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Getting a HomeView repaired could cost 93% of just replacing it

Apple has revealed a flat-rate charge for repairing any damage to a HomeView, and without AppleCare insurance, it’s $279.

Three square smart displays on rounded bases showing video call, AppleCare+ logo, and smart home controls with temperature 68 degrees, against a clean white background
Apple will charge $279 to repair a $299 HomeView, if you don’t have AppleCare insurance. HomeView image credit: Apple

As always, Apple makes sure that its service and repair charges make its AppleCare insurance options as attractive as possible. But that is perhaps more so this time as the uninsured repair cost is just $20 less than buying a brand-new HomeView.

Apple launched two versions of the HomeView, both priced at $299, with one wall-mounted and one on its own base. Apple’s online repair estimate service actually distinguishes between two but it’s not clear why since their service charge is identical.

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