How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals

Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by isugimpy on Sunday April 07, 2019 @05:45PM (#19600113)

Post author called out the warranty multiple times. If you're in the USA, at least, bear in mind that doing what's described in the post does not void the warranty. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act explicitly requires the manufacturer to prove that your action caused the negative impact the warranty claim is made against, otherwise they legally can't void your warranty.

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by darkpuma on Sunday April 07, 2019 @05:51PM (#19600143)

If Apple decides to flagrantly break that law, what options does an individual consumer have? Is there a government agency that will fight on behalf of that consumer, or does the consumer have to hire their own lawyer?

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by crooked-v on Sunday April 07, 2019 @07:08PM (#19600546)

Small claims court can cover up to at least $5,000 or $10,000 in most states, and is generally friendly to the layman or may even ban the use of trained lawyers in some locations.

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by chrisseaton on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:15PM (#19600878)

> may even ban the use of trained lawyers in some locations

So who do companies send to defend themselves?

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by jdietrich on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:44PM (#19601014)

They often don't bother - the cost of sending a representative is frequently greater than the cost of paying the judgement.

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by torstenvl on Monday April 08, 2019 @02:01AM (#19602517)

A representative, usually a regional customer service executive or analogous. They'll often try to deal out first (it may be small claims court's policy to try mediation first).

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by k_sze on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:38PM (#19600987)

Maybe legal executives who have studied enough law but not entered the Bar (on purpose?).

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by brianpgordon on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:11PM (#19600853)

So all of those fancy holographic foil "warranty void if removed" stickers are pure mind games?

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by toast0 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @09:26PM (#19601209)

Yes. Those haven't meant anything since at least the end of the 90s.

Caveat: at least in the US. What shenanigans manufacturers can and can't pull in other countries is beyond my knowledge.

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by alias_neo on Monday April 08, 2019 @03:55AM (#19603087)

I contacted MSI about my then new laptop back in 2015. I wanted to add an additional two SSDs (it had an empty m.2 slot and a spinning 2.5" and the OS on a single m.2 SSD).

The problem was that to remove the bottom, I'd have to destroy a warranty void sticker.

I emailed them and they replied in no time at all confirming that removing the sticker to perform the upgrade was not an issue and would not affect my warranty.

I'm in the UK.

It is my understanding that here in Europe, the same rules will be honoured with respect to warranty void stickers so long as you don't cause damage while voiding the sticker to perform whatever it is you're doing.

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by saagarjha on Sunday April 07, 2019 @05:55PM (#19600165)

The author is from India, FWIW.

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Re:How to Improve MacBook Pro Performance and Thermals by isugimpy on Sunday April 07, 2019 @11:34PM (#19601772)

I figured it was something to that effect, but it's still helpful to call out the consumer protections since a significant portion of Apple's customer base is in the USA.

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