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2011 iMac Logic Board Replacement
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I think $500 is good price. I want to say that Apple would charge around the $700 area. As far as resale, just see what they're going for on ebay.
$500-650 (probably toward the higher-end of that range thanks to the SSD and 16 GB RAM) is about what the entire Mac is worth (in working condition, of course). As for what Apple charges, afraid I can't answer that. But it shouldn't be too hard to find out for yourself.
GPU replacement, not logic board; and sadly it's not still active.
When I had my 2011 iMac Apple was going to charge $469 for a logic board replacement, if I remember correctly. Best advice is get a quote from a genius at the Apple Store.
I believe there was a replacement program for this model. We've had this model and had the insides swapped twice. Once outside of standard warranty (2y in EU). After the last time (when it was working properly again) we sold it. Doubt the replacement program is still active after 5 years but I would ask apple at least.
One last question. With the logic board failing would I be able to start the iMac in target mode and transfer the info off of the drives? The repair shop gave me the option of buying a used iMac and they would swap the drives but I'm considering buying a 2017 and just transferring the data if possible.
It could. The only way to ensure that you will recover the data is probably remove the hard drive from the computer, place it in an external enclosure and copy the data.
When you use the computer how long does the computer stay up before it crashes?
I have an iMac 21.5" 2011 crashing on me for a few months now. Sometimes it may crash in <1 minute of boot, even on the login screen, sometimes it may last hours.
I have come across some suggestions that include reballing the GPU. It is not an easy task and requires special hardware, but with Apple no longer stocking spares for this old iMac, it might be my last resort other than looking for a replacement.