Sounds like I'm the only forum member eligible for the repairs at the moment. Unfortunately, I have to have my laptop for school, so hoping to squeeze out another month before taking in for repairs.
No, it's not paired, looks like Apple Geniuses doesn't have a clue,my drive already failed while updating to Mojave. They ended up replacing the SSD but also the logic board! The guy said even though the SSD was separate that it might be paired to the logic board (some sort of software lock possibly I have no idea maybe he didn't know what he was talking about)
I wonder how much money loses Apple on those "replacement programs" that are replacing half of the computer because of one little thing. I guess it's still like 1/100 of the money that would Apple lose by making well repairable machines.
No, it's not paired, looks like Apple Geniuses doesn't have a clue,
I had this laptop and I upgraded SSD from 128GB to 256GB without any problems
not a half, SSD is modular and replaceable on this model, you should do research before you will take a part in this discussion
Dear Kiki, my fault, but in other cases (like replacing keyboard in current MBP), they have to replace quite a lot. Is that eco friendy or customer friendly?
You would be amazed, my friend.Imagine you are smart enough to have the cure for aids, but not smart enough to run a backup?
Less money fixing a problem than paying for higher quality products and R&D to begin with.I wonder how much money loses Apple on those "replacement programs" that are replacing half of the computer because of one little thing. I guess it's still like 1/100 of the money that would Apple lose by making well repairable machines.
When Apple releases statements like this it’s incredibly frustrating.
It is the same with the keyboard failure. Apple has a tendency to make these statements assuming that their products are only used by people a stones throw from an Apple Store.
Mine also and she doesn't even own a macbook!My wife’s is eligible and we have an appointment in 2 hours
There are no "cheap" Apple products. They make 30% profit on a $350 iPad and a $6000 iMac Pro. Knowing this you should expect the same level of reliability from any Apple product, don't blame the consumer for not ponying up enough money to poor cash-strapped Apple.Thank goodness its not the touchbar version, because my brother would have a lot of trouble on his hands. This is probably another reason to stay away from the cheap entry level versions of Apple products; Apple never seems to put their heart and soul into it.
One more reason to offer computers with replaceable SSD.
It is just another Apple way to scam more money out of its users.
My wife’s is eligible and we have an appointment in 2 hours
Hi John. Could you please describe how the process was and how much time did they take? Thanks in advance.
Someone who is due to get his SDD serviced, please note thr model number before and after servicing. I have the feeling they have to quietly swap the drive because of the 128 and 256 GB versions being the only ones Sandisk provide. 512 GB and above are known to be Samsung-only.
And applying a firmware update even to hard disks never before affected the data, mever required erasing data. It stinks.
Mine also and she doesn't even own a macbook!