If you are like me, you usually react negatively to the hard push for extended warranties on that washing machine, car or TV. In most of these cases the value is simply not there. AppleCare is different. With AppleCare for your Mac, as an example, your 1-year Apple warranty is extended to 3 years. Not only that but the 90 days of free access to Apple’s award-winning telephone technical support is extended to that same three years.
The hardware coverage not only covers your Mac but also other Apple peripherals purchased at the same time, such as AirPort base stations, Apple USB SuperDrive, or Apple Display. Your technical support covers not only the Mac but the OS X operating system, questions about iLife and iWork, or connecting to printers and AirPort networks.
Take it from me, just about any out-of-warranty repair to your Mac will cost more than the cost of AppleCare. Now, if you add SafeWare to AppleCare you can also cover accidental damage, as well.
AppleCare is called AppleCare+ for most of the other Apple products such as iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch. In these cases, AppleCare extends the 1-year Apple Warranty to 2 years and tech support from 90 days to 2 years. But AppleCare+ also adds accidental damage coverage which makes it an even more valuable purchase for your mobile devices. Drop it in the ocean and fish it out with a net and Apple will be able to get it repaired or replaced up to two times for a small service fee ($49 in the case of the iPad).
We definitely recommend AppleCare or AppleCare+ for all of your devices. It can make the difference between tears and cheers!