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by manuelflara 2003 days ago
I agree, as a proud owner of a latest gen Apple Watch, but I can see how its benefits are not enough for its price for most people (i.e. its very convenient, but also expensive)
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I got mine through my insurance's cashback program, pretty cool. As long as you workout enough, you get 1/24th paid back monthly. The workout requirement isn't too crazy, commensurate with 2 weekly workouts and some daily activity (like a walk), and based on heartrate (so effort-based, instead of performance based. if you're out of shape and your heart rate goes up a lot from a simple walk, it'll get recognised as a serious workout for you, because in a way, it is).

Not sure I'd have gotten it otherwise. But at the same time, it's pretty easy to rationalise any cost when looking at it as a monthly payment haha. A 3-year usage and a 20% resale value on the SE ($280) will get you a $6 a month price. If that improves your daily activity by just 5 or 10%, that's probably the cheapest medical intervention in your life, ever. That's probably why the insurance companies offer cashbacks, it's a cool model. They can give me a watch for free every few years and get in return a person who, on average, spends >1x the apple watch less on healthcare costs, every year.