How Apple authorized repair refurbishes Macbooks to fail again! GPU kernel panics
Louis RossmannCited 4× on HN, 2019-2023
338K views · 8 years ago · commentary · dated
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.
Cited in threads about Apple repair and refurbishment as evidence of poor refurbishing, with a warning that Rossmann uses colorful language.
24:48The horrible truth about Apple's repeated engineering failures.
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14:09Why I don't use Apple products
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7:11Louis Rossmann dismantles Apple's PR stunt "repair program"
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48:48What does authorized repair do? Let's find out!
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16:09Apple's Independent Repair Program is a useless PR stunt.
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4:46Louis opens new Macbook Air, immediately loses mind.
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13:47What is Right to Repair? An introduction for curious people.
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4 comments from Hacker News
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? ▶ this video
>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? ▶ this video
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. ▶ this video link
Between 2011 and 2013 Apple had a repair extension program for video issues. This is how they fixed them: ▶ this video