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Apple is great at getting you to buy new hardware. This is, as you have found, quite different from actual obsolescence.
by wnissen 9y ago
Apple is great at getting you to buy new hardware. This is, as you have found, quite different from actual obsolescence.
- FireBeyond 9y agoRight. My 2013 MBP had a "charging circuit" issue. The laptop worked fine, the battery was fine, it ran on AC. It just could not allow a charge to the battery. Me: No problem. I'm sure it's no more than maybe $200, parts and labor. Apple Store: So because we have to replace x, y and z to do this, you're looking at $820. Two thirds of the original purchase price of the laptop to repair the ability to _charge its battery_.
- Decade 9y agoMy 2013 MBP had a charging circuit issue, too. I brought it to Apple, and they said replace most of the internals, $800. I took it to a third-party authorized Genius Bar (Create More on 3rd St), and they replaced just the charging circuit for about $200.
- FireBeyond 9y agoMy frustration was with that, and then they were very eager to say "Hey, it's going to cost you this, how about we start looking at a new Mac?", a very used car sales vibe.