vintage Macbookpro keyboard repair

[macmacmacr]

I received a quote on July-2016 from Authorized Apple store
MY BLUE UMBRELLA
Located in Canada, Ontario
160 CIDERMILL AVE UNIT 1
CONCORD, ON L4K 4K5
from a replacement of a keyboard for a Macbookpro and the price they quoted for install and purchase of a new keyboard was $850. This is a ridiculous price since a new Macbookpro costs $1300.

I have received prices from $125 to $160 from other non authorized Apple repair

 

[tubeexperience]

I paid $25 USD to replace keyboard on my MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011).

When I was performing the repair for someone else, I charged ~$145 (depending on the model)

$125 is a very reasonable price.

 

[hamiltonDSi]

I paid 25$ bucks in Romania for a new-ish keyboard for my 15" Retina.
The guy brought a 2015 second hand 15" Retina (water damage) from the back and popped the keys out and installed them on my machine. They are flawless.

Mind you, I replaced only the keys, not the whole keyboard (ie backlight system, mechanism, etc)

 

[T5BRICK]

I received a quote on July-2016 from Authorized Apple store
MY BLUE UMBRELLA
Located in Canada, Ontario
160 CIDERMILL AVE UNIT 1
CONCORD, ON L4K 4K5
from a replacement of a keyboard for a Macbookpro and the price they quoted for install and purchase of a new keyboard was $850. This is a ridiculous price since a new Macbookpro costs $1300.

Does your Mac have liquid damage? I can't think of many other reasons why Apple would charge $850 to repair an older Mac that just needed a keyboard.

 

[tubeexperience]

I paid 25$ bucks in Romania for a new-ish keyboard for my 15" Retina.
The guy brought a 2015 second hand 15" Retina (water damage) from the back and popped the keys out and installed them on my machine. They are flawless.

Mind you, I replaced only the keys, not the whole keyboard (ie backlight system, mechanism, etc)

I would never used keyboards from a liquid damaged laptops as replacement parts.

 

[hamiltonDSi]

I would never used keyboards from a liquid damaged laptops as replacement parts.

like i said earlier, they are just the plastic key caps, not the whole keyboard

 

[0007776]

For an out of warranty repair Apple is always more expensive than a third party. That said if the keyboard stopped working from liquid damage you likely have to replace more than just the keyboard and are probably better off just buying a new machine.

 

[tubeexperience]

like i said earlier, they are just the plastic key caps, not the whole keyboard

Sorry, I didn't read throughly enough.

For an out of warranty repair Apple is always more expensive than a third party. That said if the keyboard stopped working from liquid damage you likely have to replace more than just the keyboard and are probably better off just buying a new machine.

False.

I have done keyboard replacements on liquid spilled MacBook Pro(s) and MacBook Air(s).

They work fine after keyboard replacements.

 

[0007776]

They work fine after keyboard replacements.

Sometimes, but your gambling that another component wasn't damaged. You might luck out, but you might also end up having it crash when something else fails due to the water damage. If the computer is used for anything important it isn't a gamble worth taking.

 

[jerryk]

Sometimes, but your gambling that another component wasn't damaged. You might luck out, but you might also end up having it crash when something else fails due to the water damage. If the computer is used for anything important it isn't a gamble worth taking.

Yes. After watching some of the Youtube videos I am amazed at how damaging even water is to computer. Louis Rossman (sp?) has one video where he pulls the keyboard cleans it up and then has to start desoldering chips to find the one that had water damage.

And it makes me mad that Apple does not anticipate water damage. Lenovo thinkpads have a film underneath the keyboard to guide liquids out of the bottom of the laptop without getting over too many components. They assume that eventually something will spill on the keyboard and your computer should survive that with the minimum amount of damage so you can make that presentation the next day. Real world vs. looking cool.

 

[tubeexperience]

Sometimes, but your gambling that another component wasn't damaged. You might luck out, but you might also end up having it crash when something else fails due to the water damage. If the computer is used for anything important it isn't a gamble worth taking.

You can make the same argument about anything.

"Oh, this car has a prior accident so it may failed."