[nolite]

I just had my 4000€ MacBook Pro (2017) die, 5 months out of warranty, because of a blown capacitor. (probably a $0.20 part tops)

They have to change the whole motherboard, lose all my data. Price of a new machine...

grumble, grumble

[evilos]

Sounds like a job for Louis Rossman:

https://www.youtube.com/user/rossmanngroup/videos

[neop1x]

Soldering SSDs on the motherboard is a crime! Data storage modules should always be replaceable: 1. because they can fail easily (limited write counts), 2. because people need to wipe data before selling

I have seen a "for parts" Macbook on eBay with bad motherboard where the seller drilled through SSD and T2 chips to "wipe data". While drilling they damaged the topcase as well.

[bmn__]

Go with third-party repair. It's cheap and fast.

[gsich]

Planned obsolescence.