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10-23-2012, 12:38 PM #1
MacBook Pros and Gin & Tonic don't mix!
My tail of woe starts on my journey home from Aberdeen last Friday. Just settling down with a movie on my 13" MacBook Pro and my first First Class freebie of a Gin & Tonic. The glass was set down on a non slip mat to the side of my laptop when a sudden jolt on the train deposited half a glass of G&T all over the keyboard and a slick heading towards my iPhone!
Paralyzed, I didn't know which to rescue first, but the lady sitting next to me grabbed the MacBook and tipped it on its edge to drain the offending liquid out, whilst I grabbed my iPhone and tried to force shut down the laptop at the same time.
At home later that evening I remove the back, hard drive and RAM and stand the poor beast in a warm cupboard containing my servers to help dry it out.
I look at the machine on Sunday and realize that things aren't good....the keyboard has many sticky keys so it's into the Apple reseller, Stormfront, in York city centre where I bought it to book it in for repair. To my amazement, my laptop boots up first time and passes all the in store diagnostics, but the keyboard still needs attention.
I have received email and text updates from Stormfront telling me where my machine is in the process, and I have just been called to say the entire top case section needs replacing at a cost of £233. I should get my baby back early next week. By impressed with the service from Stormfront....can't fault them.
So, moral of the story? Keep free G&Ts in hand when traveling by train and using your Apple products!'Deep Thought' - Mac Mini Late 2018- macOS Catalina (10.15.6)
'Marvin' - Mac Mini Late 2014 - macOS Catalina (10.15.6)
'Orac' - MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 - macOS Catalina (10.15.6)
iPhone 11 - iOS 13.6
iPad Pro 12.9" - iOS 13.6
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10-23-2012 12:38 PM
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10-26-2012, 06:30 AM #2
Not good news from Stormfront
Running final tests after repairing my baby and it won't start...main logic board failingWould cost me almost £560 to fix the whole lot, and then Apple only give a 3 month guarantee on the parts. So, decision made, going to cut my losses and get a new one...just need to decide what model now!! What an expensive Gin & Tonic!!
'Deep Thought' - Mac Mini Late 2018- macOS Catalina (10.15.6)
'Marvin' - Mac Mini Late 2014 - macOS Catalina (10.15.6)
'Orac' - MacBook Pro 13" Mid 2012 - macOS Catalina (10.15.6)
iPhone 11 - iOS 13.6
iPad Pro 12.9" - iOS 13.6
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