I had a G4 400 that I used with an external modem. We had a nearby lightning strike and the EMP fried the modem AND the interface to the motherboard. Luckly, I had Applecare and the technician came to my home, identified the problem and replaced the motherboard on the spot. I think it was worth the $$ for the Applecare insurance. I will always get it when buying a new computer. Sig On Jul 18, 2004, at 8:21 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote: > It's like insurance, you never need it until you need it. With all my > Macs (7) in all these years, I never paid for it. It's a lot of money > for 2 extra years. The first is free with the purchase. And if it > isn't broke by then, it will not break the next years. All my > firewire problems I had, I had them the first year shortly after the > purchase. I don't have anything for 4 Macs. > > Paul Moortgat