Apple Depot Repair fixed my Macbook Pro
20 June 2011
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Third times a charm. I’ve taken my computer to the Genius bar 3 times, maybe 4.
The symptoms
- When I put my computer in my bag to carry it someplace, it wakes up and gets super hot (which then, turns the fan on). I have to make sure I shut it down before I carry it anyplace.
- From time to time, while working, the computer would freeze if I moved it, even slightly
Incorrect Diagnosises
- I thought the RAM wasn’t seated properly. Everytime I reseated it, it seemed to help temporarily
- Loose Airport card
- Faulty drive
- Corrupt monitor cable
Previous Apple visits
- They opened it up, kept it overnight, ran some hard drive tests to no avail
- I wiped my computer, reinstalled the OS and, instead of running a backup from Time Machine, I reinstalled everything.
- The “genius” reseated my RAM
Finally, the real repair
Apparently, Apple has a repair shop they can send out of warranty computers to. For $250 they will ship and fix anything they find wrong at the Depot Repair shop (no matter the repair costs). AND, if the part they replace is only $17, you pay only $17. Finally, once you receive you computer back, it comes with an additional 3 month warranty—so, if anything goes wrong afterward, you can take it to the Apple shop for repair.
I got a new logic board ($800 repair) for $250. So, now I can’t figure out why I’d ever want to buy Apple Care? Am I missing something.
2 Comments
shannon says...
“I contacted several people at apple and they deny this apple depot repair. My video is out and will need a logic board as you and the say it will be 250 + the part. I have no apple store any were close.”
Stacy says...
“Maybe you need to take a road trip?”