Apple adds Mac desktops & Studio Display to Self Repair Program

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Apple has recently expanded its self-service repair program to provide parts and tools for Mac desktops, joining wide iPhone support.

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The newly-supported Macs include the M1 iMac, M1 Mac mini, and Mac Studio, joining the list of Mac laptops the company added to the program in August.

Apple launched the repair program for customers in April, initially supporting the iPhone. It lets people order genuine replacement parts, access tools needed for repair, and read the Apple Repair Manual.

The company expanded the program to Europe in early December for customers in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. However, Macs are currently only available to repair in the US, according to Six Colors.

Apple launched the program as a way to address concerns from the Right to Repair movement. Advocates aren't entirely on board with the program but say it's a start.

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zimmie

Wow. I didn't expect to get the SSD upgrade procedure for a Mac Studio before the ARM Mac Pro debuted, but there it is, and I was right with my predicted steps. Open it up, pull the carts, install the new carts, then use Apple Configurator on a separate Mac to reset the Studio's SSD controller.

I can't seem to see pricing for the flash carts without a valid Mac Studio serial number, but I expect it's slightly higher than the BTO pricing.

mknelson

zimmie said:

Wow. I didn't expect to get the SSD upgrade procedure for a Mac Studio before the ARM Mac Pro debuted, but there it is, and I was right with my predicted steps. Open it up, pull the carts, install the new carts, then use Apple Configurator on a separate Mac to reset the Studio's SSD controller.

I can't seem to see pricing for the flash carts without a valid Mac Studio serial number, but I expect it's slightly higher than the BTO pricing.

It's likely a lot more than BTO pricing if Apple uses a similar delta to what AASP are charged for non-return parts.

danox

The right to repair crowd won’t be satisfied until Apple creates a way (market) to sell parts from stolen Apple devices.

bobolicious

danox said:

The right to repair crowd won’t be satisfied until Apple creates a way (market) to sell parts from stolen Apple devices.

How about a single PCIe 4.0 NVMe slot ?
www.newegg.com/samsung-2tb-980-pro/p/N82E16820147796
"Maximum Speed: Get read speeds up to 7,000 MB/s"

paxman

danox said:

The right to repair crowd won’t be satisfied until Apple creates a way (market) to sell parts from stolen Apple devices.

Oooh. Debbie downer, much? I am glad this is happening and hope Apple will design their devices more openly, for lack of a better word, going forwards. Two items should be user changeable - ram & hd. I understand the drive to commoditize computers, but I am not sure people choose to buy a new Mac because of lack of ram or too little storage. I think most people just struggle on cursing their lackluster equipment.