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My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix
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Re: My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix
#22ifixit sells just the keyboards, why doesn't that work? https://www.ifixit.com/products/macbook-pro-14-a2442-a2779-a...
I don't see a replacement guide link on that page, but curiously there's this note:
> The aluminum upper case and installation screws are not included.
I would assume you likely need those too, as the article also mentions.
Re: My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix
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#24ifixit sells just the keyboards, why doesn't that work? https://www.ifixit.com/products/macbook-pro-14-a2442-a2779-a...
The article is ten paragraphs (two of which are four words or shorter). The entire sixth paragraph is dedicated to answering that question.
Someone posted a video on how to slam out the rivets with a screwdriver.
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#27This isn't an issue with macbook keyboards, a lot of windows laptops have their keyboards riveted to the C cover of a laptop.
isn't an issue ONLY with macbook keyboards. It is absolutely an issue that shouldn't exist.
Yes, my bad. I totally agree with that it does indeed suck. I've had to replace the C cover of my laptop before for reasons not related to the keyboard (a screw post broke because Dell had the bright of idea of attaching a metal screw post to the body with plastic). I ended up fixing that issue, but the keyboard that was installed in the C cover was noticeably shittier than my old one.
I'm now on a Framework 13, and it's been pretty fun so far.
Re: My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix
#28My first computer was a Mac Plus. I got to experience Apple's customer hostile practices. Many years ago l decided never to buy an Apple product again.
AppleCare is honestly a great deal, especially for laptops. M1 Macbook Pros from 2020 are humming along just fine for regular people who see no reason to upgrade.
The future is now, old man.
Re: My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix
#29>Here’s hoping governments regulate laptop manufacturers to actually make repairable machines in the future. if you thing government regulation will help you you are lying to yourself that's not how the world works
Government regulation has mandated USB-C in all devices, which helps me every day. Just to name something in the realm of what the article is about.
Re: My MacBook keyboard is broken and it's insanely expensive to fix
#30Framework Laptop + some form of Linux - MacOS keeps getting worse and the hardware exceeding hard and expensive to repair.
Framework Laptop is more expensive than a Macbook Air with all around worse hardware.
For a framework 13 I'd have to pay 1900€ with a 16GB setup. For 1450 I get a MBA with 24GB ram. Similar with a dell or lenovo who get smoked in performance comparisons.
It might still be worth it for those who hugely value open source and repairability but as for value I think its save to say that Apple is currently in a league of their own. Even if the altest os update is a flop.
Also, the Macbook has improved repairability. While its still not great its better than a few years ago.