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<blockquote data-quote="Daddy Elmis" data-source="post: 1015918" data-attributes="member: 16533"><p>so the Apple Store looked over the Mac Mini and they ruled out most things, and concluded it's the logic board. $350 plus tax for them to put a new one in. They did give me the names of some other authorized independent repair shops in case they could do it cheaper, and the Genius also suggested buying a logic board and doing it myself (he even googled and eBay'd while I was there to see if he could find one). Very helpful Genius.</p><p></p><p>I'm pretty confident I could change the board myself (lots of experience with PC repair), but since this would be the one and only time I've ever done it on a Mac Mini, the odds of some mistake (forgetting to reconnect something, breaking a connector, etc) are relatively high (which leads to cost and time increases).</p><p></p><p>So I'm torn -- (1) $350 to fix this locally and get a 90 day warranty; (2) send it somewhere else and may save a bit (waiting on quotes but it seems it's gonna cost at least $300 anywhere); (3) buy a used Mac Mini off eBay, and maybe get the same problem in a few months; or (4) buy a new one for $600 and get Apple Care (another $170).</p><p></p><p>This is for my 79 year old dad who I've recently converted to Apple, so it has to "just work" when plugged in. Interested in thoughts on the alternatives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daddy Elmis, post: 1015918, member: 16533"] so the Apple Store looked over the Mac Mini and they ruled out most things, and concluded it's the logic board. $350 plus tax for them to put a new one in. They did give me the names of some other authorized independent repair shops in case they could do it cheaper, and the Genius also suggested buying a logic board and doing it myself (he even googled and eBay'd while I was there to see if he could find one). Very helpful Genius. I'm pretty confident I could change the board myself (lots of experience with PC repair), but since this would be the one and only time I've ever done it on a Mac Mini, the odds of some mistake (forgetting to reconnect something, breaking a connector, etc) are relatively high (which leads to cost and time increases). So I'm torn -- (1) $350 to fix this locally and get a 90 day warranty; (2) send it somewhere else and may save a bit (waiting on quotes but it seems it's gonna cost at least $300 anywhere); (3) buy a used Mac Mini off eBay, and maybe get the same problem in a few months; or (4) buy a new one for $600 and get Apple Care (another $170). This is for my 79 year old dad who I've recently converted to Apple, so it has to "just work" when plugged in. Interested in thoughts on the alternatives. [/QUOTE]
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