Screen & Display
Backlight · Black Screen · LCD · IPS · OLED · Flex Cable · Dead Pixel
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Battery & Power
Battery Health · Battery Cycle · Charging Port · DC Jack · Power Adapter
6 terms →
Storage & Performance
SSD · NVMe · HDD · RAM · eMMC · Upgrade vs Replace
6 terms →
Cooling & Fan
Thermal Throttling · Thermal Paste · Fan · GPU Fan · Heatsink · Repasting · Fan RPM
7 terms →
Motherboard & Chip
Motherboard · Microsoldering · BGA · POST · GPU · Capacitor
6 terms →
Graphics & Display Performance
Discrete GPU · VRAM · GPU Generations · Artifacting · Refresh Rate · Coil Whine · External Display
7 terms →
Physical & Structural
Hinge · Keyboard · Trackpad · Palm Rest · WiFi Card · Bezel
6 terms →
Water Damage
Spill Damage · Corrosion · Ultrasonic Cleaner · Short Circuit · Oxidation
5 terms →
MacBook Terms
Apple Silicon · MagSafe · Top Case · T2 Chip · Logic Board
5 terms →
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When your screen cracks or your laptop won’t boot, the last thing you need is a technician throwing jargon at you. Every definition here is written by the Affordable Laptop Services team — the same people who do the actual repairs — so you know exactly what you’re paying for before you hand over your device.
