Self Care > Apple Care?

Have been an Android user and planning on moving completely to apple ecosystem - iphone, iWatch, air pods, magsafe charger, and a series of other apple accessories. I own a macbook already. The total cost comes to little over 2 lakhs. I am in India so the cost includes govt taxes. Is it worth it? Have any of you benefitted by being on Apple as compared to Android? Would love to hear your opinions.

I'm thinking of buying a telescope soon

For software engineers, what has your experience been in working with either the Macbook M2 Pro or the 16 GB Macbook M2 Air? Any pros or cons I should consider before purchasing?

I'm confused between buying a MacBook Air M2 13", MacBook Pro M1, Macbook Air M2 15" (which just launched a few hours ago) or simply HP Pavilion, Lenovo ThinkPad, Asus Vivobook kind of 70K ish windows laptops. I know Macbooks deliver way better battery and screen. But I'm wondering if it is worth investing 1.5L? I would appreciate your opinion.

My current phone is almost 4 years old so I am in dire need of a new one, most of my friends/colleagues are buying Iphone and recommending me the same(since it has best camera + brand value) but for me spending most of my salary on a phone seems absurd....

Is it really worth paying the extra premium for a Macbook Pro for using it for app dev?

I’ll be leaving my current company in next few days. I can retain my work laptop at the market price of ₹ 94,500. It is a 11 month old 16 inch MacBook Pro with M2 chip. Is this a good deal considering that the new one would fetch somewhere around ₹2.3 lakhs.

It is available for 65k (8gb/256gb) on Amazon after cash back and there will be further discounts in the coming sale. Is it a good buy in 2023? My usage is mostly browsing, emails, and excel work. My office has PCs and we don’t work remote so I don’t really need it for WFH. Or should I shell out 40k extra and buy MBA M2. Already have iPhone, watch and AirPods. If I want to go for 16gb / 512gb then the difference would be 40k again!

Never buy an iPad, Airpods or Apple watch in india. These products do not have any service in India. Only replacement is offered. One of my friends had an iPad (bought for 55k). It had type-c charging. But the charging pin got damaged. The only solution they offered was replacement which cost around 44k (since the iPad was not in warranty). We asked them to fix it but they mentioned that they do not offer repair services on iPad, AirPod and Apple watch. My friend even sent the iPad for pickup service. It was taken to Bangalore and they said the same thing. The guy is still crying in the corner😐 Did anyone else face the same issue?