It may not pay to take apart your iMAC Pro

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Both Apple and an Apple Authorized Service Provider declined to repair a damaged iMac Pro belonging to YouTube star, Linus Sebastian — host of the popular technology tips and tricks channel, Linus Tech Tips, according to a video published to his channel this week.

However while the decisions may seem unfair, it’s worth noting that Sebastian (whose team has been in possession of the ultra high-end iMac since earlier this year) is 100% responsible for dismantling, showcasing, and (unsuccessfully) attempting to reassemble the $5,000 computer for their audience of 5.6 million subscribers to watch in awe.

Sebastian’s official iMac Pro review, which was published back in January, shows his team completely disassembling the machine piece-by-piece — laying out its main components including the logic board, memory modules, LED-backlit Retina display and more.

It’s when they went to reassemble the machine that Sebastian and his fellow tipsters allegedly dropped the LED display while attempting to reattach it to the aluminum-alloy chassis, which not only resulted in a thoroughly shattered heap of glass, but, according to Sebastian, a new logic board and power supply unit was deemed necessary, to boot.

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[Xairbusdriver]

I read about this last week and immediately remembered a wise saying from my youth; some people have more money than brains. Hopefully Sebastian and his group will study how to more safely handle expensive parts. They obviously already know how to take the parts out and probably how to put them back; it's that time in between that also are important. Reminds me another another non-politically-correct adage: "It ain't over till the fat lady sings". Apparently, Sebastian has never been to an antique shop; you break it, you bought it. And the corollary; if you break it, we're not obligated to fix it.

Sebastian's business is to take things apart. Breaking them should be part of his business expenses. What's his problem?

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I was thinking about this the other day while I had a guy doing warranty on a smaller 2017 iMAC (not Pro)! He forgot his trusty foam service block to set the display on so we made one out of non-static foam and cardboard boxes for this purpose!  He was the warranty service guy from North Kansas City and he had to replace the power board and motherboard.  They won't pay us to do warranty service and want to charge us to take the test "again" so we let them pay this guy to come from Kansas City. These aren't as tough to take apart as the one in the video; mainly you have to replace the tape strips that hold the display in (no more magnets).