Apple Raises AppleCare+ Prices for Mac and iPad in China

Apple has raised AppleCare+ prices for nearly every Mac and iPad model in China, the second round of price adjustments in less than a month. The increases range from roughly 100 to 150 yuan per plan — about 14 to 22 dollars — and follow similar price hikes Apple applied to its hardware in late June.

IT-NEWS, July 15 — Apple increased AppleCare+ pricing across its Mac and iPad lines tonight, expanding on a broader hardware price hike the company announced on June 25. That earlier increase, which hit Mac, iPad, Vision Pro, and HomePod, was blamed on memory chip cost pressures from AI data center buildouts. Now the extended warranty and support plans are catching up.

The MacBook Pro 14-inch plan went from 2,299 to 2,449 yuan, a 150-yuan jump. The MacBook Air 13-inch rose from 1,599 to 1,749 yuan, while the MacBook Air 15-inch moved from 1,899 to 2,049 yuan, both up 150 yuan. The MacBook Pro 16-inch plan saw a smaller 150-yuan increase from 3,299 to 3,449 yuan. MacBook Neo owners will now pay 1,249 yuan instead of 1,099 yuan. Mac Studio and iMac plans rose from 1,399 to 1,549 yuan. The Mac mini saw the largest percentage increase: 649 to 799 yuan — a 23% jump. Mac Pro pricing stayed flat at 3,999 yuan.

On the iPad side, the standard iPad and iPad mini plans went from 549 to 649 yuan. The 11-inch iPad Air (M4) rose from 649 to 749 yuan, and the 13-inch iPad Air (M4) from 799 to 899 yuan. iPad Pro owners face the steepest absolute prices: the 11-inch Pro (M5) now costs 1,399 yuan, up from 1,299, while the 13-inch Pro (M5) plan sits at 1,549 yuan, up from 1,449.

AppleCare+ covers up to two incidents of accidental damage every 12 months, each subject to a service fee — 149 yuan for screen or glass damage and 529 yuan for other repairs on iPad models, with slightly higher fees for Mac lines. The price increases apply to new purchases. Customers who already have active AppleCare+ plans are not affected until their current term expires.