I received the MacBook today. I fired it up and registered with Macintosh. There I read about the AppleCare 'Protection Plan: Long-term peace of mind'. I already declined that when I purchased the MacBook. I assumed that since Apple had such a great hardware reputation, that extending the 90 day warranty to 3 years was not really worth it. My IBM Thinkpad has been running for 6 years, so I gambled on the MacBook being of equal or better quality. Besides, adding another $300.00 to the price of the Mac would then put it out of my target price range.