Ok, so the answer is no, a laptop that randomly shuts down on its own is not normal. My recommendation is, to call apple for support work and/or replace (if its a new laptop).
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2018 15" macbook pro - dud?
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Yes, but not much is user serviceable these days in Apple products. Macbook Pros have a iFixit repair score of 1; you basically can't get worse than that (maybe the dial goes to zero, I'm not sure, but even so, 1 is still friggin' rock bottom.) You might as well never hear what the problem actually is; if the machine can't complete Apple diagnostics they'll just trash* the logic board most likely and that'll be it.
*Well, recycle. Because we're environmental these days, luckily.
Possibly. Computers could glitch randomly for any number of reasons. A cosmic ray might've hit your CPU, causing it to crash. Who can say. If it starts happening repeatedly, worry. At least unless you don't have applecare.
Yes, but not much is user serviceable these days in Apple products. Macbook Pros have a iFixit repair score of 1; you basically can't get worse than that (maybe the dial goes to zero, I'm not sure, but even so, 1 is still friggin' rock bottom.) You might as well never hear what the problem actually is; if the machine can't complete Apple diagnostics they'll just trash* the logic board most likely and that'll be it.
*Well, recycle. Because we're environmental these days, luckily.
Possibly. Computers could glitch randomly for any number of reasons. A cosmic ray might've hit your CPU, causing it to crash. Who can say. If it starts happening repeatedly, worry. At least unless you don't have applecare.
agreed