QUOTE(Atomars @ Nov 10 2013, 07:03 PM)
AppleCare+ extends your (iPhone/iPad/iPod) coverage to two years from the original purchase date and adds up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage.
Meanwhile, AppleCare just extend your service coverage to three years from the computerÂ’s purchase date.
To add on, Applecare doesn't only applicable for Apple notebooks but also other electronic devices e.g. iPad, iPod.
QUOTE(cangkui @ Nov 11 2013, 03:26 PM)
apple care is not like the extended warranty for windows notebook...
windows notebook, you must buy the extended warranty when is was new.. if you didn't buy the extended warranty on the first day you bought the notebook, you won't eligible for the extended warranty anymore..
for apple, as long as there are still warranty, you are still able to buy the apple care..
you could buy the apple care since day one.. or, you could also do like most of us here.. bought the apple care on the last weekends before the warranty ends..
i bought the macbook after i got bonuses. so that next year bonus, i spent a bit on buying the apple care

Personally I prefer to purchase an Applecare and register on my Apple devices ASAP, sometimes human tends to be forgetful and missed the opportunity for Applecare registration