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  1. D

    Rare damage without compensation

    I own a MacBook Air that I have owned for about 5 years now. It's a 2011 that I purchased refurbished. I bought it in 2014. In 2015 it was 3 years old. One year later after purchase, I woke up one morning and found the screen floating above the keyboard. The keyboard was warped and the computer...
  2. marmiteturkey

    iPad Pro Bright spot on iPad Pro 10.5 screen

    I have an approx 1in spot on my iPad Pro screen which is brighter than the rest of the screen - it's unevenly lit. The spot is about 2in above the home button, and although it has soft edges, I'm anal about my gadgets, and the difference in brightness could be described as 'minor', it's clearly...
  3. S

    Registering for Warranty

    Hi Everyone, I just bought a new MacBook Pro two weeks ago. I haven't come across any mechanism for registering for warranty. Is it automatic, or is there a web page for doing so? Thank you!!
  4. lightdisc

    Help Deciding Between Used iMacs

    I am in the market for a budget used iMac that'll get video/audio editing done (especially After Effects). I've come to two affordable options that I will present here for your valued advice. 1. Late 2013 21.5in - 16gb RAM from macsales (OWC) in Excellent condition, 90 day warranty $629 - here...
  5. R

    Is apple fixing display issues on ipad or just exchange ipad to a new one?

    I have a white dot/stuck pixel in the corner of my iPad Air 3 gen display and uneven backlight. Will apple give me a new ipad or just fix it by replacing the display? What they usually do if there are issues like that ?
  6. R

    AirPods battery warranty

    Hey guys, the last couple of months my AirPods were unable to hold a proper charge and playback music for longer than 2-3 hours. I bought them nearly a year ago and that degradation during the last two months was extremely intensive. I took my AirPods too a local Apple Store (London Regent's)...
  7. Y

    iPhone 7/Plus Apple Store Messed Up my Repair, Options?

    I don't know if anyone has experienced this before. I took an unlocked iPhone 7+ to store for repair due to unresponsive screen. They send the phone in to TX. 10 days later the phone came back, however we couldn't activate the phone with an international SIM anymore. Chatted with a support...
  8. X

    should need to keep it for apple care?

    Just got new 2013 mac pro(6,1),and i plan to upgrade ram and ssd, should i need to keep apple original ssd(256gb) and ram(8x8=32gb) for apple care(3 years warranty) in future?
  9. S

    iPhone XR Issues with iPhone XR model no. abroad?

    Do any of you have had (or know of) issues with iPhone XR (mod. no. A1984) abroad? Apple sells A1984 in the US and another model no. (A2105) for Europe and the rest of the world. Since I'm in the US now, that's the model no. I would get from any store, but at some point I will return to Italy...
  10. A

    Are you guys still getting anti-reflective coating problems?

    Are you guys still getting anti-reflective coating problems? I saw a coverage on this problem: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/17/apple-extends-free-staingate-repairs/ I have the 2015, 13in MBP. Bought it around Sept. But it is out of warranty now with apple care. Am I still able to get the...
  11. D

    Applecare for iPad...do you buy?

    i have only ever bought AppleCare a few times for different macs, I have never bought it for iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch/tv, I like the idea of it but it’s a large expense to add to the top price of apple gear. I am curious to see what the feeling is on the forum, do you buy it? Is it worth it...
  12. sbn

    Color banding issues on new 4K monitor from AOC - what to do?

    Hello I recently bought an AOC U2777PQU monitor and only used it a little for office work during the last 3 weeks. Today i started using it for some graphical work, and noticed a huge amount of color banding on all gradients. I tried with several display adaptors and inputs, with the same...
  13. Erik701

    iPhone X replacement under warranty

    Hello, A few weeks ago I started to experience crackling from ear speaker on my iPhone X. Crackles are very noticeable when watching videos, listening to music via speaker... I did little bit of research and it looks like it´s very well known issue on iPhone X from first batches. I also found...
  14. J

    so i wanna trade in my iphone x for the XR but i have some issues i need answers for.

    so i have a iphone x that has a crack in the corner from dropping it and it created other little crackings in the corner, nothing to serious other than that mint condition. on my iphone x i have $700 left on my payments. i was wondering if i could trade it for the 750 iphone xr. let me know...
  15. Sovon Halder

    Why am I so unlucky ?

    My iPhone's home button got clicky and cracky right after 7 days of expiry of warranty. That was a year ago. And now, after 22 days since my warranty got over my macbook pro 2017 13" TB started having unresponsive key with the letter 'N'. I'm typing the line below with one key stroke of the...
  16. M

    iMac Pro: AppleCare alternatives?

    Is anyone aware of any AppleCare alternatives for the iMac Pro? I only need hardware coverage, not tech support. I would like to find an option that offers warranties longer than three years, and which allows me to ship the iMac Pro in for service if it is ever needed. AppleCare requires me to...
  17. E

    Beats Warranty Repair

    I took my Beats Solo 3 in for repair last week as the glue to hold the rubber piece to the rest of the headband was coming loose. My headphones still had a 1-year warranty. I returned to the store today to collect my headphones and found that they had been replaced instead. Just curious, would...
  18. A

    In Warranty changed iPad is new or refurbished?

    Hi. I have some problems with my iPad pro 10.5" modell and I'm going to bring back to the Apple Service, because it has half year Apple warranty. I hope, thats I will get a brand new iPad pro back. (without the box, only the device, as I know) I would like to ask you guys, that do I get back...
  19. Animattronic

    MacBook Pro Retina 15" 2015 -after warranty

    Hello! I'm relatively new MacBook user - I've switched from ThinkPad in 2015, when mid-2015 Retina models came out. I really like the computer, mostly use it for a data science tasks - data-intensive algorithms, programming, data visualization etc. Apparently, my Apple Care period has ended now...
  20. lishaoalox

    (Updated) Almost-New NMB 2017

    (Update) Thanks for all the advice and opinions below! Now I'm considering whether to buy from my friend or not. (Might have 2 business trips around October, so might not be able to wait till the 2018 new models being released.) Also, I guess there won't be a huge improvement with the 2018...