macOS 12 Monterrey has been available since October. However, the update is not getting along with some older Macs models.
Recently, Mac users have been reporting that, after upgrading to macOS 12 Monterey, their computers bricked.
Mac owners being charged by Apple for the repair
Taking into account the above, the old Mac models being bricked after the update to macOS 12 Monterrey was not the fault of the users. Therefore, Apple’s warranty would be expected to cover this problem.
However, some users report that they are being charged by Apple for a repair of their bricked Mac (1, 2).
The brick can occur in last year’s models
The problem described above would have happened on older models, but not as old, as the 2020 MacBook Pro:
As expected, users affected by this serious problem tried to claim Apple’s warranty to recover their device.
However, something that some users did not expect is that Apple would be charging them a large amount of money for the repair of the device.
Apparently, the problem occurs due to a failure in the motherboard after the update, which must be replaced to ‘revive’ the device.
For now, avoid macOS 12 Monterrey if you have a Mac from previous years
At the moment, Apple has not officially commented on these reports. As long as this does not happen, it is advisable to avoid updating to macOS 12 Monterey if you have a Mac from previous years.
In the coming days, if there is any new development in this regard, we will update this article, so stay tuned with us. You can also check the bug/issues tracker dedicated to macOS 12 Monterey.
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