Repair 2016 Macbook pro or buy a iMac

[rpinnell]

Hi all,
I wanted to pick some peoples brains on what I should do about a 2016 macbook pro that had recent water damage. I just took it into the apple store to see what the repair cost would be and they quoted me 1475 plus tax to basically send it off and have an entire new computer replaced/refurbished. The specs on my computer that I got in 2016 are:

15 inch Macbook pro with touchbar
2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
• 16GB 2133MHz memory
• Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB memory
• 1TB PCIe-based SSD

Again they quoted me 1475 plus tax to have this repaired. They offer a 90 day hardware warranty on this but otherwise thats it. My data is basically lost either way on it (although I have most data backed up minus a few months)

My other option would be to scrap getting it repaired and just buy a new Mac. I have come into a situation where I don't necessarily need a laptop anymore because I now have a work laptop that I can use for portability when I need to. My thought would be to buying a 27 inch iMac. Pricing that out it is

27 inch iMac

• 3.4GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz
• 16GB 2400MHz DDR4
• 1TB Fusion Drive
• Radeon Pro 570 with 4GB video memory

The total cost of this computer is 1879 plus tax. The benefit of this is that I would have the warranty on a brand new computer and not a 90 day warranty on a basically refurbished computer from apple. Any thoughts on what anyone else would do would be appreciated.

 

[iAppl3Fan]

Get the iMac. Since you no longer need a laptop, then enjoy the big screen of the iMac. My 2011 iMac is still running strong and its a good investment.

 

[Poki]

If you prefer a notebook, get it repaired. If you rather had a 27" desktop, get the iMac, and sell the damaged MacBook Pro via ebay (quote the repair cost, so the sale price should be somewhere around the value of a working machine minus the repair price).

 

[mvtm]

Not worth to pay that MBP repair cost imho. Also being repaired will have problems selling fast.

As you no longer need a laptop my take would be to get a iMac on sale that meets your needs. Adorama had the 27" 2015 3.3GHZ 8GB 2TB Fusion, Radeon M395 for $1400 some days ago.

Specs comparable to your 15" MBP with the 1TB you can find them for $2300-2500 brand new MBP 16/17. Paying more than a half of what they sell it brand new is imho too much for me.

Just let that MBP die. Get an iMac instead on a good sale price with your specs. The repair quote, i agree is too high.

 

[Pearl Wisdom]

Hi all,
I wanted to pick some peoples brains on what I should do about a 2016 macbook pro that had recent water damage. I just took it into the apple store to see what the repair cost would be and they quoted me 1475 plus tax to basically send it off and have an entire new computer replaced/refurbished. The specs on my computer that I got in 2016 are:

15 inch Macbook pro with touchbar
2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
• 16GB 2133MHz memory
• Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB memory
• 1TB PCIe-based SSD

Again they quoted me 1475 plus tax to have this repaired. They offer a 90 day hardware warranty on this but otherwise thats it. My data is basically lost either way on it (although I have most data backed up minus a few months)

I wonder if your 1TB SSD is really a total loss. If you could get the SSD out, you could put it in an enclosure, like this one https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MAU3ENPRPCI/ for a hundred dollars.

Also, depending on how thoroughly damaged you think it is, maybe there are other repairers who might charge less for the repair, or maybe they would do the task of getting the SSD out without further breaking it.

 

[maerz001]

I wonder if your 1TB SSD is really a total loss. If you could get the SSD out, you could put it in an enclosure, like this one https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MAU3ENPRPCI/ for a hundred dollars.

Also, depending on how thoroughly damaged you think it is, maybe there are other repairers who might charge less for the repair, or maybe they would do the task of getting the SSD out without further breaking it.

The ssd is soldered. But if the logic board is not complete dead Apple or third party can can get the data

 

[Fishrrman]

The price you were quoted... isn't worth it.
Spend the money on a replacement.

Perhaps you could sell the old one "for parts" and recover some of the cost...

 

[oldhifi]

THINK IMAC..