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verisimilitude | 3 years ago

Caveat: repair now available for Mac Notebooks "with the M1 family of chips" - this is reasonable, I think. However, I do feel badly because I have a 2017 with a noisy fan that needs to be replaced, but I don't think I'll ever be able to get the precisely OEM Apple-blessed one. This is important to me because of the non-annoying whoosh sound that the varied blade spacing of the OEM fans normally provide. My options are (1) used or (2) rando cross-your-fingers 'brand' fan. I guess I could just try a variety of those no-names and use the least annoying one.

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bluedino|3 years ago

My 2017 had a clicking/buzzing fan when it was about 2 years old. I bought a used fan from a seller on eBay (I think it was a $12 part), took the laptop apart (involved some very tiny screws) and replaced it and it's been fine ever since. There's even videos on YouTube you can follow along with.

Nowhere near as simple as repairs on the old non-Retina, unibody machines but easier than an iPad.

scarface74|3 years ago

3) take it in to Apple for repair.

lstamour|3 years ago

And do it soon, or the 7 year “legacy” period might kick in. Apple has a cut-off past which they will not service or support their products. It’s usually 5-7 years from when they were first or last sold. (Actually, it’s a bit arbitrary if you ask me, because Apple is the one that sets whether a product is still serviceable or not, regardless of how long it’s been.)

verisimilitude|3 years ago

Not to make this my personal tech support but... I thought my 2017 model was 'vintage' status and not repaired at Apple anymore? I'll see what I can find out...

asdff|3 years ago

4) pay $450 for their out of warranty flat rate repair fee to fix your $0.30 plastic fan.

whalesalad|3 years ago

Replacing the keyboard on my 2018 retina/touchbar MacBook Pro was somewhat of a nightmare because it is riveted to the chassis and also screwed down with like 42 screws - but afterwards I actually preferred the feel of the keyboard with the new subtle 'give' that it had. The juice was worth the squeeze.

Keyboard on the M2 air is outstanding though, so the 2018 MBP is now collecting dust. I should probably find a way to turn it into a headless vm host with built-in battery backup but something about putting a closed laptop in the rack feels trashy.

CountHackulus|3 years ago

Well that sucks, my mid-2012 MBP needs a new battery. I guess it's back to 3rd party options.