The price of spilling tea on my MacBook Air was high
As I wrote in an article here the other day, I spilled tea on my two-month-old MacBook Air.
Barley tea...
The screen ended up looking strange and wrinkled, and wiping it didn't help...
It's hard to convey the wrinkled state, but the left side is all warped.
I made a reservation and went to the Apple store.
It's simple and beautiful, just like their products, isn't it?
According to the staff, if it were alcohol or something with sugar, it would cause electrical shorts or corrosion, but barley tea should be fine once it dries.
However, they said the change in the screen won't go away, and it might even spread further.
After getting a vague diagnosis in about 5 minutes,
they asked if I wanted to leave it with them, since they can't provide an estimate without sending it in for repair and looking inside.
As for the budget,
If it's just a screen replacement, it's 66,330 yen.
If it involves the motherboard, it's 122,210 yen, but in that case, it would be better to just buy a new one.
It's within the warranty period, but water damage is not covered.
Yeah, I knew that...
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I said I would consider it... and slunk back home.
I can't afford it right now unless I save up a bit more money.
It's still working, at least...
I was told not to use my MacBook Air for 7 to 10 days until the tea is completely dry.
Since I can't afford the hospital surgery costs, it's on home recovery for a while.
I'm sorry... I'm such a terrible owner.
I have no choice but to use the iPad I bought at the same time for reading and browsing the web as a substitute.
Well, I did anticipate the possibility of a situation like this happening. (Sour grapes)
After all, my previous iPad died suddenly, and that was a real nightmare.
Since I was able to connect the Magic Keyboard I use for my home Mac, I should be able to use that as a substitute at home for a while.
I'm debating whether or not to buy a cheap keyboard for the iPad.
But the on-screen keyboard makes the screen too small and hard to type on, so it's better to have one. It doesn't have to be the official one.
I even lost the official Apple Pencil after buying it, and now I'm using a cheap one as a substitute...
Sob... I hate myself...
In the end, I went ahead and clicked buy.
Well, for about 2,000 yen...