I have had Applecare on both my previous macs and will be buying it for my Powerbook in March.The first time something goes kaput, you wish you had it. Local dealers charge 75 to 90 $$$ just to look-see, much less fix. With Applecare I have been able to send my machine back to Aople. Currently I have Applecare on my G4 and the new PB. You also get phone information if some software program doesn't quite work with your machine, like neetworking and faxing.
With Applecare, you get a 2 year extension on your warranty to bring it to a total of 3 years and this includes 3 years of phone support. When you first buy a Mac, you get 90 days of what they call "complementary phone support".
In the box - you normally get next to nothing. Just a registration sheet and usually a disk with a light version of Techtools pro. You're right - it is a lot of money but it has always been well worth it to me as both my computers needed extensive repairs which would have cost far more than the cost that I paid for the Applecare warranty.
Gisela Drayton
G4 15 Al PB; G4 PowerMac, ; G3 Blue & White, Two beige G3s in closet
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