[tmaly]

I have a 2013 MBP that started random crashing several years back. I took it into a Mac store and they could not help me. I have always suspected a hardware issue. Repair for a new board was just not worth the cost.

If this works and it would bring the cost down, I would still consider trying to get this machine fixed.

[christkv]

Try https://www.rossmanngroup.com/ he also has a YouTube channel and is very active in the right to repair movement.

[rasz]

It will cost you ~$450 in a real independent shop. Apples only option for repairing logic boards was always swapping whole thing for $850-1600 or up-sell to a new device.

[cmroanirgo]

This is my experience too. An unexpected failure on my 2013 mba and Apple suggested new logic boards with no guarantee of fix the problem & recommended a new mba. I literally went across the road and a flat fee of $500 got me going again. He desoldered a few components and replaced with parts taken from a spare mba mobo. Couldn't be happier.

[mikepurvis]

I was a 2015 MBP owner for many years and suffered through being stuck on 8GB of RAM the whole time because Apple refuses to swap logic boards up to different specs than the original SKU.

I only realised later on that the indie shop near me would have been willing to do that upgrade, or perhaps swapped my machine over to a 16GB one they had traded in with a smashed screen.

[gowld]

The TCO of an appliance includes warranty price, and the expected lifespan equals the warranty duration. If you use your apple appliance beyond 3 years, you are scavenging trash (good for you, but no expectation that the device will function). If $2500+ for 3 years of a laptop sounds bad to you, don't buy Apple.