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MacBook Water Damage

recall a couple months ago pddj spilled water on her macbook...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
so you can fix a shitbox that can only be fixed waiting in t...
scarlet school cafeteria
  10/18/17
incoherent
carmine regret
  10/18/17
macbook - shitbox apple store - requires driving to mall,...
scarlet school cafeteria
  10/18/17
cr but non-responsive
carmine regret
  10/18/17
non-apple places void apple warranties and they'll know sinc...
scarlet school cafeteria
  10/18/17
non-responsive bc warranty is long gone if there's water dam...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
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carmine regret
  10/18/17
have you gotten an estimate from a certified apple repair sh...
overrated frozen really tough guy hairy legs
  10/18/17
not really. best buy charges $120 just to transfer the data ...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
sell her shit and kick her out? edit: isn't she STEM why ...
lake racy goal in life mediation
  10/18/17
cr unless it can be repaired easily by some non-authorize...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
what are you asking, can you get someone else to do the repa...
shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker
  10/18/17
warranty is long gone anyway (3+ yrs old). im asking what so...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
the answer is probably 'it depends'. get it checked.
shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker
  10/18/17
is it reasonable to have to pay a "diagnostic fee"...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
diagnostic fee seems like flame.
shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker
  10/18/17
Diagnostic fee is definitely flame. Had one place try to pu...
Magical nighttime incel
  10/18/17
did they have an ultrasonic cleaner, do you know?
carmine regret
  10/18/17
I think they said they did but that in itself sounded like f...
Magical nighttime incel
  10/18/17
Get one of those gigantic bags of basmati rice at the Indian...
Very tactful doctorate plaza
  10/18/17
she'll know.
lake racy goal in life mediation
  10/18/17
...
Very tactful doctorate plaza
  10/18/17
...
shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker
  10/18/17
water damage was 2 months ago. components are prob fried alr...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
CR, call around and ask about logic board repair or replace....
Magical nighttime incel
  10/18/17
if it cant be fixed, is it worth it to pay $300-400 to repla...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
Whoever does the work should not charge if not able to fix. ...
Magical nighttime incel
  10/19/17
tyft. yeah, i wonder if 350 for the repair is worth it. ...
carmine regret
  10/19/17
Lol at using a laptop at home.
Garnet Main People
  10/18/17
nothing more prole than a big desktop box in your mom's base...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
Garnet Main People
  10/18/17
that'll work well on an airplane if you leave mom's basement...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
You know what’s like the *opposite* of prole? Owning *multip...
Garnet Main People
  10/18/17
owning multiple computers is prole as fuck.
carmine regret
  10/18/17
Computers and loaves of bread from all over! The height of l...
shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker
  10/18/17
...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
https://www.maingear.com/custom/sff/xcube/
Garnet Main People
  10/18/17
you really need to get a job
Comical Flushed Institution
  10/19/17
Yelp mac repair. Go to place with good reviews. Will easil...
Magical nighttime incel
  10/18/17
you know what they did to "clean" the water damage...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
They cleaned the corrosion off. They didn’t charge me for t...
Magical nighttime incel
  10/18/17
Anytime I get an Apple product fixed at one of these places ...
Very tactful doctorate plaza
  10/18/17
could always dispute the charges if that happens. but she wa...
carmine regret
  10/18/17
The mall kiosks are shit. My dude had 5 stars from over 100...
Magical nighttime incel
  10/18/17
FYI, Thinkpads have drain holes in the keyboard
concupiscible grizzly crotch
  10/18/17
...
carmine regret
  10/19/17
This happened to me and still pisses me off.
Judgmental Exhilarant Ticket Booth Preventive Strike
  10/19/17
lol at buying a mac
Comical Flushed Institution
  10/19/17
she didnt buy it. turd ex bought it for her
carmine regret
  10/19/17


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Date: October 18th, 2017 9:56 PM
Author: carmine regret

recall a couple months ago pddj spilled water on her macbook (yes, women) and it acted up and we dried it out and it was fine. it died again today.

she went to apple store. red water indicator came up and they said there's water inside and they want $750 to repair it.

is it safe to find some non-apple place to get rid of the water?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34475616)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 9:57 PM
Author: scarlet school cafeteria

so you can fix a shitbox that can only be fixed waiting in the mall while the salesman pretends the nigs are going to buy an iphone mclvii or take the $750 and buy a good hp laptop.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34475629)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:02 PM
Author: carmine regret

incoherent

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34475668)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:03 PM
Author: scarlet school cafeteria

macbook - shitbox

apple store - requires driving to mall, waiting in line behind poor nogs looking at shit they'll never buy

pcs>>>macs and cheaper

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34475675)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:10 PM
Author: carmine regret

cr but non-responsive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34475727)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:11 PM
Author: scarlet school cafeteria

non-apple places void apple warranties and they'll know since they'll see you didn't take your macbook to one of the 5500 malls in this country with a store next to sbarros.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34475739)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:21 PM
Author: carmine regret

non-responsive bc warranty is long gone if there's water damage. and her computer is 3+ yrs old, too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34475847)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:42 PM
Author: carmine regret



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476029)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:43 PM
Author: overrated frozen really tough guy hairy legs

have you gotten an estimate from a certified apple repair shop? are they cheaper?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476042)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:52 PM
Author: carmine regret

not really. best buy charges $120 just to transfer the data from the ssd to a usb drive.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476125)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:43 PM
Author: lake racy goal in life mediation

sell her shit and kick her out?

