hey guys as the subject says , i dented my macbook pro mid 2012 15' unknowingly and i went to the apple store to ask the price for the upper casing replacement , they told me a price for $180 , do you guys think thats the correct price for the full upper housing replacement?
has anyone ever gotten the upper housing replace before , any suggestions ?
Thanks
Price is reasonable for the part and it's replacement.
Thats the issue , the price does look verryy much reasonable or i think he gave me the wrong information , how can the upper housing be so cheap and that too from an apple store ?
thats the correct price for the full upper housing replacement?
Why would you think an Apple Store employee would lie about pricing? Why not get 2nd or even a third opinions from AASPs to compare prices?
You can spend more if you wish.
Was the MBP there for the technician to evaluate? If not, the price he gave may not be for what you have.
Ciao.
No i spoke to applecare first , nd they told me that i have to go into the store to get it checked first , so i went to the genius bar person nd he gave me that price nd he said just coz its under warranty we will wave you the 40 buks labour charge
The warranty does not cover any accidental damage. So I would go to another store and get a second price.
When you say the upper case are you talking about the Screen or where the trackpad and keyboard are?
Apple does not Replace just the aluminum shell on the screen. They replace the complete unit. Screen, camera, WiFi antenna and nthe aluminum shell. It is one piece replacement and it certainly would cost much more then the proce you were quoted.
I am talking about the upper case where the track pad and everything keyboard is , not the screen , it got dented on the eithernet cable side , so the apple genius person told me that they need to replace the whole of keyboard because it is included in the upper housing of the system - by upper housing i mean
So if ifixit says its 299 for a used product how can apple be cheaper than a third party company - but ntl i have taken an apointment to drop my macbook next weekend at the store for replacement of the housing , i dont mind paying 180$ to apple and they have also provided me a reference number so i have a proff againt them.
That sound very low. To do that they have to take the complete system apart and then put it all back together in the new case. And actually it is a New case as what you are calling the upper housing holds all the parts. The bottom is just a thin piece of aluminum.
Yeak looking at the link you posted I'd say whoever you talked to gave you the wrong price. More like $300-$400 with labor.
I dented my mid 2012 macbook pro 15'
