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MacBook repair guides

Air, Pro, Retina and Apple silicon. Flexgate, staingate, butterfly keyboards, soldered storage, and what Apple will and will not do.

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Why MacBook repair is a different problem

Everything that is true of a Windows laptop is true of a MacBook, plus one thing that changes the whole calculation: on T2 and Apple silicon machines the storage is soldered to the logic board and cryptographically bound to the secure enclave on that specific board. Replace the board and the data on the old one cannot be read, even though the memory chips are physically perfect.

That single fact should govern the order in which any MacBook repair is done. If the machine holds anything irreplaceable, board repair or data extraction comes before anyone fits a replacement board. These guides cover that, along with the generation-specific faults — flexgate on the 2016 and 2017 Retina Pros, butterfly keyboards, staingate, and the liquid damage that arrives a week after the spill.

Questions we get every week

Frequently asked questions

Do you repair MacBook logic boards, or only replace them?
We repair them. Apple's out-of-warranty path is board replacement, and on T2 and Apple silicon machines the storage is soldered to that board, so replacing it destroys your data. Component-level repair keeps the original board and therefore keeps the data.
What is flexgate, and does my MacBook have it?
A display flex cable on the 2016–2017 MacBook Pro that is slightly too short and wears through as the lid opens and closes. The symptom is a stage-light effect along the bottom of the screen, then a backlight that fails when the lid passes about forty degrees. It is repairable at cable level.
Can you recover data from a MacBook that will not turn on?
If the board can be repaired, yes, because the storage never leaves it. On T2 and Apple silicon machines the drive is encrypted to a chip on that board, so if the board is truly unrecoverable, so is the data. This is why we ask about backups at intake.
Will an independent repair void my Apple warranty?
If your MacBook is still under warranty or AppleCare+, yes, and you should go to Apple. Nothing we offer beats a free repair. If it is out of warranty, there is nothing left to void.

Not sure which fault you have?

Send a photo and a description. We will tell you what it usually is, what it usually costs, and whether it is worth repairing at all.

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