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★★ Apple reportedly charging Mac owners to replace bricked motherboard after macOS 12 Monterey update ★★

  • 30 November 2021
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ProTruckDriver
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macOS 12 Monterrey has been available since October. However, the update is not getting along with some older Macs models.

Recently, Mac users have been reporting that, after upgrading to macOS 12 Monterey, their computers bricked.

 

 

Mac owners being charged by Apple for the repair

 

 

Taking into account the above, the old Mac models being bricked after the update to macOS 12 Monterrey was not the fault of the users. Therefore, Apple’s warranty would be expected to cover this problem.

However, some users report that they are being charged by Apple for a repair of their bricked Mac

 

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 Late 2015 ~ 5K ~ 27 inch iMac ~ macOS Catalina 10.15.7 ~ Clone & Backup with: SuperDuper - Time Machine & iCloud. 

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ProTruckDriver
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Hmm, with news like this, I think I’ll stick with macOS Catalina as my final upgrade.

 Late 2015 ~ 5K ~ 27 inch iMac ~ macOS Catalina 10.15.7 ~ Clone & Backup with: SuperDuper - Time Machine & iCloud. 
Ssherjj
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@ProTruckDriver That is totally sick! These poor people! Unbelievable!:rage: I’d be taking to small claims court for that insanity!!

Windows Insider MVP 2023, iMac 2021 27 in i5 Retina 5, OS Monterey, Security: Malwarebytes. iPads, W 10 & (VM:15), ALIENWARE 17R4, W10 Workstation, ALIENWARE 15 R6, W11, Webroot® SecureAnywhere™ Internet Security Complete (Android Samsung Galaxy 8 Note) , Webroot Beta Tester. Security
Ssherjj
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Thank you for the news @ProTruckDriver ! Now I really want a new Mac!! NOT!!!:scream:

Windows Insider MVP 2023, iMac 2021 27 in i5 Retina 5, OS Monterey, Security: Malwarebytes. iPads, W 10 & (VM:15), ALIENWARE 17R4, W10 Workstation, ALIENWARE 15 R6, W11, Webroot® SecureAnywhere™ Internet Security Complete (Android Samsung Galaxy 8 Note) , Webroot Beta Tester. Security
TripleHelix
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I will never buy a Mac!

Daniel - Windows 10 Pro x64 for Workstations 22H2 on my Alienware 17R2 and Alienware 17R5 Laptops with Webroot SecureAnywhere Complete Beta Tester for PC & Android Moto G9 Plus OS 11. "Take Them to the Train Station"
ProTruckDriver
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I will never buy a Mac!

I don’t believe I would buy another one with that type of Customer Care from Apple. I’m glad I got a great deal on this one I have now. It’s a little old but still working great. I could probably fix that “working great” by upgrading to Monterey and bricking the Mac. ROFLMHO

 

 Late 2015 ~ 5K ~ 27 inch iMac ~ macOS Catalina 10.15.7 ~ Clone & Backup with: SuperDuper - Time Machine & iCloud. 

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