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4-years old MacBook Pro's logic board failed!
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<blockquote data-quote="Rui" data-source="post: 1635318" data-attributes="member: 342021"><p>Thanks for your replies and comments <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>But, it seems, the problem isn't that uncommon in MacBook Pros from that time: <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4266922" target="_blank">https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4266922</a> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>I took the computer to my local Apple shop/service, where they did the diagnostic ... and they mentioned nothing about possible electrical issues. And there's nothing that makes think there's any problem with power supply where I usually used my Mac (at home and at work).</p><p></p><p>The cost of repair (a new logic board and installation) is €590 ... and a new MacBook Pro 13'' (the cheapest one, the one without Retina and without SSD) is €1060.</p><p>Thus I don't know if it is worth paying €590 to have a 4-years-old computer. But, on the other hand, this new MacBook Pro 13'' is not much better than my 4-years-old one (500GB of disk space instead of 250GB, 1600MHz RAM memories instead of 1066MHz (but the same 4GB) and 2.5GHz processor instead of 2.4GHz).</p><p>What are your opinions?</p><p></p><p>But, as with you, badshoehabit, my faith on Macs has fallen down ... and now I really don't know if it's worth buying one. </p><p>I mean, for the same hardware a Mac is like around 40% more expensive than some other laptop, and, besides a good Apple service during warranty, one would expect a more reliable and durable computer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rui, post: 1635318, member: 342021"] Thanks for your replies and comments ;) But, it seems, the problem isn't that uncommon in MacBook Pros from that time: [url]https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4266922[/url] :( I took the computer to my local Apple shop/service, where they did the diagnostic ... and they mentioned nothing about possible electrical issues. And there's nothing that makes think there's any problem with power supply where I usually used my Mac (at home and at work). The cost of repair (a new logic board and installation) is €590 ... and a new MacBook Pro 13'' (the cheapest one, the one without Retina and without SSD) is €1060. Thus I don't know if it is worth paying €590 to have a 4-years-old computer. But, on the other hand, this new MacBook Pro 13'' is not much better than my 4-years-old one (500GB of disk space instead of 250GB, 1600MHz RAM memories instead of 1066MHz (but the same 4GB) and 2.5GHz processor instead of 2.4GHz). What are your opinions? But, as with you, badshoehabit, my faith on Macs has fallen down ... and now I really don't know if it's worth buying one. I mean, for the same hardware a Mac is like around 40% more expensive than some other laptop, and, besides a good Apple service during warranty, one would expect a more reliable and durable computer. [/QUOTE]
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