I have a Macbook Pro 16" that has a black screen due to damage. fixing it will cost near £800. Do I buy a new computer (MacBook Air, for example) or fix it, this is the question? the problem is, I have a lot of data I need on the MacBook and I am worried I will lose it because the screen is black. Diagnostics say that the computer itself is okay. Thanks
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connect an external display or TV set and you can continue to work, make disk-based backups, or look for other alternatives while you decide.
It your money, so no one can tell you what to do in THIS situation.
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Next time you buy a Mac, buy AppleCare PLUS at the same time. Then for the first three years, renewable, if the screen gets cracked you pay only the US$100 technician time, and Apple has to eat the cost of the display. A catastrophic failure like "fell down the stairs" costs only US$250 co-pay instead of the about $1000 retail repair cost.
But you have to sign up within 60 days of purchase, and Apple reserves the right to inspect your Mac if not bought at time of purchase. If you could buy AppleCare PLUS any time, only users with failures would buy it, and that would ruin the 'insurance effect'.
Hi,
Target Disk Mode could be your friend to transfer data from 16inch MacBook Pro to new Mac.
Transfer files between two Mac computers using target disk mode – Apple Support (AU)
Do I buy a new MacBook if my current MacBook has screen damage that costs £800 ?
