If you’re eager to repair your M3 Mac, you’re going to like this.
Apple has announced that it will expand its self-service repair program to the M3 iMac, the M3 14-inch MacBook Pro, and the M3 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Per a trio of support documents published on Thursday, the company will allow customers to purchase genuine Apple parts and tools. Apple also provides manuals so that customers can repair their devices without having to visit an Apple retail location or an Apple Authorized Service Provider. Repairs have been available for Apple’s notebooks and desktops since 2022, but repair components and instructions for the M3 models were just made available.
The support document covering the repairs for M3 MacBook Pro notebooks details replacing the bottom casing of a MacBook, the parts needed to make a repair, and what tools are necessary to complete the repair. For the iMac, Apple provides a detailed list of part numbers required for various repairs on the display, logic board, fans, housing, and more.
Apple has also added parts for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and iMac with M3, M3 Pro, and/or M3 Max chips to its self-service repair store in the U.S. and select European countries. Apple has also published repair manuals for these MacBook Pro and iMac models on its website.
In addition, Apple is making the System Configuration process easier for all Mac models in all countries where the self-service repair program is available:
Where policies are concerned, Mac users will no longer need to contact the Self Service Repair support team to run the final step of a repair, although the team will still be available to assist as needed. The updated process will become available come early March in all countries where Self Service Repair is supported.
Stay tuned for additional details ass they become available.
Via MacRumors and hr.apple.com