Logic Board Failure

AngryConfusedandPoor wrote:

Is there any sort of recall happening for the M1 model logic board failures? We've had our late 2020 macbook pro for a year and a half and it all of a sudden stopped powering on. We took it to an authorized Apple repair center and they said the logic board has failed.

Does anyone have any solutions or advice (please don't tell me to buy applecare next time) that would at least be a little easier financially for us?

I do not know of a wide spread failure in the M1... luck of the draw(?)

I would not buy a Mac today without the AppleCare+ factored into the purchase price

AppleCare Products - Mac - Apple

which then allows you to Extend your AppleCare+ coverage after the initial expiration...

Extend your AppleCare+ coverage - Apple Support

you can submit your Apple Feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

Consumer products, their warranties, and their extended warranties work in a predictable way.

Warrant-able implies, but does not guarantee, High Quality:

Consumer product makers build high quality products. You can tell because the manufacturer is willing to stand by their products and repair or replace them (but only for defects in materials or workmanship) at manufacturers expense for a stated warranty period.

For Apple Macs in most countries, that period is one year. That is the total responsibility Apple or any manufacturer has to you under law. Assumptions about additional responsibility of Apple or any other consumer product-maker's products working longer than the warranty period are not accurate. The amount you paid for the product has no bearing on this. The rules are the same for a car costing US$20,000 or more.

Electro-mechanical devices fail at random, arbitrary, and capricious times.

The most frequent reason for most failures is 'just because'.

Your specific failure is most likely caused by an advanced scientific principle called ...

... 'bad luck'.

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If you want a really substantial lesson how this this works (or more precisely how this stops working) own an older used automobile.

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If you made the decision to NOT pay for the extended warranty, you made a decision (wittingly or unwittingly) to bear the cost of repairs during the extended warranty period yourself.

My 2016 MBP's logic board failed about three years ago. It cost $592US to have it replaced. I realize mine is 2016, but the point is components do fail. And since AppleCare+ had expired, the cost was mine to pay.