MacBook Air died when I spilt water. Any use to a repair-and-donate charity?

[Tosca]

A spilt glass of water beside my laptop cost me over £850.  The guys at the Apple Store Genius Bar said it could be repaired for £850 before VAT.  John Lewis had a Black Friday upgrade for less.  Any suggestions about what to do with my dead MacBook Air?  They showed me a photo of tiny bubbles on the inside below the keys.  Does anyone know of a charity which can use the parts, or even replace them to make it good enough to donate?

[Sue]

Try giving  Christian at Netquest Consulting a call before you give up on it.

http://www.netquest-consulting.com/site/services.html

I'm not sure if he still does repairs, as I gather he has left his previous premises in Pellatt Road and it isn't mentioned on his website any more, but worth a try?

Also, I once spilled a glass of wine over a laptop and gave it to someone because I thought it was dead. It certainly seemed to be.

A long time after, I discovered that the laptop had miraculously recovered! This was a bit annoying as it wasn't actually mine, and I had had to replace it (my own fault, obviously).

Edited December 20, 2024 by Sue

[ontheRye]

You could try Chris at puremacintosh, local and excellent

 

[bonaome]

Take it to Shoreditch Repairs https://www.shoreditchrepairs.co.uk

Call them first. They’ll either buy it for the parts they can salvage, or they’ll tell you how best to recycle it.

[Chick]

I can try if you like.

 

Edited December 23, 2024 by Chick

[Jellybeanz]

Apple may offer something for returning it as I think they sometimes re-use parts/metal within?

[bonaome]

On 23/12/2024 at 23:24, Jellybeanz said:

Apple may offer something for returning it as I think they sometimes re-use parts/metal within?

They do. They won’t give you as much as Shoreditch repairs.