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Read more →Does your MacBook show no sign of life, refuse to charge, or stay black while you can hear it running? Then the fault is often on the logic board. At Blue Apple in Amsterdam we repair those boards at component level, which is something many repair shops do not do.
These are the prices for each model. Choose yours to book a time slot.
| Model | Logic board | Book a repair |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro/Max (2026) | € 199,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro/Max (2026) | € 239,99 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 15" M5 (2026) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" M5 (2026) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Neo (2026) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M5 A3434 (2025) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" M4 A3240 (2025) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 15" M4 A3241 (2025) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M4 A3401 (2024) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M4 Pro/Max A3112 (2024) | € 239,99 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro/Max A3186 (2024) | € 199,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" M3 A3113 (2024) | € 199,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 15" M3 A3114 (2024) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M3 A2918 (2023) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M3 Pro/Max A2992 (2023) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 16" M3 Pro/Max A2991 (2023) | € 250,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 15" M2 A2941 (2023) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M2 Pro/Max A2779 (2023) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 16" M2 Pro/Max A2780 (2023) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" M2 A2681 (2022) | € 250,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" M1/M2 Touch Bar A2338 (2020-2022) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro/Max A2442 (2021) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro/Max A2485 (2021) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" M1 A2337 (2020) | € 249,99 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" A2179 (2020) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar A2251 (2020) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar A2289 (2020) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" A1932 (2018-2019) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar A1989 (2018-2019) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar A2159 (2019) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 15" Touch Bar A1990 (2018-2019) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 16" Touch Bar A2141 (2019) | € 199,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" A1466 (2013-2017) | € 150,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" A1708 (2016-2017) | € 190,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" Touch Bar A1706 (2016-2017) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 15" Touch Bar A1707 (2016-2017) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 11" A1465 (2013-2015) | € 190,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 13" A1502 (2013-2015) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Pro 15" A1398 (2012-2015) | € 269,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 11" A1370 (2010-2012) | € 199,00 | Book a repair |
| MacBook Air 13" A1369 (2010-2012) | € 199,99 | Book a repair |
incl. VAT · A dash means we do not offer that option for that model. The model page lists every option available.
Most workshops only swap complete assemblies and send you elsewhere when the board is at fault. We measure the board out, trace the failure back to the component causing it and replace that part. Think of a shorted power rail after liquid damage, a burnt-out charging chip after a bad adapter, or a damaged backlight circuit that leaves you reading the display by torchlight. That is soldering work under a microscope on parts the size of a grain of sand, and it takes longer than any other repair. It does pay off: your own board stays in the machine, and with it, usually, your data and your settings.
On recent MacBooks the keyboard, trackpad and battery are riveted into the top case. Convenient for the factory; for a repair it means a single dead key could in theory cost you the whole assembly. So we work at part level where we can rather than swapping the case as a unit. The same goes for the logic board: where many workshops write a board off, we measure it out and replace the component causing the fault. If your model has a Touch ID sensor, it is paired to the board, so it keeps working through a board repair — but not through a board replacement, and we tell you that up front.
Choose your model, see the fixed price and pick a time slot straight away.
Rijnstraat 76-H, 1079 HK Amsterdam
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