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TL:DR: "My mac broke. I didn't actually bring it in to get it fixed, but fuck Apple for not fixing it anyway."

• Aloha 14y ago
  Sounds like he didn't even call apple for help over the phone. When my ThinkPad breaks I'm on the phone to Lenovo right away.
• Margh 14y ago
  Do you actually think that taking it into an Apple store would have ended in the tech reflashing the GPU? Besides the fact that transporting it could damage it further, he would probably would have just been told it was end of life or needed a new GPU altogether and the chances of them having said GPU in stock would be next to nothing. Maybe it's just my area but Apple stores here do not actually repair products, they just tell you to buy a new one.
  • dba7dba 14y ago
    I actually don't like getting warranty stuff done at apple store. You have to make an appt (and slots fill up fast), you have to CARRY the darn thing to the store (unplug, carry to car, drive, carry to Apple Store) and wait in the crowded store. I actually prefer putting it in a box, have FedEX pick it up, and than get a working PC back in my office in a few days.
  • r00fus 14y ago
    > Besides the fact that transporting it could damage it further This is just silly - a computer is not a trauma victim, it's a piece of hardware. My experience has been that they've spent two days isolating a problem on my 2005 iMac which I caused by using 3rd party RAM with the wrong timing - issue didn't appear well after I replaced the RAM (I replaced the RAM again, it worked fine).