It Will Cost $699 to Repair a Broken 12.9-Inch M1 iPad Pro Without AppleCare+

The cost update was put into Apple's iPad Service and Repair chart earlier today after ‌iPad Pro‌ orders went live. At $699, it really is $50 more expensive to have a repair for the brand new fifth-generation ‌iPad Pro‌ than it had been to obtain a repair for the last fourth-generation model. The excess cost is likely due to the new mini-LED display that's exclusive to the 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌.

The repair $699 payment only applies unless you have ‌AppleCare‌+. In the event that you damage your ‌iPad Pro‌ and also have an ‌AppleCare‌+ plan, the ‌AppleCare‌+ service charge is $49, with two accidental damage repairs available every 12 months.

You also won't need to pay a fee when there is a manufacturing issue, as problems that Apple's fault will be covered under the standard one-year warranty. If the warrantee has expired, Apple will charge the $699 fee.

The $699 price pertains to any harm to the 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌, including a broken display, and with a device as expensive as the 12.9-inch ‌iPad Pro‌, ‌AppleCare‌+ is a good idea. Apple charges $149 for just two years of ‌AppleCare‌+, or an ongoing subscription can be bought for $7.99. ‌AppleCare‌+ used to be accessible for a limited period of time, but is now able to be extended indefinitely with the subscription options.

Out-of-warranty charges for the 11-inch ‌iPad Pro‌ have not changed, and it costs $499 to correct a broken 11-inch model unless you have ‌AppleCare‌+, or $49 with ‌AppleCare‌+.

Apple's new ‌M1‌ ‌iPad Pro‌ models went on sale this morning and the first new devices will be accessible to customers starting on May 21. The 12.9-inch model was an issue and is now sold out until July.