I got macbook pro 16" M1 Pro, I got it, put full body skin, case, keyboard protector, ports rubber cover, display glass protector activated and updated. Never used again. Battery is one or two cycle. Is it possible to get AppleCare for that device? Is it possible to be inspected and buy apple care?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 12.2
No this is not possible
In most countries and regions, you can buy AppleCare+ within 60 days of your device purchase. In Japan, you can buy AppleCare+ within 30 days of your device purchase. In China mainland, you can buy AppleCare+ on your device within 7 days of your device purchase or in an Apple Store within 60 days of your device purchase. (At the Apple Store, you'll need to bring your proof of purchase, and we'll inspect the device.)
No this is not possible
In most countries and regions, you can buy AppleCare+ within 60 days of your device purchase. In Japan, you can buy AppleCare+ within 30 days of your device purchase. In China mainland, you can buy AppleCare+ on your device within 7 days of your device purchase or in an Apple Store within 60 days of your device purchase. (At the Apple Store, you'll need to bring your proof of purchase, and we'll inspect the device.)
One way the cost of AppleCare is kept affordable is by requiring that it be purchased promptly. This means some users will have no claims, providing an "insurance effect", and minimizing average cost.
If users could buy it at any time, only users with problems would buy it, driving up overall costs.
Make sense, except for the fact that this computer is new. One or two battery cycle. It has not been used so if Apple inspect it or have any logs of their machine on find my apple will see it has not been online and used. The problem is we can't trust apple anymore like in the past. I'm using 2014 macbook pro 15, I had that M1 pro macbook unused because apple had so many issues at start of m1 with usb issues, ssd premature wearing due to memory leak and so on. I do have M2 air now, in the box not opened yet. I don't think is fair apple produce computer we can't trust, neither they trust because if it is new why not accept applecare on inspection?
I bought 64Gb M1 max, after 2 months apple did not even charged my credit card, so I canceled the order in around 2.5 months, because they took to long to ship custom config 64Gb 2tb Pro max. I got the 16 that is not what I wanted and not used it, My 2014 have 16 already. After many issues, charging problems, macos memory leak, third party usb ... I decide not even use it.
Using apple for almost 3 decades, now I can't trust on it and potential buyers as well. Remember I'm telling it is not used computer. If it has been using, that is ok to understand.
Thanks for suggestion. I never had problem with display protection and skin. My 2014 Macbook Pro is running 8 years later because I take so much care. And it is running least 15 hours day for all those years running VMs, developing in multiple languages. Hardcore usage. Appreciated your input.
Regards
... full body skin, case, keyboard protector, ports rubber cover, display glass protector ...
Remove all that junk. It is 100% certain to break your Mac, and AppleCare won't be an option.
The new models are too thin to be able to accommodate that "protection". Instead, it will damage it.
And, the legal terms for buying Applecare include "within 60 days of purchase".
Is it possible to buy AppleCare after 9 months or M1 Pro Macbook 16 Purchase?
