Must you also purchase an annual maintenance contract? If so, how much per year?
When you own a Mac, must you also purchase an annual maintenance contract? If so, how much is it?
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A one-time charge for three years extended coverage, including screen damage and/or catastrophic damage with modest co-pays:
AppleCare Products - Mac - Apple
The MacBook Pro is a lightweight, portable computer that runs on batteries. Being portable, it can easily be subjected to multi-G forces daily, just by being moved about in a completely ordinary way. This is extremely stressful to electro-mechanical equipment.
I would never even think about NOT purchasing the extended warranty coverage for such a portable device.