IMAC Repair - Need Advice

[zoic123]

Dear Guys,

I need advice, I have a iMac 21.5-inch bought on year 2013 and hardly use.

I notice last week that i couldn't turn on the iMac and decided to send it to A.LAB to repair. When I am there, they use another power cord to boot up the unit and did a diagnostic. All passed except the FAN is faulty. Paid a $130 for further diagnostic and here are their reply.

With regards to your iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) that you have sent in,

attached is Quotation for the replacement of the Main Logic Board.

Quote:

Terms and Conditions of Quotation:-


The good part(s) quoted is/are based on part exchange price, whereby defective part(s) will be return back to Apple.

During the course of service, technician may need to utilize part(s) that differ from what was recommended.

Final amount may differ depending on actual quantity or type of part(s) consumed and total effort needed for successful completion of service.

Quotation is valid for 14 days from date of Quote and your prompt reply would be greatly appreciated.

Unit will be repaired and ready in the next 2-3 working days (Mon-Fri) once quote approved, also subjected to parts availability from Apple.

We welcome your call on our service hotline at 6784 1318 or your reply to this email for further assistance.

Our Service Hotline operating hours is from 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday.

Thank you for choosing A.LAB as your preferred Apple Authorised Service Provider.

The Quotation was $923.00

So izzit worth it or should i just bring it to somewhere else for repair?

 

[bunnypangsai]

.... Isn't it better to just build a new com....

 

[zoic123]

2nd Reply from ALAB

I have asked why require to change the whole logic board where only the FAN is found fault. Here are their reply

Dear Customer,


Thank you for your reply.

The sensor on the Main Logic Board failed and the unit was not able to power on upon diagnostics at the Service Centre. I have tested with a good Logic Board with all diagnostics passed.

There is no issues with the Fan but the sensors on the Logic Board which caused the No Power and high Fan spin.

 

[cloud77]

Did u try any of the back-lane repair shop at SLS ? I got problem with my 27 inch Imac and may try to there to check prices.

 

[fabianshc]

Anyone has any experience or recommendation on upgrading 27" 2010 iMac HDD to SSD or add another SSD? Also how to transfer the bootcamp partition to the new SSD?

 

[Mclairs83]

Anyone has any experience or recommendation on upgrading 27" 2010 iMac HDD to SSD or add another SSD? Also how to transfer the bootcamp partition to the new SSD?

u want to change? be prepared to get an experience guy who does before iMac to do it.

u will need to take out ur front panel glass in order to access their internal parts

 

[Be@rbrick]

its best to sell it off and get a new mac or cpu.

 

[precipice65]

I couldnt power on my iMac 1 day before my 1 year warranty expiration date. I sent it for repair. 3 months later the same thing happened again. I was told they replaced the logic card in the initial warranty repair. So why and how did a new card fail just only after 3 months?

They quoted me 800 for the next repair.

Do You believe the next repair will make the iMac last longer than 3 months. I don't.

 

[parchiao]

Looks like something shi-ty bit the 21.5" iMac. Google up "imac 21.5 logic board failure".

 

[precipice65]

I just sold my faulty iMac to someone for $200.