Thanks.Īt the end of the day, it's just a laptop, not the end of the world (even the pandemic is not the end to the world - it will go away - hopefully sooner than later), but I wanted to hear people's experiences, to know my options, and to make an educated decision. Tech Points for discount, shipping, and others. Anyone has any experience, comments along this line, please share as well. Visit our website for high-quality replacement parts & accessories. If it costs more than $500-600 to repair, I can probably sell it on eBay as parts only, buy a new MBA, and ends up break even.

It's very new (bought in May 2020) so there is no data stored locally on the laptop worths recovering.

Apple actually designed it this way on purpose. with an entry level MacBook Air costing new at $999 it's probably not worth it for a repair. If you’ve ever tried pulling a Mac’s charger out of the wall, you may’ve had a small piece of it detach. thinking it's gonna be a significant repair cost. Such as 'they charged a flat rate price of $XX', or 'I was told the repair quote was $YYY so I declined and bought a new one', etc.

That information is helpful.Īnother reason I posted the question to the community here vs directly called apple, was wanting to hear from people who had similar experiences. We provide excellent cost-effective Laptop Maintenance Service for all Brands. Sounds like between a flat fee repair cost and an inspection based quote, you are implying the latter. Wintech Systems is an ISO 9001-2015 Certified Laptop Chip Level Service Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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