Louis Rossmann going up against Apple starting tomorrow

[NumLock21]

I don't see whats the problem. He makes it as if apple is the only computer out there and apple stops him, he's out of business. He can start repairing PCs. The other is becoming Apple authorize repair, maybe if he applies and becomes one, then he can repair as much as he likes and maybe get a lot more parts.

One difference I've seen between a Apple's lcd screen and 3rd party is the missing Apple logo on the ribbon cables. 

[Misanthrope]

Meh. I remember this guy, he seems to think he should be rich by repairing products that are designed to not be repairable at all. Should he have a right to repair things? Sure. Pragmatically however, is about as meaningful as people who make a living repairing shoes: mass manufacturing has basically made your job obsolete when producing replacement products is cheap enough to forget repairs.

[MimigaKing]

5 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

I don't see whats the problem. He makes it as if apple is the only computer out there and apple stops him, he's out of business. He can start repairing PCs. The other is becoming Apple authorize repair, maybe if he applies and becomes one, then he can repair as much as he likes and maybe get a lot more parts.

One difference I've seen between a Apple's lcd screen and 3rd party is the missing Apple logo on the ribbon cables. 

repairing PCs in this day and age isn't worth it. 99.9% of the time it's less expensive to replace the entire thing. Like every other consumer electronic producs out there. 

 

And as he once stated, becoming an authorized repair shop would be against everything he stands for because if someone comes over to have something repaired, he'd have to say it cannot be repaired which is a total lie. 

[spartaman64]

4 hours ago, stconquest said:

 

If he was wrong about what he talks about, he might come off as an ass... but he has good knowledge and shares it.  To me, that is the opposite of an asshole.

 

Sometimes you have to fight off your emotional first reaction to someone's demeanor in order to hear them clearly. 

yes if you watch some more of his videos he actually comes off as pretty humble he just doesnt like dealing with BS more than most other people

[NumLock21]

1 hour ago, MimigaKing said:

repairing PCs in this day and age isn't worth it. 99.9% of the time it's less expensive to replace the entire thing. Like every other consumer electronic producs out there. 

 

And as he once stated, becoming an authorized repair shop would be against everything he stands for because if someone comes over to have something repaired, he'd have to say it cannot be repaired which is a total lie. 

While it's true that 99% of consumer electronics aren't worth the repair, but those that spend over $1,500, $2,000, or $3,000 will not want to throw away their good working machine just because something as a broken power supply. They will not go out and by a brand new system just because of that. He can still repair after becoming a authorized Apple repair shop. Apple don't just sell phones, they sell PCs too. People who buys them, would like to get them fix and use it for as long as possible, cause they spend a good amount of their hard earn money to buy it.

[spartaman64]

11 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

While it's true that 99% of consumer electronics aren't worth the repair, but those that spend over $1,500, $2,000, or $3,000 will not want to throw away their good working machine just because something as a broken power supply. They will not go out and by a brand new system just because of that. He can still repair after becoming a authorized Apple repair shop. Apple don't just sell phones, they sell PCs too. People who buys them, would like to get them fix and use it for as long as possible, cause they spend a good amount of their hard earn money to buy it.

if he becomes an authorized apple repair shop if someone comes to him with a dead motherboard he probably will have to throw the motherboard away get a replacement and then charge the person for the replacement and say he repaired it

[kameshss]

So, someone here can download all his 727 videos? Who is it going to be? Everything at max resolution.

[minibois]

Would be a real shame to see such a big source of interesting information go away  I (thankfully) never had to follow any of his guides, but I did watch many of his 'talking videos' which were very interesting to me.

[goodtofufriday]

10 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

While it's true that 99% of consumer electronics aren't worth the repair, but those that spend over $1,500, $2,000, or $3,000 will not want to throw away their good working machine just because something as a broken power supply. They will not go out and by a brand new system just because of that. He can still repair after becoming a authorized Apple repair shop. Apple don't just sell phones, they sell PCs too. People who buys them, would like to get them fix and use it for as long as possible, cause they spend a good amount of their hard earn money to buy it.

I'm an IT/Network admin for a business. A 1000$ device is not worth the effort to fix if its not a desktop machine. Either RMA or toss it. Anyone spending that kind of money on devices will either have the budget to toss it and buy a new machine

 

OR

 

Is a average consumer that just wanted "the best" and now it doesnt work, but they dont have another 800$ to fix it. (apple charges 750$ for a board swap). 

 

This guy board board level repairs for about half that much. User gets to keep his data too, since apple does not typically keep the users data intact. 

 

I dont think you have a clear understanding of this price range and who is in it. 

[DevilishBooster]

1 minute ago, kameshss said:

So, someone here can download all his 727 videos? Who is it going to be? Everything at max resolution.

If I had my file server built I would do it. Stupid jobs and stupid not having enough money. *pouting*

Lol

[AresKrieger]

1 minute ago, kameshss said:

So, someone here can download all his 727 videos? Who is it going to be? Everything at max resolution.

How many gigs, I'd do it but I think at max resolution I'd run out of space fast

[laminutederire]

2 minutes ago, goodtofufriday said:

I'm an IT/Network admin for a business. A 1000$ device is not worth the effort to fix if its not a desktop machine. Either RMA or toss it. Anyone spending that kind of money on devices will either have the budget to toss it and buy a new machine

 

OR

 

Is a average consumer that just wanted "the best" and now it doesnt work, but they dont have another 800$ to fix it. (apple charges 750$ for a board swap). 

