Yes, my G5 is my 5-th Mac machine in my live.
Due to its design, the price of parts, I never imagine not to buy the AppleCare when I buy the machine.
I own a AMD 1.5Ghz PC. I never buy any extra warranty for this machine because I know that I can find at the corner of my street a DVD writer for less than 50 euros, the motherboard for less than 150 euros or the CPU for less than 200 euros.
Obviously, this is not the case with Apple parts and I do not believe the future MacTel machine will help.
AppleCare is not a option, nor a "must have": it is a part of the final Apple price.
Phil |