Should I spend $475 to repair 2013 MBA

[Boyd01]

Best Buy will be selling the latest Air, 128GB for $799 on Black Friday.

That would be a big downgrade since OP said he has a "top of the line" MBA which means i7 cpu and 512gb SSD.

 

[lambertjohn]

That would be a big downgrade since OP said he has a "top of the line" MBA which means i7 cpu and 512gb SSD.

you're absolutely right!

 

[rneglia]

So many people say the Air is trash because it's not retina. Or that once you go retina, you can't go back. I got my Air back after a month of looking at nothing but a retina iPad Pro.

Non-retina is fine for Macs!

 

[_Kiki_]

So many people say the Air is trash because it's not retina. Or that once you go retina, you can't go back. I got my Air back after a month of looking at nothing but a retina iPad Pro.

Non-retina is fine for Macs!

screen is very old tech, 10 years old XPS M1710 has better screen 1920x1200 IPS VS 1440x900 TN in MacBook Air

CPU even if it's i7 is slow like tortoise

Yes, $500 does seem high. I was prepared to write this MBA off and put the money I would have spent to repair it towards one of the new MacBooks or MacBook Pros. But I'm hearing so many complaints/issues with the keyboards on the new models that I want to get another two or three years out of this Air, while Apple sort out these problems in the new form factor.

I also checked out the used and refurbished market for MBAs. I think mine is in better shape than most of what I am seeing on eBay, and the refurbished models Apple sells are not marked down by much (still $1200 for top of the line).

Also, for $500, Apple replaced my logic board, display, RAM, and apparently the SSD. It seems like the only thing that's original is the aluminum shell and keyboard/trackpad. It's essentially all brand new internals. iFixit wanted $480 just for a new logic board, and I would have had to replace it myself.

I think Apple's rates and service are worth the price.

Thanks all!

RAM is soldered, so it's included with Logic Board.
Why they replaced SSD? Did you checked serial number previous and actual SSD?

Why they replaced display ? Liquid or impact damage ?

also they used refurbished or old/used parts, not new, also there is only 3 months warranty for repair, after that if something happened they will show you middle finger and they ask again for more money

 

[Audit13]

Many people have asked me why I still use an air that uses such old technology when I can get a higher spec Dell or HP. Yes, this true but a Dell or HP is not an air.

To me, hardware isn't everything; it's the overall synergy of the air that I love.