I can only say that my experience at Rossmann Repair Group was excellent and significantly cheaper than Apple's option. My experience was at a single unauthorized repair shop in New York City, and it doesn't necessarily represent the experience others might have at other unauthorized repair shops around the country, or world. Yet still, at the time of writing, the rogue app Adware Doctor stands. Should everyone take their broken Mac laptops to 'unauthorized' repair shops? A popular top-tier app in Apple’s Mac App Store was found pilfering browser histories from anyone who downloads it. Only the shell and the display are original. With liquid damaged Mac laptops, you're essentially getting a new computer - albeit with the same specs as the original - if you go the Apple repair route. That way, Apple and its customers have the guaranteed peace of mind that the laptop is fully functional, just as it was when you first unboxed it.īut, Apple's version of 'peace of mind' can come with a huge cost, especially since we didn't have AppleCare+.
With that risk in mind, Apple would rather totally replace the logic board, even if it's going to come with a huge price tag.
Even if a laptop appears to work properly after a simple minor chip replacement, it's possible that liquid damage could cause problems later down the line.
