Son killed my 15in MacBook Pro!

[simple411]

I had a glass of wine next to my Late 2011 Macbook on the kitchen table. Son came over and accidentally scored a direct hit on to my keyboard. Flipped it quick powered it down took off the back and detached the battery. After a few days of drying I've cleaned it up but its dead. Some thoughts.. fix it, buy something new or wait for the next gen? I do need something in the interim for presentations if I'm going to wait. I've even looked at some PC laptops but couldn't force myself to buy something. Thinking of buying a 13in Retina move my ssd from the old to new and if the memory works old to new too. What do you all think?

Thanks in advance..

 

[justperry]

Open the thing, clean with isopropyl alcohol and try again, iFixit has good guides on how to open Macs.

Oh, and don't blame the son, or was it his wine.

 

[Millionaire2K]

You can't move your old parts into the 13in Retina. Get the non retina if you want to move parts.

 

[Count Blah]

Don't give up total hope. My MBP needed literally 5 weeks of drying out before it started working again.

 

[snaky69]

You can't move your old parts into the 13in Retina. Get the non retina if you want to move parts.

Just quoted for emphasis.

RAM is soldered onto the mainboard on the retina, and the SSD is a blade-style à la MacBook air.

You will not be able to move your parts over if you go retina.

 

[johnnnw]

Find a new son.



Just kidding. You've done all you can. GL.

 

[BlizzardPS]

Kill your son.


Nah, just replace him.

 

[JeffiJers]

your ssd wont fit in the 13R fyi.

 

[DollaTwentyFive]

This is the problem with underage drinking. The fine motor skills are not yet developed enough.

 

[bobcan]

These guys CLAIM to be able to fix most, and prices don't seem too unreal to me (silly Canadian) so might be worth a look if you have a 'repair price in mind' before you just say UPGRADE time.. Good Luck!!

http://www.dttservice.com/macbookpro.html

 

[saturnotaku]

If you do decide to upgrade, you should look into taking out an insurance policy on the new notebook, which would cover accidental damage, fire, theft, etc. Consult with your car/homeowner's agency to see if you can take out a "personal items policy" on it. All you should need is the serial number of the new MBP and a copy of the receipt showing the purchase price. Otherwise, there are specific companies such as Worth Ave Group that deal specifically in insurance for notebooks, phones, and tablets. Policies are not that expensive. I pay less than $50/year through State Farm.

 

[KeegM480]

Try Apple Store

I know this is over used but I had an issue with a 13" a friend spilled on one. We tried just having the keyboard replaced (Only had an issue with the key board) then we started to have issues with it charging. Took it to the Apple Store and they said they had a flat rate water damage fee. I beleive it was around $500 but they replaced the keyboard, motherboard, side panel, and mag safe port. Its probably best to just take it to apple even though its expensive.

 

[rikscha]

Are you still in the return period? Perhaps get a girl?

 

[simple411]

Thanks for all your help. Trying to get the macbook fixed. In the meantime I picked up a 2013 Macbook Air. So far so good. Just have to keep my wine glass far away from my laptop.

 

[themumu]

Well, your first mistake was using the laptop in the kitchen

I'm guilty of that too, but I found I can reduce the chance of accidental death by perching the laptop on top of something, so that it's not in direct path of tripping liquid containers. I use something like this:

Just a simple cover for cake platters. Can be found in any dollar store. Probably insufficient for tall stemware, but good enough for regular drinking glasses.