Is 3-Year AppleCare Protection Plan Worth It?

[Satcomer]

Yea the Air is hard to get into. I think you did the right thing.

[Giaguara]

Repairs, especially on laptops, can be pricey. A logic board replacement can go to $ 1000, and a screen replacement is at least $ 300. At least if anything goes wrong, and you'd need a more expensive repair, it's covered.
Plus even if you don't end up needing it for any repairs, you can always use their phone support too. And if you want to upgrade your MacBook Air to a newer model in like 2 years or so, you will get much better price for your laptop than if it didn't come with AppleCare.
So good for either case. And don't forget it gives global coverage too - so if you'll travel in Europe, Asia or somewhere you can still get support for it.

[eric2006]

I had an iMac G5 that had a logic board failure, luckily it was under AppleCare and was covered. It would have cost $1000 to repair out of warranty, so I consider it a good investment.
It's also nice that they can do things in-store. I had a failure of a SuperDrive on my MBP and they were able to replace it same-day.