How expensive it is to replace a MBP 16 M1 logic board ?

[togg]

I had a mbpr 2012, had to replace the logic board after 6 years, the SSD also wore out after 7 years. So if I buy I'm very interested to know the price of the repair. I went to a apple seller today and they couldn't tell me...

I'm reading 1k usd here and there, does anybody have an idea?

 

[hovscorpion12]

With the M-series chips, the logic board and motherboard are the same. I’m assuming repair/replace cost is over $1,000.

 

[togg]

With the M-series chips, the logic board and motherboard are the same. I’m assuming repair/replace cost is over $1,000.

yea that's what I'm immagining, still I'm curious to know if someone has an official number for it!

 

[Fishrrman]

"Official number" ??

How about "lots of $$$" ???
As in, "if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it..."

BTW, the drives on these are not "replaceable" as an item.
Everything is "on the motherboard".

 

[MajorFubar]

The elephant in the room that no one talks about is that by the time the SSDs on modern Macbooks wear out, you won't be able to buy new replacements, no matter how much you throw at it. On older Macs, when something wore out like the hard drive, you just replaced it. Technically you could keep repairing the things forever (Luke Miani covered this topic in his video 'Why Macs last forever'). That's how I ended up keeping my 2011 iMac for 11 years and my 2010 Mac Mini for 12 years and counting.

However I plan to sell my Mac Studio Max and M1 Macbook Air no later than 5 years from purchase, on the grounds that when something wears out they become completely worthless doorstops because they can't be repaired. Annoyingly that means Apple has completely won the war against those of us who in the past steadfastly resisted upgrading 5+ year old hardware because our machines were frankly still good enough.

 

[uczcret]

I have a 14" MBP and I can honestly say I'm scared to know the actual amount.

 

[Fishrrman]

Here's an example.
My MacBook Pro 14" started making "ticking"/"clicking" sounds when touched on either side of the trackpad. There's a reddit thread about it, along with a posted video (not mine).

I took it to the genius bar this past Friday, and they sent it out for repair (got an email saying the repair depot has it this morning).

Cost on the repair invoice was:
Labor: $100
Flat rate 2 repair, MBP 14": $628 (trackpad replacement)

It's under warranty so no charge to me.
But still... $728 for a trackpad replacement.

(unlike the butterfly keyboard MacBooks, the trackpad/haptic engine on the MBP 14" and 16" models looks to be easily replaceable...)

 

[MikeDr206]

I want to say that when had the logic board on a MBP 16 Intel replaced recently, the tech quoted something over $1,000 if we hadn’t had AppleCare.

 

[jav6454]

I had a mbpr 2012, had to replace the logic board after 6 years, the SSD also wore out after 7 years. So if I buy I'm very interested to know the price of the repair. I went to a apple seller today and they couldn't tell me...

I'm reading 1k usd here and there, does anybody have an idea?

Unknown but it wouldn't surprise me if it were $800.

 

[Mlrollin91]

I had several Logic Board replacements in my 2017 21.5" iMac. All covered under warranty, but each one was $548 + $79 in labor. This was in 2019/2020 on a much cheaper device. I'd imagine its $900-1000 at minimum.

 

[togg]

"Official number" ??

How about "lots of $$$" ???
As in, "if you have to ask, you probably can't afford it..."

BTW, the drives on these are not "replaceable" as an item.
Everything is "on the motherboard".

I can afford it. But I doubt the planet itself can afford to have *every* electronic replaced every 6 years.

Here's an example.
My MacBook Pro 14" started making "ticking"/"clicking" sounds when touched on either side of the trackpad. There's a reddit thread about it, along with a posted video (not mine).

I took it to the genius bar this past Friday, and they sent it out for repair (got an email saying the repair depot has it this morning).

Cost on the repair invoice was:
Labor: $100
Flat rate 2 repair, MBP 14": $628 (trackpad replacement)

It's under warranty so no charge to me.
But still... $728 for a trackpad replacement.

(unlike the butterfly keyboard MacBooks, the trackpad/haptic engine on the MBP 14" and 16" models looks to be easily replaceable...)

Yes. The trackpad assembly is one of the main 3 parts of the computer together with screen and motherboard. I'll have to replace the trackpad of my current dell xps hackintosh and the part itself is 30$.

The elephant in the room that no one talks about is that by the time the SSDs on modern Macbooks wear out, you won't be able to buy new replacements, no matter how much you throw at it. On older Macs, when something wore out like the hard drive, you just replaced it. Technically you could keep repairing the things forever (Luke Miani covered this topic in his video 'Why Macs last forever'). That's how I ended up keeping my 2011 iMac for 11 years and my 2010 Mac Mini for 12 years and counting.

However I plan to sell my Mac Studio Max and M1 Macbook Air no later than 5 years from purchase, on the grounds that when something wears out they become completely worthless doorstops because they can't be repaired. Annoyingly that means Apple has completely won the war against those of us who in the past steadfastly resisted upgrading 5+ year old hardware because our machines were frankly still good enough.

That's exactly it. We have a 2007 iMac at home, works perfectly fine, no need to update it for most things. Let alone newer machinese. We replaced a backlight once, super small part, and that was it. We can also upgrade to SSD to make it faster.
The soldered SSD is the definitive nail in the coffin, they will wear out, there's no way around it. Also worth noting that the rest of the industry is doing similar things. The SSD is not soldered but buying parts after 3 years is already very hard.

