Hi - I've managed to fry my early-2008 15" 2.53Ghz Macbook Pro (see here, this led to this - don't try this at home kids!) and the logic board needs replacing (according to a certified Apple Engineer who I know and trust).
I've been quoted just under £500 (about $790) to repair this - would include a new or Apple-refurbished logic board and labour charges for fitting (and VAT i.e. UK sales tax). This is actually quite reasonable compared to some other quotes I've seen.
I've had a quick look on eBay and £500 is about what a used early-2008 Macbook pro would cost, although mine is the slightly better (and rarer) 2.53Ghz model with 512Mb graphics RAM (instead of the 2.4 Ghz / 256Mb graphics RAM model). As far as I know the 200Gb 7200rpm hard drive it came with is still okay (though I also recently bought a 256Gb Crucial M4 SSD I was about to replace it with, until this little "accident"...).
I'm wondering whether its worth going ahead with the repair or not, what do you all think?
Other than the fried logic board, my Macbook Pro was in generally good repair (although the battery was probably on the way out, as I was getting the "Service Battery" warning after 370 cycles - that would be abother £90 to replace, though I was still getting 2+ hours charge out of it, which is fairly normal for this model), and cosmetically there is very little wear on the case (a few minor scratches on underside only).
Before my MBP died, I was going to give it to my wife in 2012 (after upgrading it to the SSD) and buy the new 2012 Macbook Pro model when it comes out. She has an old PC laptop that will probably only last another 6 months. I didn't really want to buy the current model Macbook Pro (even though its probably due a CPU "speedbump" upgrade soon) as thought it best to wait for the redesign, but if I don't repair my current machine, this may be what I will need to do...
I've been quoted just under £500 (about $790) to repair this - would include a new or Apple-refurbished logic board and labour charges for fitting (and VAT i.e. UK sales tax). This is actually quite reasonable compared to some other quotes I've seen.
I've had a quick look on eBay and £500 is about what a used early-2008 Macbook pro would cost, although mine is the slightly better (and rarer) 2.53Ghz model with 512Mb graphics RAM (instead of the 2.4 Ghz / 256Mb graphics RAM model). As far as I know the 200Gb 7200rpm hard drive it came with is still okay (though I also recently bought a 256Gb Crucial M4 SSD I was about to replace it with, until this little "accident"...).
I'm wondering whether its worth going ahead with the repair or not, what do you all think?
Other than the fried logic board, my Macbook Pro was in generally good repair (although the battery was probably on the way out, as I was getting the "Service Battery" warning after 370 cycles - that would be abother £90 to replace, though I was still getting 2+ hours charge out of it, which is fairly normal for this model), and cosmetically there is very little wear on the case (a few minor scratches on underside only).
Before my MBP died, I was going to give it to my wife in 2012 (after upgrading it to the SSD) and buy the new 2012 Macbook Pro model when it comes out. She has an old PC laptop that will probably only last another 6 months. I didn't really want to buy the current model Macbook Pro (even though its probably due a CPU "speedbump" upgrade soon) as thought it best to wait for the redesign, but if I don't repair my current machine, this may be what I will need to do...