Well if applecare was worth more than the paper it was printed on i might buy it. I hear horror stories of say someones lcd dying and applecare wont cover it b/c there is a small scratch or dent down by the trackpad or somewhere nowhere near the problem area. I have bought a mac mini and an ibook and i still haven't bought an applecare. I might end up getting one for my ibook just kuz i'm afraid to open it up if something happens to go wrong.