I have to change the logic board again, making this the 3rd logic board to be installed. Setting this issue aside, Apple will only guarantee the new one for 90 days. How can a hardware part, that costs $600, (almost half the price of a new MacBook Air) be under such a short warranty?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.7
That is the industry standard, although some companies may not even offer a 90 day part warranty while others may offer longer depending on the part replaced. I'm not really aware of computer OEM offering more than a 90 part warranty with some not even offering any part warranty.
FYI, the Logic Boards on the 2016+ Macs have become more complex since Apple has taken to integrate formerly smaller separate parts onto these Logic Boards. While Apple integrated the memory into the Logic Boards back in 2012 with the first Retina models, beginning with the 2016+ models, the SSD & WiFi are not also an integrated part of the Logic Board. In addition to that, the security enclave chips has been added to the Logic Boards introducing another point of failure since the security enclave chip has ties to all major parts of the hardware and macOS. Even the USB-C ports are more complex than older style ports such as the older style USB ports & video ports since many USB & Thunderbolt features are now tied more closely to the CPU and these USB-C ports can be used to supply power to the laptop. All this adds more chances to have the Logic Board damaged by connected devices since all the safety circuitry is on the Logic Board.
Don't expect Apple to reverse any of this since everything we've seen Apple doing over the last decade points to them continuing in this direction with their computers becoming more & more like an iPhone or iPad.
Check with your local consumer protections laws to see if any of them apply to your case.
You can always provide Apple with product feedback here (Apple won't respond):
You can also contact Apple corporate to tell them how you feel about what has occurred with your laptop (Apple may respond):
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That is the industry standard, although some companies may not even offer a 90 day part warranty while others may offer longer depending on the part replaced. I'm not really aware of computer OEM offering more than a 90 part warranty with some not even offering any part warranty.
FYI, the Logic Boards on the 2016+ Macs have become more complex since Apple has taken to integrate formerly smaller separate parts onto these Logic Boards. While Apple integrated the memory into the Logic Boards back in 2012 with the first Retina models, beginning with the 2016+ models, the SSD & WiFi are not also an integrated part of the Logic Board. In addition to that, the security enclave chips has been added to the Logic Boards introducing another point of failure since the security enclave chip has ties to all major parts of the hardware and macOS. Even the USB-C ports are more complex than older style ports such as the older style USB ports & video ports since many USB & Thunderbolt features are now tied more closely to the CPU and these USB-C ports can be used to supply power to the laptop. All this adds more chances to have the Logic Board damaged by connected devices since all the safety circuitry is on the Logic Board.
Don't expect Apple to reverse any of this since everything we've seen Apple doing over the last decade points to them continuing in this direction with their computers becoming more & more like an iPhone or iPad.
Check with your local consumer protections laws to see if any of them apply to your case.
You can always provide Apple with product feedback here (Apple won't respond):
You can also contact Apple corporate to tell them how you feel about what has occurred with your laptop (Apple may respond):
Contact - How to Contact Us - Apple
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This does not apply to repair and replacement of parts. You would think that they consider parts as a product, but no. A product is the whole the equipment. So once you are out of warranty and any part needs to be replaced, you pay for that part and it the is only guaranteed for 90 days.
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