> Total cost without AppleCare: $250 + tax. > Total cost with AppleCare: $0. > Total I've spent on AppleCare: $150. Hence my comment about extortion scheme,

> Total cost without AppleCare: $250 + tax. > Total cost with AppleCare: $0. > Total I've spent on AppleCare: $150. Hence my comment about extortion scheme, even $150 would be way too high a price for a keyboard + battery but they kind of forces you subscribe to it by having absurdly high parts replacement prices. It is like a mafia asking you to pay for your protection yet you still think you made a good deal.