Open question: can you buy individual board-level components for other major OEMs like Dell, HPE, Lenovo and such?
That will never happen. Why would Apple want to be in the parts supply business? Theres no money or reasonable profit to be made there. And if there were, you wouldn't want to pay Apple's prices, anyway.
Ooh ooh I have a G3 Wallstreet that could use a new battery. Like, a fourth new one."The program covers all Mac models"
I don't think so.
Okay I need my PowerBook G4 1Ghz repaired.
That will never happen. Why would Apple want to be in the parts supply business? Theres no money or reasonable profit to be made there. And if there were, you wouldn't want to pay Apple's prices, anyway.
How about this: Apple simply doesn't make it impossible for us to buy chips from their suppliers then. My laptop costs more than a used car. Yet Apple actively blocks some of its suppliers from selling power supply chips to potentially fix them. It's bad for consumers and bad for the environment.
nobody cares what Apple want. If I own a ford car, I can buy parts from ford and fix it. Why? Because it keeps the car from going in a landfill.
Yeah, but his eye shadow is great! 😂I don't watch his videos, but, according to my father's representation, Louis is never happy.
Why would any authorized and properly trained technician want to work on any device that was improperly repaired? Maybe I’m misunderstanding your post, but if the technician is properly trained like the ones who perform warranty work, what difference does it make? All techs can make mistakes sometimes. I asked the genius that replaced my iPhone’s battery and he mentioned that occasionally they damage things. (Apple then replaces the damaged component or replaced the device)
I’m being trained on board level repair and rework, something that NO Apple technician is trained to do (by Apple) Apple doesn’t even allow techs to do board level work. The bad logic boards and other assemblies have to be mailed back. They then are sent to China to be refurbished and added back into parts inventory. I was an ACMT for 3 years and never made a mistake on a computer. I also fixed iPhones on the side and damaged a iPhone 4S during a screen repair. It happens.
What I won’t work on are devices that are missing components, missing screws, damaged cables, etc. A good technician doesn’t leave a trace when he/she is done unless they have to micky-mouse someone’s botched repair attempt.
you mean the qualified to do repairs club?Doesn't sound significantly different from their existing protocols for Apple authorized service providers. Once you've got GSX and Apple-certified techs on staff, you're in their club anyways.
Open question: can you buy individual board-level components for other major OEMs like Dell, HPE, Lenovo and such?
Can Apple please point out the exact differences/benefits to the customer?
That's what happens when you're a company that acts like a t*rd. Clever way to get hold of spare parts from a company that doesn't give out spare partsAbsolutely. Mac Genius from 2007-2014... mistakes happen in the Genius Room (to some techs, very frequently), but when that product is finally marked RFP (ready for pickup), there should be no trace you ever worked on it.
We'd deny service for tampered devices on a daily basis. When I left in 2014, the latest scammer craze was iPads that wouldn't power on, turns out they were devoid of parts inside and filled with modeling cement... we had to start weighing them.
That would be great if it were actually true. Unfortunately this repair program is so full of ridiculous conditions and gotchas that it is completely and utterly useless. It's just a con to convince the regulators that they have done something good when they haven't.I like how Apple is changing the direction and being very transparent/open about this.
Hazarding a guess that it is to appease existing Authorized Service Provider Program members (who can perform in-warranty repairs) so they do not lose that business to these independent shops.
And Apple is not going to create parts distribution inventories and networks across the US and other countries so you and other hobbiests can fix your computer purchasing single unit parts. That would be incredibly stupid, and a big money loser.
Once again, I don’t care if Apple loose money on this it’s just horrendous that a company that claims to be green strictly limits the access to spare parts. There is no defence for this.
It’s not that long ago that you (or more preferably a repair shop or a wholesaler could order parts for home electronics). Apples has definitely led the way in the move for this and other companies has followed.
The EU opened up competition in the market for spare part for cars which triées to remove all of those hurdles that car companies put up like IP-rights or special screws. The European Commission is moving for a right to repair and I really hope that Apple and others are put in place on this because everything from Pentalobe screws, to limits in what you can order from Apple, to the whole closing of of third party suppliers and swapping of motherboards with the SSDs need to go.