MACBOOK PRO 2018 LOGIC BOARD REPLACEMENT PRO
I eventually managed to get my MacBook Pro in for service to deal with the speaker issue. Unfortunately I was abroad at this point and decided to wait until a better time to get it repaired. However, suddenly, one day my left speaker started to crackle and it made a loud bang (no audio playing at the time). However, now I was also experiencing overheating issues and my screen would randomly turn pink/purple on wake up.Īfter dealing with all of these issues for several months now, I eventually managed to get a repair. I was still struggling with the sleep issues and crashes. I filed several bug reports to Apple during the next couple of months. My initial guess was that maybe there was something wrong with the replacement top-case, but Apple wasn’t really able to do anything about it at this point. Unfortunately after my top-case replacement, I was experiencing sleep issues and random crashes. This led to my first top-case replacement. Specifically, the enter key stopped working. Phew!Ī couple of months in I started to get some issues with the keyboard. However, considering I had almost just received it, and experienced issues from day one, I was able to convince them to give me a brand new unit instead. At first, Apple informed me that they couldn’t replace the unit and would instead offer to repair it.
I eventually managed to return my initial unit. To be honest, I’m not quite sure where the term comes from. After speaking to a friend, they told me I had probably received a “lemon” unit (i.e.
Unfortunately, since day one, my laptop was randomly freezing and getting random kernel panics. Purchased my first MacBook Pro (2017 15 inch, space grey) 🎉 Eventually, once I returned to Sweden, I did get the laptop repaired and then was able to sell it, before eventually switching to a MacBook Pro instead.Īnyways, here’s timeline of my MacBook Pro ownership, all the issues I’ve experienced and repairs I’ve made. After speaking to both Japanese and Swedish customer support they informed me there was no way to get a repair outside of Sweden, since that’s where I had bought the laptop. During a longer trip to Japan my battery started to swell, significantly. Still, it’s been a lot of hassle.īefore getting a MacBook my previous laptop was a Dell XPS. Generally all my repairs have been very fast as well, usually completed within 1-2 days - so for the most part it hasn’t disrupted my work too much. As someone who travels a lot, being able to pop into any Apple Store anywhere in the world has been a huge benefit. Factoring in the cost of the complete replacements, it would be closer to 10,000 USD!Īpple support has been phenomenal though. More than the initial cost of the laptop itself. The total repair costs (excluding complete laptop replacements), which has thankfully all been covered by AppleCare Protection Plan, are roughly 4,000 USD.
Even so, my 4 years of owning it has resulted in: It barely has a scratch and it’s never had any accidental drops or damage.
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