In the 17 years I’ve owned Macs, both laptop and desktops as well as 4 iPads, I’ve never had to use or buy Applecare. The only issue i ever encountered was a failed drive in an old Macbook. A quick google search and I had opened it up and replaced it and I’m not even that technically saavy. Are you constantly dropping…

Exactly THIS. I have a late 2010 Macbook Air and the fan kicks up more than usual after the latest OS update. It’s gotten to the point of irritation that I decided to replace it, ironically, with a Toshiba Chromebook 2. I realized that the Air was relegated as a couch surfing device after I got a desktop for the heavy…