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How Apple authorized repair refurbishes Macbooks to fail again! GPU kernel panics

Louis Rossmann · 338.5K views · 2018-05-21 · 11:34

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Overview

Louis Rossmann examines a 2012 MacBook Pro logic board that Apple refurbished for GPU failures and that failed again. He criticizes the quality of Apple's authorized repair work and argues for right to repair.

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Cited in threads about Apple repair and refurbishment as evidence of poor refurbishing, with a warning that Rossmann uses colorful language.

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Repair, teardowns & right to repair
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rasz · 2023-09 · Criticism

But you do know that apple authorized service center service is often worse because instead of reflowing components they go for stuffing your device with shoe rubber to push chips with defective connections tighter to the pcb? [VIDEO]

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andrei_says_ · 2021-11 · Reference

Louis Rossman has two videos discussing (and showing the boards of) refurbished Apple laptops. I imagine the quality varies depending on the third party who does the refurbishing. The videos contain some colorful language. [VIDEO] [LINK]

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rasz · 2021-11 · Criticism

>Asking manufacturers to stock and sell the individual ICs they use to build products is completely untenable. We can settle at not forcing IC manufacturers into contracts prohibiting third part sales. >Machine assembly and factory validation is best. You mean like the time Apple "factory certified refurbished" by gluing a piece of rubber instead of reflowing detaching ICs? [VIDEO]

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