[pmx]

Apple tried that with me when the screen died on my MacBook Pro M1. There is a law in the UK (Consumer Rights Act 2015) that says goods purchased must be fit for purpose for six years. I quoted this to support and they instantly agreed to fix it for free, sent me a box to put it in then collected it. I had it back within 2 weeks fully repaired and working again.

[anacrolix]

We have similar laws in Australia. There's no point buying AppleCare or any warranty in Australia but they try to sell it anyway. There's no fixed term but it's at least 2-3 years, and often more.

[Rinzler89]

Wait, so in UK products come with a six year warranty?

[flir]

The consumer has a right to replacement or repair for six years after purchase in certain circumstances - see https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/somethings-gone-w... - any warranty the seller chooses to supply is in addition to this.

I had a MBP mainboard replaced after four(?) years in a generation where the graphics chip was known for dying. Late 2012 maybe? That machine had so many replacement parts, I think it might be a ship of Theseus by this point.

[squishy47]

good to know, I didn't know we had such a law. thanks for posting this