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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Notebook Hardware
URGENT 1 week left of warranty + broken Macbook
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<blockquote data-quote="walkerj" data-source="post: 674561" data-attributes="member: 9385"><p>While it is ironically one of the more important components of a Macbook, the hard drive is one of the easiest and cheapest of components to replace. You can pick up a SATA drive that is of way higher capacity for about US$120 and have it in place in ten minutes. This without even going through the Apple store.</p><p></p><p>All the other components that like to fail out of warrantee like the screen, logic board, DVD drive etc. are in the US$500+ to repair.</p><p></p><p>In your case the question is it more cost effective to replace the HDD? Or extend your warrantee through Apple Care then once you've done that take it to them and say "fix this" in which case they'll replace your drive and then your covered for any other failures down the road. It's cheaper just to replace the drive yourself, but there is a peace of mind with the AC. I have it on both our Macbooks and have invoked it numerous times thus it has nearly paid for itself. I got it with my Macbook on initial purchase, and extended it on my wife's Macbook when out-of-warrantee time came, so I know we're covered assuming I don't spill any cabernet on it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walkerj, post: 674561, member: 9385"] While it is ironically one of the more important components of a Macbook, the hard drive is one of the easiest and cheapest of components to replace. You can pick up a SATA drive that is of way higher capacity for about US$120 and have it in place in ten minutes. This without even going through the Apple store. All the other components that like to fail out of warrantee like the screen, logic board, DVD drive etc. are in the US$500+ to repair. In your case the question is it more cost effective to replace the HDD? Or extend your warrantee through Apple Care then once you've done that take it to them and say "fix this" in which case they'll replace your drive and then your covered for any other failures down the road. It's cheaper just to replace the drive yourself, but there is a peace of mind with the AC. I have it on both our Macbooks and have invoked it numerous times thus it has nearly paid for itself. I got it with my Macbook on initial purchase, and extended it on my wife's Macbook when out-of-warrantee time came, so I know we're covered assuming I don't spill any cabernet on it. [/QUOTE]
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