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So the other day, by beloved MacBook Pro crapped out on me. I went to turn the machine on and I heard the start up chime, but the screen stayed black. “Maybe I just need to let the battery charge,” I thought. Nope. “Maybe I just need to restart in safe mode.” Nope. “Maybe I need to connect it to an external monitor and play around with my install discs.” Nope.

I researched on various Mac forums for a solution and went down to the Apple store on 14th street. My logic board is hopeless and there’s a sibling error on my harddrive. Apparantly the crazy dent I have on the lower casing voids my warranty and 3 year apple care so I’m looking at a price tag of $1240 to have my baby fixed.

It was impossible to stop the tears from welling up in the store. I was having one of those dilirious episodes in my head too where I imagined that the guy really meant $12.40. I went to Tekserve for a second opinion and they gave me an option that still resulted in sending my laptop back to Apple.

I am frustrated beyond belief. I’m currently working on an Acer laptop running Vista and I pretty much want to shoot myself in the face. At this point, I don’t know whether I should just buy a new MacBook, invest in the MacBook Pro repair, or even buy a new MacBook.

My parents think it’s silly to invest in another Apple product, but I’m convinced that once you go Mac, you never go back.