IMac late 2010 has dead pixels. What are my options?

I bought a 27" iMac Sept. 2010 and in May 2011 I noticed some dead pixels on the bottom left had of my screen. To be honest I'm a little heart broken by this because if I decided to sell it today, I wouldn't get the natural depreciated value because of these dead pixels. I know I wouldn't buy a computer with dead pixels. I do have apple care so I'd like to know what my options are.

AppleCare's Express Lane. Do note that if you're within 50 miles (80 KM) of an Apple repair station, you're eligible for onsite repair since yours is a desktop machine..

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As you can see Erin, trying to recover information from a hosed drive can be very expensive.
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http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/TOOLKIT11/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/99974871@N00/1259435122/
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