From CNET: The Self Service Repair program Apple launched in April is expanding beyond iPhones to include M1-based Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops. As with the iPhone, starting on Tuesday you -- or a host of service centers, if you're not comfortable -- will be able to find a repair manual, buy select components from Apple, swap them out for replacements and return the old components to Apple, in many cases for credit. The company plans to add more Macs to the roster later this year.
For all the models supported by this initial rollout -- the 2020 M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro and the 2021 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MBP -- Apple allows you to replace about 15 different components. They include the audio subsystem, battery, display, logic board, case top and bottom, antennas, keycaps (plus Touch ID circuit board) and more.
The move is unsurprising: Apple had said it would be ramping up to more products over the course of the year. And it makes sense given that right-to-repair laws (which essentially hold that companies can't prevent you or an independent shop from repairing electronics by withholding information, voiding warranties and so on) have been passing in the US, such as New York's recent Digital Fair Repair Act.
There will also be rental toolkits for each model at $49 for a week if you don't have or want to buy new tools for the job.
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