I have had an entirely different experience with my 17-inch Early 2009 MacBook Pro. A screwdriver has never breached its case. I bought it at the time with the best specs I could afford (which did not extend to the fastest processor available) and it has worked tirelessly for me from that time right up to present as it churns out this email. For the first year of ownership any parts that fail will be replaced by Apple free of charge. If you are concerned about parts failure after this time you can always get the extended AppleCare warranty and Apple will replace motherboards, displays or whatever is required. Of even without AppleCare you can pay for the servicing of you machine by a qualified Apple service technician. I don't see a need to get a refurbished machine.
Regards, Carlo User modifications can potentially void the warranty. On 13/06/2012, at 21:44 , Brian Risbey wrote: > Hi all, > firstly, massive disappointment over demise of 17" MacBookPro... > and now from iFixit quote: > > iFixit found changes to the new MacBook Pro make it ” the least repairable > laptop” its taken apart, giving it a 1/10 repair score:" > > and > some of the “highlights” of the tear down detailing the difficulties with > repairability: > > * Just like in the iPhone 4/4S (and the MacBook Air), proprietary Pentalobe > screws prevent folks from accessing the machine’s internals. That means you > need a special screwdriver just to remove the bottom cover. > * As in the MacBook Air, the RAM is soldered to the logic board. Max out at > 16GB now, or forever hold your peace—you can’t upgrade. > > * The proprietary SSD isn’t upgradeable either (yet), as it is similar but > not identical to the one in the Air. It is a separate daughtercard, and we’re > hopeful we can offer an upgrade in the near future. > > * The lithium-polymer battery is glued rather than screwed into the case, > which increases the chances that it’ll break during disassembly. The battery > also covers the trackpad cable, which tremendously increases the chance that > a user will shear the cable in the battery removal process. > > * The display assembly is completely fused, and there’s no glass protecting > it. If anything ever fails inside the display, you will need to replace the > entire (extremely expensive) assembly. > > > During my time, on my 4th MacBook Pro, I had new motherboards, various > replacement batterie, HD replacements and HD & ram upgrades (thanks Daniel), > > so will you need to get a refurbished machine as one part fails? > > Brian > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
