Just curious, which CPU is in your 2018 Mac mini (i3, i5, or i7)?
2018 Mac Mini SSD, 3.6Hz Intel i3
[automerge]1593633190[/automerge]
Especially because Mac mini AppleCare is so much cheaper than MacBook Pro AppleCare.
I may have been misinformed, but I was under the impression that Apple Care was about $350, which is quite a substantial amount for this unit (which ranges from $900-$1200). Mine was about $850.
What bothers me is that you can upgrade to Apple Care within the first year (meaning you do not have to buy it at the point of sale). You can wait all the way to the 11th month after you get your computer.. but Apple does not make this known. (even if you bought the unit pre-owned and it still had a few months of regular warranty left on it... source: Forbes.com)
[automerge]1593633693[/automerge]
For reference:
So they’re pretty much all absolute disgraces, or is there something else about Apple that has got you in a twist? Maybe contain your outrage a wee bit for a sec?
My 2¢ is that Steve should’ve ponied up for AppleCare (3 years, full service) and had a smart backup plan, and this would’ve been a minor inconvenience.
No disrespect intended, but my guess is that a lot of people end up here because they didn't have a smart backup plan. But we figure out how to fix what's wrong and get on with things. I've been fixing hand-me-down Macs since 2001, for myself and friends, and they have always been completely "fixable." I see now, this is no longer the case. My smart backup plan now is to put this thing away for a year or two, until more aftermarket logic board/SSD units are available for sale (you can only get one from Apple right now).
Then I will order one from iFixit, open up the Mac Mini and put it in. And I will have a working unit to use or to sell.
Unless the silly new "T-2" security chip bricks it, as is the case right now with people trying to work on their new Macs without taking it to Authorized Repair.. so I have read. Please correct me if I am wrong, and save me the trouble!