I got a call from the folks at Apple about my computer today.
The bad news is, because I have a matte screen on my MacBook Pro and will not even consider getting a glossy screen, they won’t have a part in until Feb 7th, and won’t have my computer back to me until Feb. 11-12.
The good news is, to compensate me for my inconvenience, they offered me two options.
1. Ship me a brand new computer with the exact same specs for the same amount I would have paid for the repair, and have it arrive Friday (Feb 1) or Monday (Feb 4), or
2. Cut the price of the repair in half, and get it back the 11th-12th.
I have to admit, option #1 was thoroughly tempting, especially because after a week of using the temp MacBook, I’m more certain than ever that I made the right decision to spring for the Pro. The reflections on the glossy screen drive me batshit.
But after calling the computer rental place to see how much it would cost to extend the rental and running some numbers with sales tax, I realized that waiting was going to save me almost $600 to just wait for the repair.
So, the bad news is, I have to put up with the tiny, glossy, pain in the ass rental for a while longer, but the good news is, I save six hundred bucks.
At this point, the option that saves me $600 wins, even if it involves fire ants. Which, thankfully, this does not.