My Problem
Exchanged the motherboard of a Macbook Air - late 2010. The Apple repair shop in Norway said the motherboard had to be replaced and asked for approximately 1000 USD to do it :-(
My Fix
The exchange seemed to work out nicely with a motherboard bought on eBay. But the Macbook Air is still dead. Have given up now after a loss of 200-300 USD. Following the procedure provided by iFixit was fun however - excellent instruction material.
My Advice
Purchase a new Macbook Air up front and do not attempt to repair it yourself. Do not purchase electronics spare parts on eBay. :-( I have now a brand new Macbook air and have attached the old SSHD enclosed in an OWC Envoy (OWCMAU3BENVOY) unit via an USB cable.
0 Comments