iFixit: Retina Macbook is Apple's least repairable laptop ever

[FONT=Helvetica]To all those crying about not being able to fix it and "needing" to buy a warranty, I present to you this:[/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica]AppleCare is a 3 year warranty for $350. A retina pro runs from ~2500-3200. If one part is broken, they need to replace the WHOLE thing (according to this article).[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica]So, $350 for a $3000 computer for THREE YEARS is a SMALL price to pay for YOU the consumer, and a huge one to Apple.[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica]BTW I have a PC (HP envy) and any PC laptop I have owned has DIED at 2 years (no warranty).[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica]Prices Per Year:[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica]Apple - ~1100 (with warranty)[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica]PC - ~750 (no warranty)[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica]Food For Thought...[/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica]No way you could have taken it to a repair shop for $50... or fixed it yourself. I bet you didn't even try to reformat or replace the ram / hard drive. And what back alley store are you buying from that doesn't give you a manufacturer warranty?[/FONT]
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[FONT=Helvetica]BETTER BUY A MAC AMRIGHT?[/FONT]
 
Apple is a great company and makes the best products,,, all of them talk and work together, all of them are high quality....
Many selfish greedy people don't like it that ALL electronic products are becoming more highly integrated using less parts, weighing less and becoming smaller .. to the point, that they are more reliable, also less serviceable, and cost less ... thIs IS GREAT for the consumer.. most of the "technicians" out there are not skilled enough to deal with the micro miniaturization and would only screw up the product trying to get into it. That is why they don't like it. They can't make money on it.
the price performance ratio of electronic products keeps coming down... creating the point where fixing a broken one does not make economic sense.. -I e. not economically repairable- but economically replaceable, and completely backed up on the cloud.
the fewer the parts, the greater the reliability, the old paradigm able to add more memory, able to put in a bigger hard drive ... is no longer applicable.. get use to it....
these devices come with a replacement guarantee... 1yr, 2 yr, 5yr.... figure your costs accordingly...
and be happy.. personal computer repair men are at the end of their line of business...
after the waranty period, think of your device as a throwaway device when an if something goes wrong with it.
Apple makes the best systems... NO ONE DOES IT BETTER!
 
Wow, definitely not buying the one with the Retina display now. I'm ok with my iphone and ipad being non-upgradeable but for my main work laptop? No thanks.
 
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