How do I find an unauthorized repair person?

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MacBook Unibody A1342

2.26 or 2.4 GHz / White plastic unibody enclosure

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Michael Holt @michaelholt

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Gepost: 23 mrt. 2018

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How do I find an unauthorized repair person?

I love this site but am intimidated by the repair guide I found for my problem (broken magsafe port). The mac store says they are not authorized to do this repair and I have to buy a new computer. But the guide makes it look quite doable. How do I find a skilled, dependable repair person who is not beholden to Apple? I tried searching "unauthorized mac repair" and didn't come up with much. Thanks so much! - Michael on Cape Cod

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I'm not authorized. Where do you live? Can you post a photo? Is the case cracked?Maybe we can hold your hand. It's hardly worth the cost of shipping it off.

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Thanks Mayer! I'm in Cape Cod MA. I will send a photo in a few days. The case is cracked in that area, yes, although I still think a repair is possible. The steps that intimidated me are the ones saying "use extreme caution here; this part is easily bent or broken." I'm going to seek a good general electronics repair person in my area who's willing to try this repair using the guide I found on this site. If it's not easy finding such a person, I might try it myself with you holding my hand! Thanks so much for the offer. I'll send a picture early next week. - Michael

24 mrt. 2018 door Michael Holt

PS do you know how Apple justifies not authorizing anyone to do such relatively simple repairs as this?

24 mrt. 2018 door Michael Holt

Michael, I probably have the part in stock. A medium USPS box and some bubble wrap will do the job for shipping. At least I have an eight year record on this site. Apple is now a greedy corporation. Integrity left with Steve Jobs. Anything over 6 years old is considered a "legacy Machine" and Apple will not fix it or sell you parts. They want you to go buy a new machine (that's unrepairable). Besides, they don't have to train technicians anymore.

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Thanks Mayer! I'm in Cape Cod MA. I will send a photo in a few days. The case is cracked in that area, yes, although I still think a repair is possible. The steps that intimidated me are the ones saying "use extreme caution here; this part is easily bent or broken." I'm going to seek a good general electronics repair person in my area who's willing to try this repair using the guide I found on this site. If it's not easy finding such a person, I might try it myself with you holding my hand! Thanks so much for the offer. I'll send a picture early next week. - Michael — Michael Holt
PS do you know how Apple justifies not authorizing anyone to do such relatively simple repairs as this? — Michael Holt
Michael, I probably have the part in stock. A medium USPS box and some bubble wrap will do the job for shipping. At least I have an eight year record on this site. Apple is now a greedy corporation. Integrity left with Steve Jobs. Anything over 6 years old is considered a "legacy Machine" and Apple will not fix it or sell you parts. They want you to go buy a new machine (that's unrepairable). Besides, they don't have to train technicians anymore. — mayer

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How do I find an unauthorized repair person?

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