My mac was sitting on a couch and my dad accidentally spilled some beer on the mac. The mac was closed and already shut down. It spilled towards the back where the hinge is mainly. I tried to turn it on about a day later but it didnt work. When I try to charge it, the charging cable doesn't light up. I thought there was a problem with the cable but after borrowing my friends cable it still wasn't working. What's wrong with my mac? Who should I see to get it repaired? And how much will it cost?
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Spilled liquid on MacBook Pro
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What's wrong with your mac? Wate...Beer damage
Who should you see? Apple store/certified shop or local computers shop
How much? See above
Who should you see? Apple store/certified shop or local computers shop
How much? See above
beer probably shorted something.
You will usually need a new logic board and a new inverter board.
turning it on after a liquid spill is almost certain to fry something.
If the mac is old, you will pay almost as much as for a new MBP.
You will usually need a new logic board and a new inverter board.
turning it on after a liquid spill is almost certain to fry something.
If the mac is old, you will pay almost as much as for a new MBP.
"See above" means you'll have to ask the actual repair shop, because only they can determine what's wrong with it and what the repair will cost. Since repair cost will greatly depend on what needs to be replaced, there's no way to predict the cost without knowing what's wrong first.
The safest prediction of the repair cost is, "You won't like it".
Thank you. I went to the apple store. It will cost $1200 to fix so I will just end up purchasing a new one
Be sure to sell the old one on eBay. List what's wrong and sell for parts or repair only. You'd be surprised how much these sell for when non functional.