Dead logic board Macbook Pro M2 Pro 2023

I owned a Macbook Pro M2 Pro, 2023 16/512GB. One Sunday evening, the laptop didn’t turn on or charged. I went to the AASP and they diagnosed a dead logic board, quoting 61k INR in repair.

What makes it disheartening?

I always gave utmost care to the laptop. Keeping it away from liquids, no scratches, no damages or misuse, always used Apple original chargers, cables and accessories. I even use it with electric boards with MCB fuses on each socket. There is no way an external factor might have caused the damage.

Of course there can be rightful scepticism around this and readers might give the benefit of the doubt to Apple or the user, it’s a personal digression of thought.

I reached Apple Support for a good will consideration but sadly they took over a week to give me a “No”. I understand that it’s completely Apple’s discussion if they will consider.

What is the motive of this discussion?

The motive of this discussion is not to seek some sort of advice or support from the community on good will repairs but rather to gain insights on:

If anyone else has faced similar issues with the same or different models of Apple laptops and if yes, what was the course of action considered?
Did anyone go with the repair and What is the reliability of the repaired parts?
Should one consider moving away from Apple for there is a lapse in reliability of their Premium products?
What else (as a user) one could have done to avoid such situations? (I know Apple Care Plus will be a suggestion but I need advice that doesn’t include flushing money into Apple’s pocket out of insecurities)

MacBook Pro 13″

Posted on Jun 30, 2025 1:39 AM

18 replies

g_wolfman

Level 4

3,472 points

Jun 30, 2025 8:29 PM in response to amannirala13

Well, clearly I'm late to this thread, so I can't offer much except sympathy. I've had an iPad Pro my wife used for her business fail slightly more than a year after purchase (and no Apple Care, since the value didn't meet my threshold - poor decision on my part); yet I'm writing this on a 2012 MacBook Pro and have a working 2008 MacBook Pro upstairs (although I have stripped the screws on the RAM shield, so hopefully nothing goes wrong before I finally decide to scrap it).

Apple's exponential failure distribution is - in fact - better than most manufacturers. But even a really good probability function has something on the left hand tail...so, yeah, sympathies.

amannirala13 Author

Level 1

20 points

Jul 1, 2025 1:47 AM in response to a brody

That is indeed true, I agree. However, there were 2 other points I was seeking insights on:

"Are Apple repairs good? Can I trust the quality,(considering the higher cost) or are there chances of facing different issues?"
What should I do with the MacBook if I decide not to repair? I believe there is near to no resale value for a MacBook that doesn't turn on.

Thank you.

amannirala13 Author

Level 1

20 points

Jul 4, 2025 2:53 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

Hey, there is an update on my case. So, I went ahead with the repair and paid the price of the logic board. Just now, I received a call from Apple stating that they will also have to replace the battery quoting another $295 over the original $714 repair cost.

There, this is the final nail in the coffin. One evening, everything that could go wrong with the internals of the machine, went wrong. This repair is over 50% of the cost of the machine and it’s non refundable because I already paid the $714.

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Dead logic board Macbook Pro M2 Pro 2023