Comment by crinkly
3 days ago
The repair market is a pretty horrible disaster zone of stories like that. I popped a 15" MBP screen a few years back and the (£500 paid) replacement lid+screen from a third party had the ghosting problem that was a problem on those. I tried to return it but the seller disappeared. Same with batteries - never last as well as the OEM ones.
If apple put some type of hard enough to copy engraving or watermarking on their stuff, that might help a bit, or a QR code that called back to an apple server that verified it's authenticity, then I could ask the person in the mall to show me it before putting it in. Welcome to HN btw, I like your username a lot.
They do that with hardware pairing but everyone moans at them. I'd rather get genuine parts than worry about my inability to put crap parts in!
Thank you. The name was shaming me into ironing a shirt for a formal event :)
... but that's because Apple won't sell original parts to 3rd party repair shops ...
They can buy them from selfservicerepair.com which is literally the Apple official parts distribution system.
That's the one that includes 200 kg worth of tools that you have to send back?
More malicious compliance.
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