How to Obtain Service for your Apple Product After the Warranty Expires
Navigating Apple Support After Warranty Expiration Apple provides good service for their devices as long as you are still in warranty or have AppleCare. However, this becomes less so as your device becomes older. Their warranty only lasts for one year and AppleCare is closer to an insurance product than an extended warranty. This is particularly true if the product has been ruled "vintage" or "obsolete" by Apple, which impacts whether you can get your device repaired by Apple or get new (as opposed to used) parts for it. What is a "Vintage" Apple Product? Apple considers a product to [...]