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Repasting a MacBook

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259 points speckx | 2 comments | 11 Jul 25 12:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.444s | source
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t1234s ◴[11 Jul 25 17:14 UTC] No.44534690[source]▶
I had to do this to my 2012 MBP (along with fixing the gpu solder problem) and I found it wasn't that hard to disassemble / reassemble. Also replacing the battery, upgrading the ram/storage was very easy to do. Contrast this to my 2017 MBP which has to score on the top 10 list of worst apple products of all time as far as quality and ease of repair go.

Have these new M3/4 MPBs gone back at all to being easy to dismantle or change the battery in? The OP with their M1 mentioned tearing overly thin ribbon cables.

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1. lisnake ◴[11 Jul 25 18:24 UTC] No.44535446[source]▶
I fixed the eGPU disconnecting issue on my 2012 MacBook Pro by placing the entire motherboard inside an oven for 10 minutes (a rather unconventional solution for reballing). So, yes, MacBooks from that era were not as fragile as they are now. By the way, that laptop still works.
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2. RattlesnakeJake ◴[11 Jul 25 19:29 UTC] No.44536023[source]▶
I cut my Apple-repairing teeth on an iBook G3 that would lose its BGA-soldered GPU if it overheated. The "fix" was to use a heat gun, propane torch (my choice), or even burning alcohol to gently reflow the solder:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/repairing-ibook-g3-grap...

I did it at least three times before that laptop died. Fun times.