Friday, July 22, 2011

Locating A Leg Up On Mac Repair

By Carl Banbridge


On average Apple owners keep their computers much longer than their PC counterparts. While failures happen with either type of computer, repairing it will keep a good system running even longer. With some maintenance and an occasional part, Mac repair is worthwhile, either to keep or pass down to other users. Also consider keeping your AppleCare warranty in effect as long as possible as some laptops make the warranty economical for some fixes.

Most repairs on these computers are hard. Easy fixes are keyboards such as on a MacBook. Those do not require any special tool. A hard drive and memory is also an easy replacement in many models.

Most every Apple laptop has a unibody design. Other than basic things, repair involves near complete dis-assembly. Look to a shop that has certifications, and quite a bit of experience in laptops to serve your needs there.

If you have an iMac, their repairs are a bit easier but on the uni-body designs, this can make things a little tricky as well. Hard drives and memory is a pretty basic service to perform. Anything involving the motherboard or video will be harder.

The simplest model to work on is the Mac Pro. The inside has been designed in a specific way that makes is easy to access the drives and other areas. Video cards fail and replacing these happen frequently because of heat damages that can occur.

Regardless of what needs replacing on your computer, make sure you take it to someone that is Apple authorized. They will have the correct parts and knowledge to get the job done properly. For those that still have their warranty, get a hold of Apple and they will give you the information on where to take it for any warranty work.




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