This is gonna hurt won't it?

[milomak]

Was that to replace the logic board?

They've come back saying that is to replace the whole screen

 

[GreGorGy]

They've come back saying that is to replace the whole screen

Jeeez - that is outrageous.

 

[DuckieZA]

They've come back saying that is to replace the whole screen

Get a second opinion from Digicape. Also try www.ifix.co.za

 

[ponder]

They've come back saying that is to replace the whole screen

So why don't you do it yourself for R1.5k?

 

[milomak]

So why don't you do it yourself for R1.5k?

How would I go about this?

 

[Space_Chief]

http://www.laptopscreen.com/English/?section=products&brand=apple&series=MACBOOK PRO 15

$85 incl 3y warranty + FedEx.

They even have MBP retina screens for $255.

Onsite videos tell u how to do it.

 

[ponder]

How would I go about this?

http://www.ifixit.com/Device/MacBook_Pro

Get the lcd/led panel out, check the label/info/part# and then order a replacement from SPL, Laptop Accessories or some foreign online store. If you have the glossy screen the only niggly bit is removing the glass.

 

[CataclysmZA]

I'd also self-repair. That R8300 quote is seriously out of whack. I've stripped a Macbook before and replaced the board for a third of that price.

 

[JerryMungo]

6.1k for the screen related issues.

1.9k for the battery which has gone to crap.

so that's 8.5k in total

Sell it as scrap, buy a new one. My 5c

 

[JerryMungo]

+1

I'd just hook that sucker up to an external monitor and use it like that until it dies

Good plan this - use it as a second machine (Media player?) or stick it in an arcade cabinet with a nice set of controls

 

[Rashaad_Sallie]

Repair it yourself. You can get parts here http://applecomputers.co.za. Id do a repair for you but im in newcastle. It could also just be the cable gone faulty - ive had a Macbook Pro where it was just the cable.

 

[iSupplySA]

Did you eventually get quotes elsewhere??

 

[milomak]

so i eventually popped this thing through to ifix. it was the logic board that was done.

i see though ifix have quoted me a logic board that is for a later model unibody. is this doable?