How Important is AppleCare Protection Plan?

[28monkeys]

I have never own a mac product. But i am about to do so when the new macbook is on sale. I browsed through the mac catalog and saw this protection plan. I would like to ask how important this is to have the protection coverage and because i dont live in United States, will i have a problem replacing hardwares even if i bought the plan? I am not sure if Apple has a standardized procedure to treat their different customers around the world.


Thanks

Also, why are some people insisted on not buying ram from apple? And where should i get it then? Also which brand is appropriate for macbook black?

( I want to purchase macbook in Hong Kong)

 

[Sun Baked]

Not a "Protection Plan" -- just a simple warranty extension.

Edit: If you buy memory from Apple it is 1. EXPENSIVE, and only warranted as long as the machine aka 1 or 3 years. 2. Cheaper from 3rd party, and the warranty is generally lifetime.

 

[72930]

It depends where you are; here in the UK, they've replaced my faulty Macbook with the new version, so its pretty good.

 

[eluk]

…Also, why are some people insisted on not buying ram from apple? And where should i get it then? Also which brand is appropriate for macbook black?

The very high price. What and where to buy depends on where you are.

 

[MatchFrame]

Does purchasing 3rd party RAM void your AppleCare warranty?

 

[flopticalcube]

No. Look at this if buying 3rd party: http://guides.macrumors.com/Understanding_Intel_Mac_RAM#Buying_RAM_for_Intel_Macs