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Did You Drop Your 13″ or 16″ MacBook Pro or MacBook Air?

Is it worth replacing the screen of your 2015-2023 MacBook Pro or MacBook Air?

Turn over your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro and look at the 1st line for your model number it should start with “Model A….” (For example a 2016 MacBook Pro model # would be A1398)

Search for model number in the chart below. (Information provided by Everymac and Macsales) This will tell you the last macOS that your machine will run and the cost for a next day MacBook Pro screen repair or replacement.

See my post: Do You Really Need that MacBook Pro Upgrade?

2015-2023 Macbook Pro Screen Repair

2015-2023 MacBook Air Screen Repair

Step 2: Search for your Mac used nearby
  • Search craigslist near you or look on Ebay
  • Look for the year and type of your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air
  • This is what a similar machine will cost with a “working” screen.
  • How well did you treat your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air
  • Would someone else have treated theirs better?
Step 3: Check the cost of a new MacBook Pro

Go to the Apple Store online

Step 4: Decide if it’s worth your time and money for:

14 Steps to Get back to where you started with your macbook pro or macbook air

  1. Make an appointment to speak to a Mac specialist at an Apple Store
  2. Drive to the Apple Store
  3. Wait in line to speak to a Mac specialist
  4. Decide which MacBook Pro or MacBook Air is the best for you
  5. Buy a new case or compatible Apple accessories
  6. Drive home from the Apple Store
  7. Set up a new user on your new MacBook Pro
  8. Update your new MacBook Pro to the latest macOS
  9. Log into iCloud on your new MacBook Pro
  10. Add your Mail accounts in the Internet Accounts in System Preferences
  11. Install any non Apple browsers that you use and log into them
  12. Log Applications that you use like Adobe Creative Cloud or Microsoft Office 365
  13. Buy upgrades for any applications that used to run on an earlier version of Mac OS (See the macOS application compatibility chart in Roaringapps)
  14. Set up your Time Machine and iCloud backup

If your Mac is 2014 or earlier it’s most likely not worth a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air screen repair