Apple's Self-Service Repairs Expand To Desktops Like iMac, Mac Studio

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Apple's Self Service Repair program continues to roll out in new regions and to new products. Earlier this month, the program expanded from the United States to eight European countries. Now, US customers are gaining access to manuals and parts for new devices: Mac desktops. As reported first by Six Colors, the program has now been extended to cover the Mac Studio, M1 Mac mini, M1 iMac, and the Studio Display.

Up until now, it only covered the M1 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Pro, the iPhone SE, and iPhone 12 and 13 models. This expansion only applies in the US, though; the previously mentioned European countries will have to wait to gain coverage of these additional devices, it seems. iPhone or Mac owners can go to Apple's website to buy or rent repair kits, including parts and manuals, to perform repairs themselves rather than take their devices to the Apple Store or a repair shop. Apple's Self Service Repair first launched in the United States in April, with an initial focus on the iPhone.

will they add storage upgrades like mac pro 7.1

[Joe_Dragon]

will they add storage upgrades like the mac pro 7.1? has?

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[Osgeld]

you don't buy a mac and upgrade it, its a consumer device like a dvd player

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[bsdetector101]

I used to be able to do owner upgrades and repairs. I had a Power Mac G4 tower had I upgraded or added discs to it. The first iMacs, you could change/add ram then Apple took that away and sealed the bottom. Used to be all kinda of stores you could get parts from !! All Macs before 2000, you could repair. I HATED it when Apple took away our ability to easily do repairs/upgrades !!!

wow

[drinkypoo]

A desktop computer that you can service! Whoda thunk it?

Anyone remember the Macintosh IIci? You could replace the motherboard without tools. Just grab the two tabs at the back of the case lid, it pops off, slide the power supply upwards, it has a connector on the bottom that connects it to the motherboard, then push another little tab IIRC and slide the motherboard off its L-shaped mounting tabs.

Apple used to have class... for just about the time between 1989 and 1993 or so. Then it was a bunch of Performa

I can't help but notice...

[sabbede]

That Dell and HP make their service manuals freely available on their websites.