Laura, I've owned my iBook for about 4 years. It was given to me as a company bonus for my personal use. So I was a bit cavalier about it and did not get Apple Care. I have not had any problems at all, (touch wood too :-)) This particular iBOOk cost $3,000 Canadian dollars at that time. If I was going to do it again. I would get Apple Care. However all the PowerBooks and IBooks among my friends and co-workers and relatives have all worked wonderfully. Strange as it may seem I have never known anyone to have any major problems with these machines. Amazing! But True! Bill Montreal