Apple Singapore Store is finally opening on our shores. That is long wait by many Apple fans and aficionados. One common reason why so many fans are hoping that Apple will open a store in Singapore is that the shopping experience of Apple Authorised resellers in Singapore pales in comparison to actual Apple run stores…
We discovered evidence of Apple Authorised Service Providers using water damaged boards in Apple refurbished devices sometime back. We withheld from publishing our findings sooner. We were not sure if the board that was replaced on our customer’s Mac was repaired and supplied by the Apple Authorised Service Provider in Singapore or it is a company…
Actual photo of a Macbook Pro keyboard replacement taking place. The work is tedious. First, The entire logicboard assembly has to be removed. Then close 100 screws have to be unscrewed and screwed back in. The back light and other components then have to be reinstalled. If you have no love for your work, you can…
For those wanting to speed up your Macs, adding an SSD drive to replace your traditional hard disk can be one of the best upgrade you can ever do. Macs are notoriously reliable if you take good care of them. Not all SSDs are compatible for certain Macbook and Macbook Pro, particularly those with Nvidia MCP79…
An actual photo of what an iPhone logicboard that was dropped in water looked after it was placed in rice for a few days under the microscope. It isn’t our customer’s phone as we don’t yet provide iPhone repairs (even though we know how to), but the advice is the same. Do not EVER put…
As we do Mac repairs as well, there’s a conflict of interest when we name other industry players with less honourable ethics so we can’t name them, lest we are accused of shaming our competitors. We can only share the experiences of our customers. This particular black sheep repair shop has 3 star rating on…
The number of empty anti-static bags show a fraction of the number of SSD upgrades we have already done for our satisfied customers. Upgrade your Mac to an SSD (solid-state drive) to enjoy faster boot up and application launch speeds! Do you know that at least 2 settings have to be tweaked after installing an…
This review is base on actual experience by a customer. He wrote about his bad experience with an Apple Authorised Service Provider (AASP). After his bad experience with them, he decided to bring his Macbook to us for diagnosis and servicing. It turned out that the AASP made a wrong diagnosis and quoted him a…
What do you do if you accidentally spill water or liquids on your Mac? Many people’s first response if their Mac shutdowns down and refuses to boot is that they have a water-damaged Mac, has suffered a short-circuit, and that is it permanently damaged and requires an expensive repair, such as a logicboad replacement. Indeed, this is what…
Box shops and Qoo10 are flooded with cheap portable USB chargers that retail for as little as $15, while reputable brands like Sony go for up to $90 or more. If you look closely, even the Valore’s (Challenger’s flagship brand) lower price range products resemble China mass produced products. Only their higher range products appear to be…
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