9/15/2023 0 Comments Macbook air swollen battery recallto my nearest Apple Store, where i would be charged the actual price. I called Apple twice, the first time they just basically told me my best shot was to drive over 600 kms. For my mid-2012 MBP they are charging me around €250, when the official Apple price is around €130. I honestly don't even know why these stores exist because they dramatically overcharge for EVERYTHING. Yes, i think you're mistaking an Apple Authorised Reseller/Service Provider for an actual Apple Store. So far the computer is running fine, it's just bulged at the top and bottom, but it doesn't interfere with much. I'll wait until it gets really bad then I'll get it replaced by a 3rd party. They just repeated that if it's out of warranty, they can't do anything. I asked them what if it explodes, having heard that swollen batteries can explode. They confirmed the price and told me I would be better off with a 3rd party repair, which would cost far less. So I called Apple and they said that if the computer is out of warranty (which it is) then there is nothing they can do. Apple won't do that because they don't know how to repair the things they create. Of course if you go to a 3rd party repair place, they will order a genuine Apple battery and simply unglue the old one and glue in the new one, for the price you say. They replace the entire lower half of the computer, so you have to almost pay for a new computer. Click to expand.That's the official price in Hungary.
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