My MacBook is nearly new and someone quoted a full board replacement. Is that normal?

It is common, and it is usually the wrong answer. A shop without microsoldering capability can only replace whole assemblies, so that is what gets quoted. A charging IC or a shorted rail is a component-level repair costing a fraction of a board swap. Get a second opinion before you agree to a board.

Do you work on the latest MacBook and iPhone models?

Yes, including current Apple Silicon MacBooks and the newest iPhones. If a machine is still inside Apple's warranty and the fault is not accidental damage, we will tell you to use that first.

Ludhiana

MacBook Repair in Sarabha Nagar

Name: Shiv i Care
Address: 229/1, Civil Street, Ghumar Mandi, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141001, IN
Telephone: +91 75080 10067
Price range: ₹₹
Rating: 4.9

A short run from the workshop, and one of the areas we see the most walk-in Apple repairs from.

Who we work with in Sarabha Nagar

Sarabha Nagar sits close to central Ludhiana and skews towards professionals and better-equipped households — which in practice means newer Apple hardware. We see more current-generation MacBooks and iPhones from here than from most areas.

Newer machines fail differently from old ones. Instead of worn batteries and dying drives, the faults are liquid damage, charging circuits and ports, and accidental impact. Those are almost all component-level repairs, and they are precisely the jobs that a replace-only shop turns into a quote for a new logic board.

Getting your machine to us

Call or send a WhatsApp message with the model and the symptom before you travel. Diagnosis is free, and we would rather tell you over the phone that a trip is unnecessary than have you make it twice.

229/1, Civil Street, Ghumar Mandi, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001, India

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Get a second opinion before agreeing to a new logic board

On a recent machine, a board replacement quote is usually a capability limit rather than a diagnosis. A shop without microsoldering equipment can only swap whole assemblies, so that is what gets quoted. A failed charging IC or a shorted power rail is a component-level repair costing a fraction of a board. Ask what specifically has failed — if the answer is just 'the board', it is worth a second look.