edit: isn't she STEM why she using apple

the laptop isn't worth its repair cost prbably

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476041)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:52 PM
Author: carmine regret

cr

unless it can be repaired easily by some non-authorized place.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476129)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:44 PM
Author: shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker

what are you asking, can you get someone else to do the repair for less? sure, you can. they might fuck it up but if its way cheaper, maybe worth a shot. i dont think youll have any luck getting them to 'remove the water' if youre trying to get the apple store to reinstate the warranty though, that ship has sailed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476052)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:54 PM
Author: carmine regret

warranty is long gone anyway (3+ yrs old). im asking what sort of repair a cheap place can actually do. can the parts be "cleaned" of the water damage short of replacing the whole motherboard?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476145)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:01 PM
Author: shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker

the answer is probably 'it depends'. get it checked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476202)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:05 PM
Author: carmine regret

is it reasonable to have to pay a "diagnostic fee" from some no-name mac repair place on yelp if theyre not gonna be able to do anything, or should they just open it up and let do

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476238)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:08 PM
Author: shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker

diagnostic fee seems like flame.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476260)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:45 PM
Author: Magical nighttime incel

Diagnostic fee is definitely flame. Had one place try to pull this shit and I walked out. The 180 place I ended up going said if we can’t fix it we don’t charge u anything

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476480)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:49 PM
Author: carmine regret

did they have an ultrasonic cleaner, do you know?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476510)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:52 PM
Author: Magical nighttime incel

I think they said they did but that in itself sounded like flame and also seemed totally unnecessary.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476542)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:47 PM
Author: Very tactful doctorate plaza

Get one of those gigantic bags of basmati rice at the Indian grocery store and put it in there for a week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476076)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:50 PM
Author: lake racy goal in life mediation

she'll know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476100)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:51 PM
Author: Very tactful doctorate plaza



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476111)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:51 PM
Author: shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476115)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:54 PM
Author: carmine regret

water damage was 2 months ago. components are prob fried already.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476137)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:51 PM
Author: Magical nighttime incel

CR, call around and ask about logic board repair or replace. Should be under 400.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476531)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:54 PM
Author: carmine regret

if it cant be fixed, is it worth it to pay $300-400 to replace a logic boart? better just to sell it for parts? or pay $300-400 to repair and sell it as working?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476551)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:02 AM
Author: Magical nighttime incel

Whoever does the work should not charge if not able to fix. In other words they should be able to open up your computer, spend some time poking around and they call u with the problem and the solution.

Place should be able to repair logic board, they use like a microscope to look for components that are fried or some shit.

Or u could get lucky and they open it up and just a simple cable was fried.

Before I knew it was cheap cable I figured that 350 was worth it to avoid having to pay out for new computer. Guy also warranties his work for like 3-6 mos, maybe longer. I’m now well over the 6 mo mark

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476606)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:24 AM
Author: carmine regret

tyft.

yeah, i wonder if 350 for the repair is worth it.

a new MBA is $850 with "student" prices.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476751)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:54 PM
Author: Garnet Main People

Lol at using a laptop at home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476141)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:55 PM
Author: carmine regret

nothing more prole than a big desktop box in your mom's basement.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476149)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 10:56 PM
Author: Garnet Main People

https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476154)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:03 PM
Author: carmine regret

that'll work well on an airplane if you leave mom's basement.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476213)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:07 PM
Author: Garnet Main People

You know what’s like the *opposite* of prole? Owning *multiple* computers and not having to constantly unplug shit and maximally punish a laptop battery with constant charging.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476247)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:12 PM
Author: carmine regret

owning multiple computers is prole as fuck.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476278)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:15 PM
Author: shaky odious ladyboy candlestick maker

Computers and loaves of bread from all over! The height of luxury!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476301)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:17 PM
Author: carmine regret



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476318)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:02 PM
Author: Garnet Main People

https://www.maingear.com/custom/sff/xcube/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476205)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:19 PM
Author: Comical Flushed Institution

you really need to get a job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34479102)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:01 PM
Author: Magical nighttime incel

Yelp mac repair. Go to place with good reviews. Will easily be half off. Apple store wanted 780 to repair mine after screen wouldn’t turn on due to water damage. Took to third party place and they replaced a cable and cleaned some of the water damage. 70 bucks later my computer runs better than before and if it breaks in the future they’ll apply the 70 toward the repair.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476192)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:02 PM
Author: carmine regret

you know what they did to "clean" the water damage? did they tell you it was repairable when you took it in, or did they say they need to open it up and take a look?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476206)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:48 PM
Author: Magical nighttime incel

They cleaned the corrosion off. They didn’t charge me for the cleaning, just for cost of cable and a reasonable cost to replace it.

They thought it may have been the logic board based on symptoms I reported. My research online confirmed same. Logic board was substantially more expensive. When dude opened it up and looked around he found out that just the cable was fried. Called me that night to pick up the next day.

There deal was you don’t pay if we can’t fix it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476500)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:03 PM
Author: Very tactful doctorate plaza

Anytime I get an Apple product fixed at one of these places it inevitably breaks again in a month and when I go back they’re like yeah we suck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476215)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:06 PM
Author: carmine regret

could always dispute the charges if that happens. but she wants the computer actually fixed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476244)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:49 PM
Author: Magical nighttime incel

The mall kiosks are shit. My dude had 5 stars from over 100+ reviews.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476509)



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Date: October 18th, 2017 11:32 PM
Author: concupiscible grizzly crotch

FYI, Thinkpads have drain holes in the keyboard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34476409)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:13 PM
Author: carmine regret



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34479056)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:18 PM
Author: Judgmental Exhilarant Ticket Booth Preventive Strike

This happened to me and still pisses me off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34479092)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:18 PM
Author: Comical Flushed Institution

lol at buying a mac

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34479094)



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Date: October 19th, 2017 12:22 PM
Author: carmine regret

she didnt buy it. turd ex bought it for her



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3768234&forum_id=2#34479120)