The case of a broken Macbook Air

Guest what happened? They test my charger for 2 weeks then after the result of test they said that my charger is a fake (Good a fake included in the box what the hell!!!) then I purchase a brand new one in the PowerMac Megamall (Authorized Apple Reseller) they don’t want to open because it was sealed and need to purchase first. I bought one for 1,199.00 php after I open the adapter… What is this the same with the fake one that you don’t want to replace. Guys go to service center and watch the reactions of the customer inside, then you can decide if you will buy another apple products?

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Did u have it fixed? I got mine for my macbook 13″ unibody for 9k. Boy it looked like new. They used the same screen for a lower cost. Had it assessed from apple service center and valued the repair at 72k.. I was like, u kidding me? Dava?

ito yung main problem pag bumili ka ng mahal na gadget pag nasira MAHAL din ang repair…

Yan ba yung latest na MBA? With backlit keyboard? Damn! That was an awful experience. Gusto ko din magka Mac! :|

all of these gadgets are disposable… better save your money, rather than buying those crap.

For the price of the replacement parts, you can actually purchase the HP’s 11.6″ dm1z, which offers a real-life battery length of 9+ hours and is considered a serious alternative to the 11.6″ MBA in terms on portability and usability in Anandtech’s review.

Hi Yuga, If you’re a member of philmug, I believe there’s a mugger who does repair services on Apple products and can fix this at lower cost- I saw a mugger enlist his help in fixing a broken iPad 2 screen. He has a shop in greenhills. I can’t remember his username but if you browse through philmug you’ll find his name and contact information there. :)

Duh, sir Yuga! You’re a macaddict already! =) most of your reviews on ‘other’ gadgets were photographed with your macbook air as the background.

Don’t worry, I-click ko adsense ads mo abe para pangdagdag ng earnings at makabili ka ng ng bagong macbook air.

I don’t understand. I’ve always seen people praising Mac due to it having the best After Sales Customer Support, is this only the case for official Apple Stores and not for Apple Premium Resellers? Bad trip naman if accidental damage is not included in the warranty, seeing that it is the usual reason to damage your product. (Factory damage have very small probability due to good QC)

That’s one disadvantage of getting a Mac. Premium parts and services..

your blog hits can make money to buy a new one lolz!

I can’t believe it will cost that much for a repair. At that price you can buy a new tablet pc or a laptop. An sukli pwede pa pambili ng murang celfon.

That’s one of the cons of this pricey slim laptops. Unlike my laptop which has an aluminum casing, it dropped around 3 feet inside my laptop bag and it’s still ok although it is heavy and thick.

Sell it for around 20k+ then buy a new one. =)

pa contest nyo na lang sir yuga.. hehe.. kabit na lang namen sa external monitor :)

Being a fanboy costs money. I’d rather save up money for my retirement fund. lol

Not sure how it applies to unibody Macs, but the HP I’m using right now is on it’s second motherboard. GPU fried a while back. I just ordered a replacement board online (eBay I think) from one of those random parts stores and had my aunt bring it back. Installed it and works fine now.

I’m guessing a screen replacement might either be easier or trickier depending on how the Air is built, but getting a replacement online and sticking it in would be way cheaper than having official Apple support do it I suppose.

*as a side note* …really? I guess that’s how fragile those babies can get when they’re that thin. No “give” when it comes to a bit heavier-than-normal-usage. I wonder if there are reports of Airs damaged by people with really big/heavy hands.

What? 25 to 30k for just an LCD replacement or something like that?

Dalhin mo sa Luneta, tapos tawag ka ng reporter na may kasamang camera man from those big networks. Tapos apak-apakan mo hanggang madurog!

sir yugs, pa raffle mo na lang yan hehehe

not worth repairing. apple murders your wallet when you bought a brand new gadget, and then they overkill it on after sales.

I accidentally “cracked” my mac book air’s screen a month ago and the replacement cost they( cebu’s iStore) gave me was around 40k. Share mo naman if you can find an alternative sa ebay. Which store ka pala magpapa-ayos na 25-30k lang?

That’s pretty bad bro.. MAC’s are just like a delicate woman.. they are expensive and fragile..