MacBook Repair Terms

Apple’s own ARM-based chips (M1, M2, M3 series). RAM and storage are soldered directly — nothing is upgradeable after purchase.

Apple’s magnetic charging connector. MagSafe 1, 2, and 3 explained — and what port faults mean for your repair.

Apple’s term for the motherboard. Component-level repair is often far cheaper than a full board replacement.

Security chip in Intel MacBooks (2018–2020). T2 faults can prevent booting entirely and are often mistaken for logic board failure.

The combined keyboard, trackpad, battery, and palm rest assembly. Why MacBook keyboard repairs cost more than other laptops.

Resets power, fan, battery, and sleep behaviour. One of the most commonly Googled MacBook fixes — exact steps for Intel and M-series.

Clears stored settings like volume, display resolution, and startup disk. Fixes odd behaviour that persists across restarts.