But is the AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac (my cost: $139) a worthwhile investment, given the standard warranty on the iMac?
That's a question for the denizens of Mt. Olympus, grelber. (Bruce, the math god, maybe?)
You get your 30 days & 1 year regardless; the extension is really up to your own particular feelings about insurance.
The only thing I can tell you with certainty is that, despite the fact that the thinking goes that portables are more in need of extended insurance than are desktops because they travel and are subject to more stress and strain, my 3 portables, which
never travel other than to be repaired, have all undergone covered repairs that exceeded the cost of their extended insurance.
Edit: As for the extended tech support, though, you'll likely do better, more often than not, posting here.