I want to say that when had the logic board on a MBP 16 Intel replaced recently, the tech quoted something over $1,000 if we hadn’t had AppleCare.

Unknown but it wouldn't surprise me if it were $800.

I had several Logic Board replacements in my 2017 21.5" iMac. All covered under warranty, but each one was $548 + $79 in labor. This was in 2019/2020 on a much cheaper device. I'd imagine its $900-1000 at minimum.

Exactly! it went up from 750 to more than 1k now. Still curious about an exact number but imho it could be 1100$. For a repair.

 

[jav6454]

I can afford it. But I doubt the planet itself can afford to have *every* electronic replaced every 6 years.


Yes. The trackpad assembly is one of the main 3 parts of the computer together with screen and motherboard. I'll have to replace the trackpad of my current dell xps hackintosh and the part itself is 30$.

That's exactly it. We have a 2007 iMac at home, works perfectly fine, no need to update it for most things. Let alone newer machinese. We replaced a backlight once, super small part, and that was it. We can also upgrade to SSD to make it faster.
The soldered SSD is the definitive nail in the coffin, they will wear out, there's no way around it. Also worth noting that the rest of the industry is doing similar things. The SSD is not soldered but buying parts after 3 years is already very hard.






Exactly! it went up from 750 to more than 1k now. Still curious about an exact number but imho it could be 1100$. For a repair.

Usually, mother boards repairs are around that range depending on product and labor.

 

[Freeangel1]

Throw away Macs . because no one can afford the repairs once Apple Care has ended or they go out of warranty.

Just the way Apple wants it I would Imagine. It keeps the sales of new hardware happening more often then in the past.

Want a reliable repairable Mac? Build A Hackintosh with open core and an Intel 12th Gen 16 core Chip.
You can even add a video card that will SMOKE the Apple on board GPU
And replace your own SSD.
and you get to look forward to PCIe 5 and 6 when they come out.

 

[togg]

Throw away Macs . because no one can afford the repairs once Apple Care has ended or they go out of warranty.

Just the way Apple wants it I would Imagine. It keeps the sales of new hardware happening more often then in the past.

Want a reliable repairable Mac? Build A Hackintosh with open core and an Intel 12th Gen 16 core Chip.
You can even add a video card that will SMOKE the Apple on board GPU
And replace your own SSD.
and you get to look forward to PCIe 5 and 6 when they come out.

Yes, hackintosh is for sure the best route.
But on laptops the choice are very limited, I have one, but I would actually enjoy an apple laptop. But the tradeoff in non repairability disgust me.

 

[UBS28]

Judging by how expensive AppleCare is for the 16” M1 Max MacBook. It’s going to cost you an ARM and leg.

 

[jav6454]

Throw away Macs . because no one can afford the repairs once Apple Care has ended or they go out of warranty.

Just the way Apple wants it I would Imagine. It keeps the sales of new hardware happening more often then in the past.

Want a reliable repairable Mac? Build A Hackintosh with open core and an Intel 12th Gen 16 core Chip.
You can even add a video card that will SMOKE the Apple on board GPU
And replace your own SSD.
and you get to look forward to PCIe 5 and 6 when they come out.

How are Macs throw away? Every manufacturer will charge you for parts. Some won't even support you past 2 years.

 

[solo_riser]

It's probably one of those things where its prohibitively expensive to make people just buy another MBP.

 

[Alpha Centauri]

It's going back 10 years (or more) I was quoted €1300 for a logic board replacement after a denial for Apple Care coverage, this going through a certified reseller. Luckily found a mac centric repair shop that does component level repairs.

 

[togg]

How are Macs throw away? Every manufacturer will charge you for parts. Some won't even support you past 2 years.

The fact that others are doing it doesn't assolve Apple. Apple is on the top and it is leading the industry.

Apple activelly engage in making the supplier chain as tight as possible so that spare parts are not available through third party, their "recicling" program main goal is to take out the possibility of repair through parts reusage.

The even bigger problem with the newer models is that the SSD is soldered. And it will fail, there's no question about that. So in X years you will NOT be able to repair it in any way or form, since every logic board+SSD will be at the hedge of failing.

 

[togg]

It's going back 10 years (or more) I was quoted €1300 for a logic board replacement after a denial for Apple Care coverage, this going through a certified reseller. Luckily found a mac centric repair shop that does component level repairs.

I got a repair for a rmbp for 700... failed after 2 years. I had tried to find a true repair shop to look at the transistors but couldn't, maybe there was but whatever... That's why I'm so so pissed now. I don't want to go through that again.

 

[Alpha Centauri]

I got a repair for a rmbp for 700... failed after 2 years. I had tried to find a true repair shop to look at the transistors but couldn't, maybe there was but whatever... That's why I'm so so pissed now. I don't want to go through that again.

Oh what repair failed after 2 years. SSD tech has improved from 10yrs ago, mine failed after this period and am on the 2nd one now. Yes, finding a local trusted shop that performs component level repairs isn't easy, I was lucky. My MBP has turned into a Frankenstein with every part repaired or replaced. Keyboard remains faultless 13 yrs now.