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MacBook Water Damage

recall a couple months ago pddj spilled water on her macbook...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
so you can fix a shitbox that can only be fixed waiting in t...
offensive hospital keepsake machete
  10/18/17
incoherent
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
macbook - shitbox apple store - requires driving to mall,...
offensive hospital keepsake machete
  10/18/17
cr but non-responsive
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
non-apple places void apple warranties and they'll know sinc...
offensive hospital keepsake machete
  10/18/17
non-responsive bc warranty is long gone if there's water dam...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
have you gotten an estimate from a certified apple repair sh...
Painfully Honest Idiot
  10/18/17
not really. best buy charges $120 just to transfer the data ...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
sell her shit and kick her out? edit: isn't she STEM why ...
Demanding Brilliant Stage
  10/18/17
cr unless it can be repaired easily by some non-authorize...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
what are you asking, can you get someone else to do the repa...
Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness
  10/18/17
warranty is long gone anyway (3+ yrs old). im asking what so...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
the answer is probably 'it depends'. get it checked.
Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness
  10/18/17
is it reasonable to have to pay a "diagnostic fee"...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
diagnostic fee seems like flame.
Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness
  10/18/17
Diagnostic fee is definitely flame. Had one place try to pu...
Autistic Pearly Newt
  10/18/17
did they have an ultrasonic cleaner, do you know?
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
I think they said they did but that in itself sounded like f...
Autistic Pearly Newt
  10/18/17
Get one of those gigantic bags of basmati rice at the Indian...
Talented pontificating library love of her life
  10/18/17
she'll know.
Demanding Brilliant Stage
  10/18/17
...
Talented pontificating library love of her life
  10/18/17
...
Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness
  10/18/17
water damage was 2 months ago. components are prob fried alr...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
CR, call around and ask about logic board repair or replace....
Autistic Pearly Newt
  10/18/17
if it cant be fixed, is it worth it to pay $300-400 to repla...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
Whoever does the work should not charge if not able to fix. ...
Autistic Pearly Newt
  10/19/17
tyft. yeah, i wonder if 350 for the repair is worth it. ...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/19/17
Lol at using a laptop at home.
sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness
  10/18/17
nothing more prole than a big desktop box in your mom's base...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness
  10/18/17
that'll work well on an airplane if you leave mom's basement...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
You know what’s like the *opposite* of prole? Owning *multip...
sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness
  10/18/17
owning multiple computers is prole as fuck.
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
Computers and loaves of bread from all over! The height of l...
Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness
  10/18/17
...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
https://www.maingear.com/custom/sff/xcube/
sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness
  10/18/17
you really need to get a job
bearded indigo abode clown
  10/19/17
Yelp mac repair. Go to place with good reviews. Will easil...
Autistic Pearly Newt
  10/18/17
you know what they did to "clean" the water damage...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
They cleaned the corrosion off. They didn’t charge me for t...
Autistic Pearly Newt
  10/18/17
Anytime I get an Apple product fixed at one of these places ...
Talented pontificating library love of her life
  10/18/17
could always dispute the charges if that happens. but she wa...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/18/17
The mall kiosks are shit. My dude had 5 stars from over 100...
Autistic Pearly Newt
  10/18/17
FYI, Thinkpads have drain holes in the keyboard
Walnut Codepig
  10/18/17
...
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/19/17
This happened to me and still pisses me off.
Beady-eyed Black Property Turdskin
  10/19/17
lol at buying a mac
bearded indigo abode clown
  10/19/17
she didnt buy it. turd ex bought it for her
yapping hyperactive institution
  10/19/17


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Date: October 18th, 2017 9:56 PM
Author: yapping hyperactive institution

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: offensive hospital keepsake machete

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: offensive hospital keepsake machete

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: offensive hospital keepsake machete

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: yapping hyperactive institution



(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: Painfully Honest Idiot

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Demanding Brilliant Stage

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness

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: Autistic Pearly Newt

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Autistic Pearly Newt

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: Talented pontificating library love of her life

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: Demanding Brilliant Stage

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: Talented pontificating library love of her life



(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: Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness



(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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Autistic Pearly Newt

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Autistic Pearly Newt

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Cerise Queen Of The Night Messiness

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: yapping hyperactive institution



(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: sadistic stirring business firm twinkling uncleanness

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: bearded indigo abode clown

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: Autistic Pearly Newt

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Autistic Pearly Newt

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: Talented pontificating library love of her life

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: yapping hyperactive institution

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: Autistic Pearly Newt

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: Walnut Codepig

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: yapping hyperactive institution



(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: Beady-eyed Black Property Turdskin

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: bearded indigo abode clown

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: yapping hyperactive institution

she didnt buy it. turd ex bought it for her



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