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Apple REFUSED to Fix our iMac Pro

Linus Tech Tips · commentary · Watch on YouTube

Repair, teardowns & right to repairConsumer devices & gadgets

What it is

Linus Tech Tips breaks an iMac Pro and then tries to pay Apple to repair it, only to be refused service. The video documents the frustrating runaround and what it says about Apple's repair policies for its professional machines.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters cite it as a concrete example of Apple's hostility to repair and weak support for 'pro' hardware, mostly in right-to-repair debates.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “it's a very interesting series of videos”

    Linus's broken iMac Pro and Apple's refusal to repair it

    slantyyz, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Apple Said to Have 'Dramatically Reduced' iPhone Repair Fraud in China”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: apple, imac pro, repair, right to repair, linus tech tips

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