              Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 21:59 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 22:26 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 08:10 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:50 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 17:10 -0700
          Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 06:49 -0400
            Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 09:22 -0700
              Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-16 14:38 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-16 12:39 -0700
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 11:53 -0400
    Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 12:16 -0400

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