Apple staff see the same number (9 or 10) and their method of repairing your MacBook is by replacing one or more of them.

This table tells you how many parts I see [and I repair your MacBook by replacing one or more of them].

Apple module name	Display	Top Case	Logic board	Battery	TouchId	Trackpad	Total
Number of replaceable parts	5	10	1000+	2	2	2	983
Names of parts	Panel, backlight, camera, light sensor, case	Keyboard, speakers, fans, various cables	Integrated circuits (ICs), mosfets, resistors, capacitors, diodes, inductors, sockets	Cells, Battery management unit (BMU)	TouchId, connector	Trackpad, ribbon cable	-

Apple’s Repair Method operates with:

• • Small array of new parts
  • Staff with basic training to allow prediction of which of 10 parts contains the fault
  • A strict set of company rules e.g. evidence of liquid exposure [or mention] requires replacement of logic board, keyboard & trackpad
  • Basic workshop to allow replacement of any of 10 parts.

UK Mac Repair’s Method operates with:

• • Staff with significant electronic qualifications
  • Experience to determine where the fault lies within 1200 parts
  • Experience to fix the fault at a microscopic level
  • No limit to which of 1200+ parts that can be replaced
  • Workshop equipped with advanced equipment
  • Assets including circuit & boardview diagrams, test equipment
  • Vast array of spares. New and used options.

The ability to work at almost any level explains why UK Mac Repair can charge less than Apple.