[solarkraft]

Yes. IIRC AppleCare+ for my Macbook for 3 years costs about 1/3 of the original price.

[Scoundreller]

I’ve parted out my last 2 MacBook Airs for ~2/3rds of their retail value, after 4 years of use.

From that, all I can say is don’t break your LCD or logic board. Coffee on your keyboard or touchpad aren’t so bad.