If the soldered SSD on a macbook fail, what can apple do about it

[zha]

Can they just unsolder the SSD and replace with a new one, or the only thing they can do is to replace the entire logic board, which can be very expensive.

Thanks

 

[jgorman]

They use a Thunderbolt 3 tool to recover the data.

Then they replace the entire logic board.

 

[CloudsNeverDie]

Same for RAM, they replace the entire logic board ($1000+). It's a good motivation to keep your temps low.

 

[applesed]

So if your ssd fails on your 64gb, 8tb ssd setup, out of warranty, I imagine that is a hefty bill to replace, b/c it's all one part.

 

[CloudsNeverDie]

According to https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...soldered-on-logic-board.2011052/post-23828864, as of 2016 at least Apple charged the same for logic board replacement no matter the RAM or SSD size. That makes sense because the true cost of the RAM and SSD is much, much lower than what Apple charges for upgrades on new laptops.

 

[Fishrrman]

Apple is not going to "unsolder" and then replace a component part.
They'll replace the entire board, and charge you for it.

 

[maflynn]

Apple is not going to "unsolder" and then replace a component part.
They'll replace the entire board, and charge you for it.

Yep and to my knowledge they won't try to retrieve the data. If you don't have a backup then that's not their problem

 

[Falhófnir]

Yep and to my knowledge they won't try to retrieve the data. If you don't have a backup then that's not their problem

This is my understanding as well, at least for Macs with T2. On 2016 and 2017 models they did have a data recovery port, but that was removed when T2 was added on the 2018.