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Repairs for MacBook?

  • 22-04-2012 12:18pm
    #1
    Faker74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭


    Seems as though a hardware fault has developed with the trackpad of my MacBook, and of course it's no longer under warranty!

    Can anyone recommend somewhere to get it serviced at a reasonable price?


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  • #2
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Have you tried contacting Apple directly yet?

    I know that Mac is out of warranty but the worst they can say is no.


  • #3
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Jarren wrote: »
    Have you tried contacting Apple directly yet?

    I know that Mac is out of warranty but the worst they can say is no.

    Apple and indeed their authorized repair shops don't do "reasonable prices". ;)


  • #4
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    Maybe buying the Apple external bluetooth trackpad could be an option.


  • #5
    Faker74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭Faker74


    Zimmerframe wrote: »
    Maybe buying the Apple external bluetooth trackpad could be an option.
    Yeah considering that alright, but would prefer a an actual fix on the laptop itself, but economics might dictate otherwise


  • #6
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Torqay wrote: »
    Apple and indeed their authorized repair shops don't do "reasonable prices". ;)


    Not sure about authorised agents over here but I've heard many positive stories about Apple Customer service .

    No harm done in asking them directly.


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  • #7
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Jarren wrote: »
    Not sure about authorised agents over here but I've heard many positive stories about Apple Customer service .

    No harm done in asking them directly.

    Not saying it's bad, but they're certainly not known for "reasonable pricing". Paying a lot more for an Apple computer doesn't stop with the purchase, you know. ;)


  • #8
    coillcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭coillcam


    Faker74 wrote: »
    Seems as though a hardware fault has developed with the trackpad of my MacBook, and of course it's no longer under warranty!

    Can anyone recommend somewhere to get it serviced at a reasonable price?

    I've used mactivate before and wouldn't have any problem recommending them.

    However when I was getting a quote recently for a macbook air replacement top case/keyboard it came to €200.00 with Compu B whereas mactivate hadn't an exact figure I was told in the region of €380.00 or so.

    I tried a bunch of other "mac specialists" for quotes and they all would not quote unless having the laptop in their workshop or were over €400.00.


  • #9
    _AVALANCHE_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,620 ✭✭✭_AVALANCHE_


    coillcam wrote: »
    Compu B
    €70 to walk in their door and be told they can do nothing.:confused:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056614544


  • #10
    lotmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 216 ✭✭lotmc


    I have an old macbook that packed up a few months ago. I got quotes for repairs (without having seen the laptop) from €75 up. I put it on the long finger, but recently was in Moore Street and saw lots of laptop repair places there.

    I took it in, and a Chinese guy in a shop beside the lane (at side of ILAC centre) diagnised it as a software problem, and priced a full re-install with upgrades etc at €50. Job was done there and then i.e. I collected it after 2 hours and it is now perfect. As I had bought the macbook secondhand, I did not have the re-install disks so whilst €50 is a lot for something I should have been able to do myself, I was happy to pay it to get the macbook back working.

    I'm pretty sure that this guy does hardware fixes too. Could be worth a visit.


  • #11
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,693 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    If the machine is less than 3 years old, bring it back to whoever you bought it from and quote the Sale of Goods Act.


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  • #12
    Faker74
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 416 ✭✭Faker74


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    If the machine is less than 3 years old, bring it back to whoever you bought it from and quote the Sale of Goods Act.
    Unfortunately bought it in the uk 2 years ago, and don't have the receipt anymore


  • #13
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    How did you pay for it?

    Credit card or cash?


  • #14
    coillcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭coillcam


    _AVALANCHE_ wrote: »
    €70 to walk in their door and be told they can do nothing.:confused:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056614544

    Surely the OP of the thread you posted would have been told about the diagnostic charge in advance? That is pretty steep. I think labour charge for a successful repair in the figure that I was given above came to just under €100.00. They can't justify €70 imo for "testing" or a diagnostic report. That's plain extortion. I know a electronics technician who properly reconditions motherboards for similar money with a 3 month warranty.

    Don't want to derail the thread further so Faker74 have you had any luck with getting the unit repaired?


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