Logic board died in MacBook Air M2

TWO years into owning this product the logic board dies. $700 to replace! Seems like a known issue. What a waste of money.

MacBook Air, macOS 14.5

Posted on Jan 13, 2025 10:51 AM

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3 replies

Jan 13, 2025 2:40 PM in response to Tylerr22

Mine has not died.

What size was it? 13 inch or 15 inch?

How much memory? 8GB 16BG or 24GB

How much SSD? 256, 512, 1gb, 2GB

I am curious as to how much heat it was generating.

Any liquid damage?

Any drop damage?

Jan 13, 2025 3:25 PM in response to Tylerr22

How was it diagnosed with a dead logic board? Apple store?

There is a company in New York that can service logic boards instead of replacement.

But it may depend upon what on the logic board has failed whether that would be worth it or not.

If the processor is gone, I would think logic board replacement is better.

If a less expensive part has gone bad, e.g., voltage regulator for power supply, that may be worth having them repair it.

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Jan 13, 2025 3:04 PM in response to Lukcresdera

13in 8gb 256 - really didn’t use heavily condition was almost brand new. No damage at all.

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