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Hi everyone, I’m not sure if anyone has encountered their MacBooks just stop working. My 2016 15” MBP went to sleep and never woke up, it lives on my desk I was doing some photo editing went out for a bit and when I came back and tried to wake it up and there’s no response. I tried every keyboard combination to try and power it on and I tried listening if there is fan spin when I tried to connect the power cable but there’s also no fan spin, I’ve also changed cables and my power brick and still no boot. Is it only me or is this common? and is taking it to apple my only option? thanks!
Sadly there is so little thats serviceable in these newer MacBook Pro’s. From the sounds of it the logic board is having problems. I hope you’ve been good on backing up as unless you ask they won’t salvage your data. Apple does have a special tool which they can use to gain access to your systems SSD. I would at least get them to give you access to the data (you’ll likely need to give them the USB-C drive to put it on to). You’ll need to be sitting when they tell you the cost of replacing the logic board, Ouch! If you still have a AppleCare+ service contract that will take most of the bite of the cost. Given the issues these 2016 systems have I would recommend you just get one of the newer 2018 models than spend the money fixing this one or if you’re lucky enough to still have a contract get it fixed and sell it and get the newer model.
