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My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

32 points by ra7 7y ago

Tsiklon 7y ago
That fire looks like the result of a battery cell rupturing. Definitely not a pleasant experience for anyone involved. I've had a few battery failures before on my macs though never to the same ferocity - only cell expansion happened in my cases. Though this result has always been a fear of mine.
Apocryphon 7y ago
> two repairs: both by Apple, under warranty. a replaced trackpad and a replaced display. no 3rd party involvement. 2015 MBP Retina 15" - bought I believe in 2016 from Apple website. So you can't make the easy joke about how the new MBPs are so bad they burst on fire.
Amboto2205 7y ago
When Apple said "It's a hot product!", they really weren't kidding around.
alaskamiller 7y ago
AppleCare sends laptops to FedEx in Memphis for repair by FedEx employees. They've forgotten thermal paste on repairs to logic boards that led to system crashes once the computer kicks into gear.
- RobLach 7y ago
  FedEx offers electronics repair services?
  - kilo_bravo_3 7y ago
    FedEx offers at least two: one for individual consumers, and one for corporate partners where the FedEx logistics network is used for customer returns and sites colocated with logistics hubs are used for the actual repairs. I don't know if the technicians who do the repairs are actual FedEx employees or if Apple uses the service, but it does exist.
- ksec 7y ago
  Sorry it this related to the story here? Or is that one of your experience?
Swivekth18 7y ago
Could someone identify which year model this was? I think that it'll be useful for some users that are worried about their macs.
- falsedan 7y ago
  from the 'article': > 2015 MBP Retina 15" - bought I believe in 2016 from Apple website
falsedan 7y ago
Oh, this was White Panda's laptop?! I remember their mashup albums from early 2010, https://thewhitepanda.bandcamp.com/ https://thewhitepanda.bandcamp.com/ & https://thewhitepanda1.bandcamp.com/ https://thewhitepanda1.bandcamp.com/
scifi6546 7y ago
I find the amount of people making excuses for apple more interesting than the actual fire itself. It seems like there is quite a bit of apple worshiping going on in /r/apple
scarcelycoher 7y ago
Could this be China's retaliation for the trade war? This may be a good opportunity to declare war
denkmoon 7y ago
Pretty cool how we keep such high energy densities right next to our genitals ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

32 points by ra7 7y ago

That fire looks like the result of a battery cell rupturing. Definitely not a pleasant experience for anyone involved. I've had a few battery failures before on my macs though never to the same ferocity - only cell expansion happened in my cases. Though this result has always been a fear of mine.

Apocryphon 7y ago

> two repairs: both by Apple, under warranty. a replaced trackpad and a replaced display. no 3rd party involvement. 2015 MBP Retina 15" - bought I believe in 2016 from Apple website. So you can't make the easy joke about how the new MBPs are so bad they burst on fire.

Amboto2205 7y ago

When Apple said "It's a hot product!", they really weren't kidding around.

alaskamiller 7y ago

AppleCare sends laptops to FedEx in Memphis for repair by FedEx employees. They've forgotten thermal paste on repairs to logic boards that led to system crashes once the computer kicks into gear.

RobLach 7y ago
FedEx offers electronics repair services?
- kilo_bravo_3 7y ago
  FedEx offers at least two: one for individual consumers, and one for corporate partners where the FedEx logistics network is used for customer returns and sites colocated with logistics hubs are used for the actual repairs. I don't know if the technicians who do the repairs are actual FedEx employees or if Apple uses the service, but it does exist.
ksec 7y ago
Sorry it this related to the story here? Or is that one of your experience?

Swivekth18 7y ago

Could someone identify which year model this was? I think that it'll be useful for some users that are worried about their macs.

falsedan 7y ago
from the 'article': > 2015 MBP Retina 15" - bought I believe in 2016 from Apple website

falsedan 7y ago

Oh, this was White Panda's laptop?! I remember their mashup albums from early 2010, https://thewhitepanda.bandcamp.com/ https://thewhitepanda.bandcamp.com/ & https://thewhitepanda1.bandcamp.com/ https://thewhitepanda1.bandcamp.com/

scifi6546 7y ago

I find the amount of people making excuses for apple more interesting than the actual fire itself. It seems like there is quite a bit of apple worshiping going on in /r/apple

scarcelycoher 7y ago

Could this be China's retaliation for the trade war? This may be a good opportunity to declare war

denkmoon 7y ago

Pretty cool how we keep such high energy densities right next to our genitals ¯\_(ツ)_/¯