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Purchase Apple Technician Training -- thoughts?

I have been wondering about the Technician Training that's available in the store and so I'm looking for opinions from other users.

I"m not in the computer/tech field but enjoy working on computers. "Working" on my Mac has been pretty minimal; other than reloading my OS X (which has been a real time-save since making the switch to Apple) it's been pretty care-free 🙂 .

My initial thought re the training is the aspect of saving money and time (I live out of town and no apple people within a day trip for me. A few times I've had to go to the Genius Bar for help, and now my personal computer is just getting to that state where I will need to look at adding/replacing a few things in order for it to continue running smoothly.

Anyway, I'm just curious about the training. Have you taken it and what are your thoughts on it? Does one need more than an amateurs working knowledge of computers?

Thanks for any advice/opinions you have to offer!

MacBook Pro

Posted on Apr 22, 2015 5:43 PM

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Ralph Landry1

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Posted on Apr 22, 2015 6:28 PM

Some thoughts, since you asked 🙂 : Apple is really, really touchy about users working on their computers. Note that the current generation, other than the Mac Pro, have virtually NO user upgradable parts. And Apple will not sell the user any parts for the machines.

If you take the training courses and become an Apple certified technician, you are they authorized to work on yours, and others, equipment and can purchase parts. Is it worth the time and expense to you to pursue that level of certification? Only you can answer that question.

Also consider, there are very, very few things that can be done in the current generation of hardware, other than wholesale replacement of the unit...memory is now soldered to the logic board, batteries are glued in place, storage, formerly hard drive, is now soldered to the logic board. So, just how much repair could you actually do if that is the purpose of the training?

Just some random thoughts 🙂

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ChitlinsCC

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Apr 29, 2015 2:04 PM in response to bobseufert

AlohaBob and I are kindred spirits... his comment about " TV tubes " reminded me that there is an area of repair and restoration of expensive stuff still exists - it might take an "apprenticeship" to get into, but might well be rewarding - a friend of mine started when we were teenagers and still does it today

everything Is see in this image is VERY expensive and in high demand for repair/restoration for big $s. Interesting customers in general too.

...... if I just still had every Apple product I have ever owned ...... (see bio pg.)

aloha & buenos tardes

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Purchase Apple Technician Training -- thoughts?