Joseph Meyer on Nostr: Software Upgrade Bricks Computer? I tried to update my 2020 MacBook Air with an Intel ...
Software Upgrade Bricks Computer?
I tried to update my 2020 MacBook Air with an Intel quad core processor from Sequoia 15.1 to Sequoia 15.2 a few days ago. It shut down and would not restart using any of the keystroke combinations suggested online. So I took it to the Genius Bar at an Apple Store. They took it to the back, removed the battery, and tried turning it on with power connected directly to the computer without a battery. Nothing. The genius returned and told me my computer is bricked and will cost $450 to repair, nearly half the cost of a new one. He also advised me to have operating system updates done in the Apple Store in the future, since it will then be their fault and responsibility if something goes wrong. That advice surprised me almost as much as the initial experience of the failed upgrade, which seems to me like an Apple fault or a very strange coincidence since the computer worked fine until I attempted the upgrade. I wish I had opted for the M1 processor when I purchased the computer. But, the M1 was brand new and untested at the time. Still it turned out to be an un-Intel-ligent decision. I took my bricked MacBook Air to a local guy who will check it out for $45 and let me know what repairs are needed.
#Apple #Brick #MacBook #Intel
I tried to update my 2020 MacBook Air with an Intel quad core processor from Sequoia 15.1 to Sequoia 15.2 a few days ago. It shut down and would not restart using any of the keystroke combinations suggested online. So I took it to the Genius Bar at an Apple Store. They took it to the back, removed the battery, and tried turning it on with power connected directly to the computer without a battery. Nothing. The genius returned and told me my computer is bricked and will cost $450 to repair, nearly half the cost of a new one. He also advised me to have operating system updates done in the Apple Store in the future, since it will then be their fault and responsibility if something goes wrong. That advice surprised me almost as much as the initial experience of the failed upgrade, which seems to me like an Apple fault or a very strange coincidence since the computer worked fine until I attempted the upgrade. I wish I had opted for the M1 processor when I purchased the computer. But, the M1 was brand new and untested at the time. Still it turned out to be an un-Intel-ligent decision. I took my bricked MacBook Air to a local guy who will check it out for $45 and let me know what repairs are needed.
#Apple #Brick #MacBook #Intel