by Apple has expanded its self-repair program to include more devices and has expanded the program to include some M1-powered Macs and the Apple Studio Display.
The Self-Service Repair plan allows device owners to perform their own repairs by providing relevant parts, instructions, and tools. However, you will have to be very confident in dealing with gadgets to essentially perform these repairs.
As Six Colors (opens in new tab) detected (via The Verge) (opens in new tab)), henceforth, users are aware of devices already included in the program (i.e. MacBooks and iPhones).
As you may recall, Apple recently expanded its self-repair program to Europe (including the UK), initially a US-only venture. Unfortunately, the new devices outlined above are not covered in Europe and are currently only available to US citizens.
Analysis: Many more options (but some expensive fixes)
Obviously, this represents a positive step forward for Apple on the PC front, because as noted, in terms of computers, only MacBooks were covered in the program before.
It will likely be a matter of time before Apple expands the scope of these various Macs (and display) to Europe. It took a little over half a year for the self-repair plan to reach Europe, so we can look forward to this expansion rolling out sooner than that.
As we touched on above, this is definitely aimed at tech savvy Apple device owners because some of the procedures will be quite difficult, even with complete instructions and the right tools provided. (These tools can be rented to you, by the way, you don’t need to buy them). For many people, the most logical course would be to have Apple (or an authorized service provider) perform the repair.
Some DIY repairs can also be expensive. As The Verge points out, if it’s the screen on your Studio Display that needs replacing, a replacement will cost almost $970, but you get a hundred dollars out of it to then return the cracked screen to Apple. Also, it’s apparently only possible to replace a tilt-only stand with a tilt-and-height-adjustable model, or where the Studio Display repair manual still details the procedure for this (or replace one of them for a VESA mount or vise vice versa).
