MacBook trackpad repair

A trackpad that no longer clicks, only responds in one corner, or a cursor that jumps off on its own: at Blue Apple in Amsterdam Zuid we first work out where it comes from. The diagnosis is free and the price is fixed before we start.

MacBook trackpad prices per model

These are the prices for each model. Choose yours to book a time slot.

incl. VAT · A dash means we do not offer that option for that model. The model page lists every option available.

A trackpad that will not click is often the battery

The most common cause of a trackpad that no longer presses in does not sit in the trackpad but underneath. A battery that has swollen pushes the trackpad up from the inside, so there is no travel left and the click disappears. Replacing the trackpad then leaves you worse off: a few weeks later the new one stops clicking too. So we open the machine and look at the battery first. Other causes are cracked trackpad glass after a knock, a worn or disconnected flex cable that makes the cursor jump, and a click that only registers along the bottom edge. You hear which it is before anything is ordered.

One top case, three parts

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.

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