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Repair guides
Everything we know about diagnosing a laptop before you pay anyone to open it.
8 guides on this page
Older guides from the bench
MacBook Pro repair guide: flexgate, butterfly keys, and the board-versus-data decision
The faults by model year, and the one question to ask before any Apple quote.
Read the guide →MacBook Air repair guide: thin, sealed, and mostly excellent
Batteries, screens, spills — and the M-series machines that cannot be upgraded at all.
Read the guide →How much does laptop repair cost in Singapore?
Every common repair, with real bands — and the question that decides whether to bother.
Read the guide →How long does MacBook screen replacement take?
Same day is possible. Often it should not be — and here is why.
Read the guide →A complete guide to laptop motherboard repair
Almost no motherboard dies as a whole. Understanding that one fact is the difference between a repair and a replacement invoice.
Read the guide →Laptop liquid damage: the first hour decides everything
The machine that still works after a spill is not a machine that survived. It is a machine that is corroding.
Read the guide →Signs your laptop battery needs replacing
Most batteries wear out. A few become hazardous. Knowing which one you have is worth more than any runtime statistic.
Read the guide →How to handle a water damaged MacBook
On an Apple silicon MacBook, liquid damage is not only a repair question. It is a data question, and the two have to be answered in the right order.
Read the guide →Get a firm price before we touch a screw
Diagnostics first, quote second, repair third — and you decide between each one.