 

This guy board board level repairs for about half that much. User gets to keep his data too, since apple does not typically keep the users data intact. 

 

I dont think you have a clear understanding of this price range and who is in it. 

How many motherboard do they replace at that price?

[kameshss]

3 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

How many gigs, I'd do it but I think at max resolution I'd run out of space fast

It could go upto 1TB. May be more. Lot of useful information. 

[goodtofufriday]

1 minute ago, laminutederire said:

How many motherboard do they replace at that price?

Louis or apple?

 

apple does not do it frequently because its over priced for most people. It encourages them to buy a new machine instead. 

 

louis repairs all the boards that can be repaired. And if he cant fix it the customer isnt charged a dime.  

[kameshss]

3 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

How many gigs, I'd do it but I think at max resolution I'd run out of space fast

There are tools that lets you download all the videos from a specific channel.

[kameshss]

5 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Would be a real shame to see such a big source of interesting information go away  I (thankfully) never had to follow any of his guides, but I did watch many of his 'talking videos' which were very interesting to me.

me too!

[laminutederire]

1 minute ago, goodtofufriday said:

Louis or apple?

 

apple does not do it frequently because its over priced for most people. It encourages them to buy a new machine instead. 

 

louis repairs all the boards that can be repaired. And if he cant fix it the customer isnt charged a dime.  

Apple of course. Does a 800$ mobo even exist ?

 

Yeah, normal repair shops are nice enough to not charge when they can't fix anything

 

[AresKrieger]

10 minutes ago, kameshss said:

It could go upto 1TB. May be more. Lot of useful information. 

Well I have that kind of space, though that would take a long time for me to download which it doesn't seem like we have that kind of time. Also that would 1/2 of my remaining space.

 

9 minutes ago, kameshss said:

There are tools that lets you download all the videos from a specific channel.

I am a person who often travels the high seas (if you catch my drift), so i'm aware, I could also setup torrents for the content, but it would be best for me to filter through it to find the material in question since I doubt his vlogs about himself will be affected

 

However it would be better if this task was spit up

Edited July 1, 2016 by AresKrieger

[goodtofufriday]

2 minutes ago, laminutederire said:

Apple of course. Does a 800$ mobo even exist ?

 

Yeah, normal repair shops are nice enough to not charge when they can't fix anything

 

They dont. But its what apple charges. I mean you can buy used boards on ebay for 300~400$ and do it yourself. 

[kameshss]

4 minutes ago, AresKrieger said:

Well I have that kind of space, though that would take a long time for me to download which it doesn't seem like we have that kind of time. Also that would 1/2 of my remaining space.

Many people here has Google Fiber connection and has File Server. Can't remember the usernames of them.

[minibois]

10 minutes ago, laminutederire said:

Yeah, normal repair shops are nice enough to not charge when they can't fix anything

Well... A family member of mine had a soft bricked (at the time we didn't know the soft part) and went to a repair shop, they tested it or whatever, a week later they said they found nothing and still charged 20 euros. Anyways, at school I spoke to someone about this and they were like "bring it to school tomorrow, let me have a look at it", anyways, long story short he fixed it. So this repair shop charged 20 euros for shit they didn't fix. We complained at them and got the 20 euros refunded. Not all non-official repair shops are legit and not as nice as what you are implying  

 

[goodtofufriday]

1 minute ago, Minibois said:

Well... A family member of mine had a soft bricked (at the time we didn't know the soft part) and went to a repair shop, they tested it or whatever, a week later they said they found nothing and still charged 20 euros. Anyways, at school I spoke to someone about this and they were like "bring it to school tomorrow, let me have a look at it", anyways, long story short he fixed it. So this repair shop charged 20 euros for shit they didn't fix. We complained at them and got the 20 euros refunded. Not all non-official repair shops are legit and not as nice as what you are implying  

 

IMO thats fine. They spent time on it and should at least be compensated something for the time spent. Its their livelihood, not a favor. 

[Sunshine1868]

Unless it is specifically stated to be Apple, you can't blame them just yet. It could just as easily be any other large tech company.

[laminutederire]

2 minutes ago, Minibois said:

Well... A family member of mine had a soft bricked (at the time we didn't know the soft part) and went to a repair shop, they tested it or whatever, a week later they said they found nothing and still charged 20 euros. Anyways, at school I spoke to someone about this and they were like "bring it to school tomorrow, let me have a look at it", anyways, long story short he fixed it. So this repair shop charged 20 euros for shit they didn't fix. We complained at them and got the 20 euros refunded. Not all non-official repair shops are legit and not as nice as what you are implying  

 

Yeah of course, I know, but the one who can fix things are often nicer ( at least from experience  )

 

4 minutes ago, goodtofufriday said:

They dont. But its what apple charges. I mean you can buy used boards on ebay for 300~400$ and do it yourself. 

I don't think they even use a 300$ mother board in those things

[minibois]

9 minutes ago, goodtofufriday said:

IMO thats fine. They spent time on it and should at least be compensated something for the time spent. Its their livelihood, not a favor. 

But if a schoolmate can fix what someone who made their job of out fixing this stuff can't fix, it's a bit weird. The reason I asked for a refund was not because I think their time is useless, it's because they couldn't fix something that apparently was easy enough for someone in school to fix.

6 minutes ago, laminutederire said:

Yeah of course, I know, but the one who can fix things are often nicer ( at least from experience  )

I have spoken with people in the field and they seem very nice.