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Re:Mac Pro by sneak on Monday June 10, 2013 @07:50PM (#5858450)
> Fail a component and its off to the shop.

Oh, so it's exactly like the laptop, tablet, and phone you have now. Gotcha.

Re:Mac Pro by jarek on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @02:51AM (#5860179)
I dunno what laptop you're using - the screen failed on mine and I replaced it on my floor, not even a fancy workstation.
Re:Mac Pro by sneak on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @04:30AM (#5860480)
MacBookAir4,2 and MacBookPro10,1.

I buy AppleCare and leave the screwdrivers to the Genius Bar. They have copies of them on all of the continents I travel between; I frequently do not.

Furthermore, who wants to be in the laptop repair business? I push bits. For a few hundred bucks they'll fix anything that breaks and I can stop being the Maytag Man and get on with life.

Re:Mac Pro by jarek on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @11:32AM (#5862352)
I take it you do not visit Poland or Trinidad and Tobago often. Fair enough, to each for their own needs! But keep in mind the grandparent is not necessarily a high-flying high-paid bit-pusher like you, so your dismissal is still a little self-centered.

(Should I mention that it took two standard-size Phillips heads to replace my screen, the kind of sizes frequently found in a basic swappable-head screwdriver?)

Re:Mac Pro by sneak on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @12:58PM (#5863085)
I live 30 miles from Poland. They finally opened the Apple store in Berlin, too.
Re:Mac Pro by jarek on Tuesday June 11, 2013 @01:20PM (#5863245)
Ah yes, Berlin, that's a reasonable option for laptop repair for residents and visitors to Poland.