1. I should add that the standard warranty would be doubled (up to a year) when using my credit card to make the purchase.
So, on that score, I suspect that the additional 'protection' ain't worth the cost.
2. And what about the Apple Help issue?
1. That sounds reasonable. (Note, though, that your extended warrantee may not cover the sort of service you'd
like prefer, i.e. Apple's.)
2. I assume you're referring to
"What's the score with Apple Help? Is there a self-contained Help function on the new iMacs, so that one can figure out how to configure it and manipulate/navigate it without having to go online?"OS X has always come with "Help;" whether or not Lion's meets your specs will be a personal determination. (Edit: Personally, I've found OS X "Help" to be pretty comprehensive when I phrase my search "correctly.")
