I've gotten it for my last two laptops. It's a little spendy, but I find the peace of mind more than worth it, particularly after my partner's experience with h

I've gotten it for my last two laptops. It's a little spendy, but I find the peace of mind more than worth it, particularly after my partner's experience with her iBook some years back. That particular model had some notorious hardware problems, which in her case didn't pop up until her laptop was (just barely) out of warranty. She ended up needing to use her AppleCare several times before everything was finally resolved. If she hadn't had it, it would have ended up being quite expensive. Apple's QA has improved quite a bit since then, but still...