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Apple Store repair question... broken upon return from repair

MrXiro

MrXiro

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Hey all,

I'm not sure what section to put this in so I apologize in advanced if this is in the wrong section.

I just got my MBP yesterday for a repair of the 9400m flicker issue. So far it works fine but now I noticed that the Superdrive is acting up. It can't seem to take data discs... it seems to read single layer DVD movies just fine... but it spits out CD-RW and my system restore disc.

I don't have applecare on my laptop and paid $310 to fix the 9400m issue... will they charge me again to fix the failed Superdrive?
 
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Whoops, double post.
 
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Surely even Apple didn't offer a warranty it would be free anyway?! I know the US has weak consumer laws but this must surely be an open and shut case- you paid apple to fix something and then something else broke within 24 hours- bit of a big coincidence?
 
iStudentUK said:
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Surely even Apple didn't offer a warranty it would be free anyway?! I know the US has weak consumer laws but this must surely be an open and shut case- you paid apple to fix something and then something else broke within 24 hours- bit of a big coincidence?
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Well the uMBP of 2008 are known to have faulty disc drives... and I barely ever use mine... so it's quite possible that it was broken before I brought it in for them to fix the 9400m issue. Their diagnosis doesn't check if the drive works properly, they hardwire (in the ethernet port) a diagnostic check of the system's hardware and it just runs a scan to see if everything is "on/working" not if the drive itself actually "works". Which you can only tell if it is by putting a disc in, my best guess is a faulty laser on the thing.

Read a few people with this problem on these forums in the last week.

Hope they replace the drive for free for me. 🙂
 
MrXiro said:
Well the uMBP of 2008 are known to have faulty disc drives... and I barely ever use mine... so it's quite possible that it was broken before I brought it in for them to fix the 9400m issue. Their diagnosis doesn't check if the drive works properly, they hardwire (in the ethernet port) a diagnostic check of the system's hardware and it just runs a scan to see if everything is "on/working" not if the drive itself actually "works". Which you can only tell if it is by putting a disc in, my best guess is a faulty laser on the thing.

Read a few people with this problem on these forums in the last week.

Hope they replace the drive for free for me. 🙂
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Well if it is a known fault that happened 24 hours after Apple handed back your MBP I'd refuse to pay for a new superdrive.
 
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