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My MacBook Pro exploded and burst into flames

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That fire looks like the result of a battery cell rupturing. Definitely not a pleasant experience for anyone involved.

I've had a few battery failures before on my macs though never to the same ferocity - only cell expansion happened in my cases. Though this result has always been a fear of mine.

Could someone identify which year model this was? I think that it'll be useful for some users that are worried about their macs.

from the 'article':

> 2015 MBP Retina 15" - bought I believe in 2016 from Apple website

> two repairs: both by Apple, under warranty. a replaced trackpad and a replaced display. no 3rd party involvement. 2015 MBP Retina 15" - bought I believe in 2016 from Apple website.

So you can't make the easy joke about how the new MBPs are so bad they burst on fire.

Oh, this was White Panda's laptop?! I remember their mashup albums from early 2010, https://thewhitepanda.bandcamp.com/ & https://thewhitepanda1.bandcamp.com/

Pretty cool how we keep such high energy densities right next to our genitals ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

AppleCare sends laptops to FedEx in Memphis for repair by FedEx employees. They've forgotten thermal paste on repairs to logic boards that led to system crashes once the computer kicks into gear.

Sorry it this related to the story here? Or is that one of your experience?

FedEx offers electronics repair services?

FedEx offers at least two: one for individual consumers, and one for corporate partners where the FedEx logistics network is used for customer returns and sites colocated with logistics hubs are used for the actual repairs.

I don't know if the technicians who do the repairs are actual FedEx employees or if Apple uses the service, but it does exist.

I find the amount of people making excuses for apple more interesting than the actual fire itself. It seems like there is quite a bit of apple worshiping going on in /r/apple

Could this be China's retaliation for the trade war? This may be a good opportunity to declare war

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