Hi guys,
My MackBook Pro suddenly stopped working yesterday. As in, no startup activity at all, completely dead. Adapter plugs glowing green, battery half charged (adapter never turns yellow). Took to Apple store, initial thought was logic board replacement (So lucky you have applecare they said), and then I get a call that there is water damage. There was moisture droplets under the DVD drive and therefore not eligible for free repair. Sorry.
Now, I am completely unaware of any liquid getting into my computer. Closest I can think is reasonable is I fell asleep on the keyboard and drooled into it.
So, I take apart my computer once I get home. There is no indication of liquid residue on the backside of the keyboard assembly. There is about 0.5 cm droplet under the DVD drive. I remove the logic board. There is corrosion on the underside of the logic board on the right hand side (if you are familiar, there's black plastic running below the speaker housing...and there was a ?water droplet on that too which is where the board was up against it corroded). There is no corrosion on the top of the logic board.
So, my thinking is this... for there to be visible corrosion, there must be a component of days/weeks for it to develop, yet the computer had been working fine. There's no corrosion on top of logic board which is strange if that's how water was supposed to have entered it. Secondly, I'm in Houston where my computer goes from hot environments to cold AC environments repeatedly. My house windows develop condensation and leak on the floor. Has anyone heard about this happening inside a computer. I have friends whose cell phones have developed water behind the screen....
Lastly, is there any recourse or avenue with Apple to take?
I need a computer soon (as in the next 2 days) so I'm stuck between paying $1200 for repair, paying $1500 for a new macbook, or just getting the newer macbook pro (which is what I really want), but there's all the rumors about a new version coming out soon...
Comments welcome...
Chris
My MackBook Pro suddenly stopped working yesterday. As in, no startup activity at all, completely dead. Adapter plugs glowing green, battery half charged (adapter never turns yellow). Took to Apple store, initial thought was logic board replacement (So lucky you have applecare they said), and then I get a call that there is water damage. There was moisture droplets under the DVD drive and therefore not eligible for free repair. Sorry.
Now, I am completely unaware of any liquid getting into my computer. Closest I can think is reasonable is I fell asleep on the keyboard and drooled into it.
So, I take apart my computer once I get home. There is no indication of liquid residue on the backside of the keyboard assembly. There is about 0.5 cm droplet under the DVD drive. I remove the logic board. There is corrosion on the underside of the logic board on the right hand side (if you are familiar, there's black plastic running below the speaker housing...and there was a ?water droplet on that too which is where the board was up against it corroded). There is no corrosion on the top of the logic board.
So, my thinking is this... for there to be visible corrosion, there must be a component of days/weeks for it to develop, yet the computer had been working fine. There's no corrosion on top of logic board which is strange if that's how water was supposed to have entered it. Secondly, I'm in Houston where my computer goes from hot environments to cold AC environments repeatedly. My house windows develop condensation and leak on the floor. Has anyone heard about this happening inside a computer. I have friends whose cell phones have developed water behind the screen....
Lastly, is there any recourse or avenue with Apple to take?
I need a computer soon (as in the next 2 days) so I'm stuck between paying $1200 for repair, paying $1500 for a new macbook, or just getting the newer macbook pro (which is what I really want), but there's all the rumors about a new version coming out soon...
Comments welcome...
Chris
