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MBPR First To Go For A Swim

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Bwilky

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Not sure, but I think I'm the first to send my MBPR for a swim. Yesterday, the dumb a$$ I am, spilt my H2O all over the macbook. It was a good 1/3 of a litre too. I've yet to turn it on.

My friend suggested I call my VISA company and try to claim it with them as it's under 90 days. So I did, all I have to do is go to the Apple Store and get a quote on the damage and they should most likely cover it. Anyone have any idea on what it would cost to replace all the guts inside this thing? I flipped it upside down and water poured right out of the keyboard and the speakers.

And yes, I'm a real idiot that doesn't deserve this fine peace of tech. I was just having a really bad day and wasn't thinking clearly.
 
Bwilky said:
Not sure, but I think I'm the first to send my MBPR for a swim. Yesterday, the dumb a$$ I am, spilt my H2O all over the macbook. It was a good 1/3 of a litre too. I've yet to turn it on.

My friend suggested I call my VISA company and try to claim it with them as it's under 90 days. So I did, all I have to do is go to the Apple Store and get a quote on the damage and they should most likely cover it. Anyone have any idea on what it would cost to replace all the guts inside this thing? I flipped it upside down and water poured right out of the keyboard and the speakers.

And yes, I'm a real idiot that doesn't deserve this fine peace of tech. I was just having a really bad day and wasn't thinking clearly.
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man, this SUCKS! hope you get a replacement soon as!
 
That sucks, hopefully they can give you a replacement and don't put any liquor next to the Mac.

Good luck!
 
They also double your warranty. So it kinda
Makes AppleCare Not worth it. Unless they double apple care
 
Bwilky said:
It's everything that's getting replaced except for 1 fan.
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If you didn't spill anything on the display, I'm not sure why they'd replace that. The bottom case shouldn't have to go anywhere either. The top case would only have to go if the keyboard is not detachable. They may have their reasoning. Repairs most likely use a combination of new and refurbished parts. Otherwise if they really are replacing everything, it would make more sense just to swap it for a replacement.
 
Bwilky said:
Not sure, but I think I'm the first to send my MBPR for a swim. Yesterday, the dumb a$$ I am, spilt my H2O all over the macbook. It was a good 1/3 of a litre too. I've yet to turn it on.
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a bottle of water got knocked onto my rmbp too. I shut it down immediately then turned it upside down, waited about 2 hours then turned it back on. it's worked perfectly ever since. I hope you have a positive experience like I did.

how long has it been now? have you tried turning it on yet?
 
thekev said:
If you didn't spill anything on the display, I'm not sure why they'd replace that. The bottom case shouldn't have to go anywhere either. The top case would only have to go if the keyboard is not detachable. They may have their reasoning. Repairs most likely use a combination of new and refurbished parts. Otherwise if they really are replacing everything, it would make more sense just to swap it for a replacement.
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Apparently water got all over the connectors for the display.
Also I don't think their refurb parts. Retinas have only been out for 2 months.

bigalow said:
a bottle of water got knocked onto my rmbp too. I shut it down immediately then turned it upside down, waited about 2 hours then turned it back on. it's worked perfectly ever since. I hope you have a positive experience like I did.

how long has it been now? have you tried turning it on yet?
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I turned it on and everything was fine. After a minute the keys stopped working. I guess I'm not the first to spill
 
Bwilky said:
Apparently water got all over the connectors for the display.
Also I don't think their refurb parts. Retinas have only been out for 2 months.
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If they weren't an option, it should in theory be cheaper to just replace it with a new unit rather than eat the repair labor to assemble a new one from the same parts in the US. Fans are not expensive. Even if they use quality custom fans or bladeless, they are a small fraction of the cost.
 
thekev said:
If they weren't an option, it should in theory be cheaper to just replace it with a new unit rather than eat the repair labor to assemble a new one from the same parts in the US. Fans are not expensive. Even if they use quality custom fans or bladeless, they are a small fraction of the cost.
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The labor on the quote is $39.00
 
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