Apple replacing old MacBooks with brand-new models due to spare parts shortage

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According to internal documents seen by MacRumors, Apple is exchanging older 2012 and 2013 MacBook Pros with brand-new models, thanks to a shortage of spare parts. Customers who bring in their older MacBook Pros for battery replacement -- a $200 out-of-warranty repair, or free with AppleCare+ -- are receiving brand-new laptops instead of a new battery.

The unusual move is thanks to a "severe constraint of top case assemblies with integrated batteries" for the mid-2012 or early 2013 15-inch MacBook Pro. In the case of that laptop, it appears that Apple prefers its local repair technicians to replace the entire top case assembly for a battery replacement, even though iFixit appears to show that the battery is replaceable with a couple of specialized screws.

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