Fair point - although to be honest, I've generally never struggled with MacBook batteries. My current unit is going on 3 years and still lasts a lifetime.
Mark. On 20/Jan/20 16:23, George Tasioulis wrote: > > Also good to know is that you will get new batteries too, so that’s > another pro if you can wait for a week to have it fixed by Apple :-) > > > > -G. > > > > *From: *uknof <[email protected]> on behalf of Mark > Tinka <[email protected]> > *Date: *Monday, 20 January 2020 - 3:53 PM > *To: *Tim Chown <[email protected]> > *Cc: *UKNOF Mailing List <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [uknof] MacBook Pro Keys - Update! > > > > Thanks, Tim. > > So my issue with that route was that they have to replace the entire > base chassis, as the keyboard is part of the unibody enclosure. This > means booking it into the service centre, for about 3 days to assess, > and a week to repair (in South Africa, at least). > > I couldn't be asked :-)... but certainly an option for those who don't > mind. > > Mark. > > On 20/Jan/20 15:48, Tim Chown wrote: > > Hi, > > > > There is also the free keyboard replacement scheme that Apple made > available for many of its butterfly keyboard models: > > > > https://support.apple.com/en-gb/keyboard-service-program-for-mac-notebooks > > > > I got a free new keyboard from this for my MacBook, which would > otherwise have been £250 or so. > > > > Tim > > > > On 20 Jan 2020, at 13:33, Mark Tinka <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Hi all. > > Thanks to all who reached out to help. > > For those who are suffering the same and are interested, I > ended up buying from these folk: > > - https://www.thebookyard.com/apple-keycaps.php - > UK-based; I bought the full set of key caps. > > - https://www.replacementlaptopkeys.com/ - I bought a few > key (pun intended) letters, including the hinge and cup. > > The replacements arrived and work like new! > > Mark. > > On 15/Jan/20 17:09, Mark Tinka wrote: > > Hi all. > > Apologies for the off-topic post and for asking about the > wrong country, but I'll be in Amsterdam next week for a > couple of days, and am in need of keys for a mid-2017 > 15-inch Apple MacBook Pro Touch Bar. > > Many of the keys on my unit have failed their hinge slots, > and the only replacement options in South Africa are the > whole keyboard or unibody chassis. I just need the keys > since the underlying (butterfly) mechanism is fine on all > affected keys. It's just the hinge slots that fail over > time and end up wedging the entire system, manifesting as > a sticky or unresponsive key. > > Private replies on which shops I can walk into in > Amsterdam are most welcome. > > And once again, apologies for the noise. Thanks. > > Mark. > > > > > > >
