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Broke my MBP - advice for transferring data/replacing?
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I'd say it'll hold for a bit longer than two years. Good to know your data carried over.
@thekev Oh, my recommendation was about the mid-2012 pre-retina 15" MBP9,1 (which is not on the list), not the mid-2012 15" Retina MBP10,1 and above ...The 2012 15" models had a repair program, albeit with seemingly far fewer complaints on here than the 2011 ones received. 2012 introduced the retina display models with NVidia gpus. Macrumors had an article on this. I'm linking it, because I can't find a corresponding page by Apple any longer. They may have removed it, since the repair program expired for all of these. These generations are marked obsolete and therefore Apple won't repair them. You're stuck with diy or third parties for all repairs, including battery replacement.
When it comes to stuff of this age, I wouldn't touch any model with any history of repair problems, and I would check your options for battery replacement prior to purchase, regardless of battery health when you buy it (if they swell, you'll need it).
Apple Initiates Repair Program for 2011-2013 MacBook Pros With Video Issues
Apple has launched a repair program to fix MacBook Pro machines sold between February 2011 and February 2013 that have problems with distorted video,...www.macrumors.com
Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired warranty - Apple Support
Learn about your options for getting service and parts for Apple devices that are past their warranty period.support.apple.com
The 15" i5/i7 quadcore preRetina MBP9,1 and the i5/i7 dualcore preRetina 13" MBPs (along with the unibody 13/15/17" core2duo MBPs) are IMHO among the sturdiest and most long-living devices Apple has ever built during it's Intel era.
@Drosera So congrats! This will certainly the beginning of a long 'friendship' with your new sturdy companion ... Take my advise to use an iLapStand (home) and/or CouchSurfer (on the go) to keep the machine above the waters (and maybe a ultra-thin TPU-keyboard cover). That stuff saved my ass more than once.
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