I also had to replace my Mac when its AppleCare ran out, but only because it started having random issues with its keyboard and USB ports. Stinks of logic board issue, not worth paying to replace when it'll just break again.
Still unhappy about that because nothing will ever live up to my mid-2015 MBP.
This is true. It's easier to migrate your data from a functional machine that you can still use as a reference.
Personally my Mac still serves as a remote desktop server for when I need to do Mac things, but it's really infrequent because there is no remote desktop solution that properly supports the Retina display.
Still unhappy about that because nothing will ever live up to my mid-2015 MBP.