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I remember taking my macbook 2012 in which was acting up due to the HD connector becoming fried. The only thing the "geniuses" managed to do was to screw up th

I remember taking my macbook 2012 in which was acting up due to the HD connector becoming fried. The only thing the "geniuses" managed to do was to screw up the HD so it couldn't load. I ended up figuring out the issue, ordered a new cable and fixed the booting issue they introduced on the HD. The laptop still works today - after a couple burnt HD cables I added some extra insulation (tape) and it seems to be running well. Recently took apart and added some new CPU adhesive as the laptop started smelling like body odour (apparently it's a thing with old macbooks). I did recently upgrade to the new M1 Macbook Pro, but very happy to have been able to keep my 2012 around and still have it running well today.

Scoundreller 4y ago
This is the nice thing about having a large number of mostly identical devices deployed out there. Any problem is google-able and even with a vague description of symptoms, a plausible diagnosis and treatment can usually be predicted quickly. It’s also why I like my mom’s old Toyota and hate my bicycle.
- matsemann 4y ago
  Aren't 90% of all bicycles just some Shimano components? Or at least most work the same way and documented in Big Blue Book by Park Tools.
  - sudosysgen 4y ago
    Basically. Repairing bicycles is very easy and very standardized, except that some manufacturers just won't tell you what standard a part follows.
  - Scoundreller 4y ago
    At least shimano stamps a part number on most of its parts. I mostly repair 70s-80s bikes and often encounter an “I’ve never seen this before”, or a situation where parts have the same branding on them, but clearly went through multiple (undocumented) iterations. There ends up being a lot of “close enough” substitutions. E.g. cones on axles.