Screen ISSUE MACBOOK PRO M2 Max - Black Screen

I am really sorry that your Mac is not working. But these very complex devices fail spontaneously, and for no particular reason.

There are only a limited number of ways to have a recall:

• Apple decides that these are failing to often, and initiates a recall

• A court of competent jurisdiction decides that there is a inherent defect in these displays, and directs Apple to compensate the class of users who were harmed.

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Apple shipped about 20 million Macs last year. That's over 57,000 units a DAY, and the vast majority were portable computers.

There are so many of these MacBook Pro units in existence, that even if that 200 failures number were failures of your EXACT model, it would not move the reliability needle in the slightest.

Extended warranty:

Some manufacturers offer extended warranties, also known as service contracts. For a modest pre-payment, the manufacturer agrees to service their product for an additional period of time -- to repair or replace defects in Materials or Workmanship, and possibly even more, for an additional period. In some cases, the service contract covers additional items beyond defects in materials or workmanship. In some cases, there is a copayment required to obtain this service.

Some users will have No claims during this period. This "insurance effect" allows the manufacturer to keep the price of this service contract relatively low. You generally can not sign up later, because then only owners with problems would sign up, after they discovered an issue.

The MacBook Pro is a lightweight, portable computer that can run on batteries. Being portable, it can easily be subjected to multi-G forces daily, just by being moved about in a completely ordinary way. This is extremely stressful to electro-mechanical equipment. The display is made of glass, the internals are very likely to die if water is spilled on the keyboard.

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If you made the decision to NOT pay for the AppleCare extended warranty, you made a wager (bet) that is would be better for you to not pay for AppleCare, but to bear the cost of repairs (IF any were needed) during the extended warranty period yourself.

You lost that bet.

When facing a problem later, the correct cost calculation is:

Example Total retail cost of repair: US$800

less Example amount you saved US$380

by NOT purchasing a service agreement

Effective incremental cost: US$420

PLUS the amount you saved by not buying the Service contract, which now must be spent as well.

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You appear to have already been in touch with an official Apple repair facility, where they made clear to you the choices that were possible:

a) continue to use your MacBook Pro with external displays

b) "pay R$ 6,200 (~USD 1,150) for a repair that only comes with a 90-day warranty, "

Note: EVERY Apple repair comes with a standard 90 days warranty on failure for the same issue. Displays, mainboard, batteries, whatever.