For the primary time in practically a decade, Apple is ready to restore particular person MacBook Professional audio system with out changing different parts too.
In a memo shared with Apple Shops and Apple Approved Service Suppliers this week, Apple stated it’s providing audio system as standalone restore elements for the brand new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions with the M4, M4 Professional, and M4 Max chips. That is the primary time Apple has made particular person MacBook Professional speaker elements obtainable since 2015.
For all MacBook Professional fashions launched between 2016 and 2023, Apple replaces your complete “high case” with the battery and different parts for speaker repairs. This leads to out-of-warranty speaker repairs costing tons of of {dollars} greater than they need to, so standalone speaker elements will make these repairs much more inexpensive.
Even higher, the speaker elements won’t be restricted to technicians on the Genius Bar and Apple Approved Service Suppliers. Apple has already shared speaker restore manuals for the brand new MacBook Professional fashions on its web site, so it ought to make the standalone speaker elements obtainable to order by means of its self-service restore retailer quickly.
The restore process is pretty advanced, involving using Kevlar thread, speaker set up caps, and a single-use battery cowl, so the typical buyer will probably need to depend on an skilled technician to make sure it’s completed accurately. Luckily, those that decide to go down that route ought to pay far lower than they’d have earlier than.
Replace: In accordance with a dependable supply, Apple is now giving technicians entry to particular person speaker elements for ALL 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions with Apple silicon, going again to fashions with M1 Professional and M1 Max chips. It stays to be seen if these elements for older fashions will likely be added to the self-service restore retailer too.
