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I have a MacBook Pro Mid-2015, bought in 2015 and had (a) swollen battery (b) green pixel on screen (c) bad sectors on SSD, in early 2017 - that's just 1.5 year
by asadkn 7y ago
I have a MacBook Pro Mid-2015, bought in 2015 and had (a) swollen battery (b) green pixel on screen (c) bad sectors on SSD, in early 2017 - that's just 1.5 years. Got everything replaced after under Apple Care in late 2017 as they wouldn't acknowledge all the faults so it took multiple visits and having to wait for things to get worse. The repair took ~15-16 days too, since that's how it goes in third world and I had to arrange a backup for work.
Now I have the swollen battery again, but Apple Care has expired and I have to shell out $500-750 (quotes from different authorized partners) and have to arrange a backup for another 2 weeks.
I wonder if they dump low quality hardware for the third world or is it really that bad globally. Two of my friends have also had the battery issues, though none with display or SSD.
Unfortunately, it seems like I don't qualify for this recall program (as it's from July 2015), but I am sure they have had battery issues all over. Batteries failing in 1.5 years with just 40-50 cycles is not okay.
- Macha 7y agoLots of third world countries are in warmer parts of the world - I wonder if Spain or Australia have similar failure rates to your country.
- msbarnett 7y agoAnecdotally, my MacBook Pro Mid-2015 has had zero problems (other than apparently being eligible for this recall, now) and I've ridden it hard daily.
- gurkendoktor 7y ago> I have to shell out $500-750 (quotes from different authorized partners) That's crazy. I have the same Mac and just got a swollen battery replaced, and had them also clean up the machine and replace the thermal paste ... for a grand total of €258 (taxes included), at a random third party shop in Germany. And I thought we were being ripped off vs. US prices!
- asadkn 7y agoI was expecting ~$250 from what I had read on internet. But I suppose it's the same in places where there's no official Apple presence - we have these 3rd party "authorized service providers". Or perhaps it's something to do with local customs/duties on imports.
- pfranz 7y agoSome runs of Apple hardware (well, any hardware) tends to have good and bad models. I tend to avoid any major hardware changes for the first 6mo and I've heard that advice for years. I've seen similar "bad luck" in first-world countries. So I don't think it's that. It's more likely a bad run of hardware or harsher working conditions (more humidity, not having a/c or something).
- aloer 7y agoDon’t want to sound overly paranoid here but is it possible you were given fake parts? As in, the third party shop had the originals shipped and put cheaper ones in your Mac to sell the originals for a bit on the side. I have no idea about the safeguards Apple has in place but your experience sounds very unusual