Apple expands Self Service Repair to Mac notebooks

Fix that mac

Apple has kept a promise it made to offer Self Service Repair for Mac notebooks, following its introduction of the same for iPhone in early 2022.

It will begin to provide genuine Apple tools and components to US customers hoping to fix their machines starting from August 21, though this is limited to M1 series Macs.

Seems only for M1 Macs at this point

Apple announced Self Service Repair will be available tomorrow for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks with the M1 family of chips, providing repair manuals and genuine Apple parts and tools through the Apple Self Service Repair Store.

The company says the program will expand to additional countries — beginning in Europe — as well as additional Mac models later this year.

Self Service Repair for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro provides the tools and components to fix the display, top case with battery, trackpad and more.

How it works and what’s available

To start the Self Service Repair process, a customer will first review the repair manual for the product they want to repair by visiting support.apple.com/self-service-repair.

Then, they can visit the Apple Self Service Repair Store and order the necessary parts and tools.

Every genuine Apple part is designed, engineered and tested. Customers can send replaced parts back to Apple for refurbishment and recycling, and may receive credit of their purchase by doing so.

While Apple is selling the tools, it is also offering rental kits for $49, so that customers who do not want to purchase tools for a single repair still have access to them.

Not for the faint-hearted

For the vast majority of customers who do not have experience repairing electronic devices, visiting a professional repair provider with certified technicians who use genuine Apple parts is the safest and most reliable way to get a repair.

Over the past three years, Apple has nearly doubled the number of service locations with access to genuine Apple parts, tools, and training, including more than 3,500 Independent Repair Providers. A global network of more than 5,000 Apple Authorized Service Providers supports more than 100,000 active technicians.

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