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Hello folks, I am so sad, the hard drive of my Macbook 12” Retina 2016 is broken. It happened while I was working: all of a sudden, it restarted and then a question mark in a folder appeared . With the help of Apple care on the phone, I started recovery mode and did a bunch of tests. Disk utility does not recognize the hard drive. I came to an Apple Store and they ran a diagnosis which showed that the hard drive is broken. They say I need to replace the entire motherboard for around 700€ (800€$) which is a lot! I’ve tried to negociate with Apple on store and on the phone, they don’t care that my laptop is 3 years old and you expect a better quality. I don’t know what to do: should I pay? Are there ways to fix the hard drive without replacing the entire motherboard ? Thank for any help!
Sorry. Both Toshiba TH58TFT0DFKLAVF 128 GB MLC NAND Flash chips are soldered to the motherboard. Not worth repairing. Live and learn Next time research BEFORE you buy. Repairability is very important.
Give Louis Rossman a call and see if he has a cheaper fix. https://www.rossmanngroup.com
