I'm in pretty big 'luck' as well: my screen is starting to show the delamination issue ('staingate') as well. Coupled with that I'm also having excessive coil whine under load (even hearable when I'm chilling in bed downloading a torrent). What I'm wondering is: this is an 'early 2015' model. Its early 2017 now. Do they still have the 2015 model screens and logic boards in stock or will they just give me a free 2016 model?
One great thing is I have Applecare on this one so I won't have to pay a penny for sure..
They may do either, depending on the state of your system. If the system's had a lot of warranty repairs and is still regularly breaking, or it would be very expensive to fix, they'll just replace it. That judgment call'll be made when you go into the store and get it assessed. The more things you complain about, the more likely you are to get the '16 or a refurb '15 new.
This one's already a '15 refurb. We'll see. Shittiest thing is that I don't have an Apple store in my university town or hometown, only APRs, and I can't miss my Macbook for too long (I do AI, so yeah..), so if they want to send it out for repairs for a long time, I'm fucked.
On another note: what I actually meant with my comment is that I'm kind of amazed Apple still has parts for a 2yr (and presumably 3yr according to OP) old laptop, since they usually push their old stock out pretty aggressively. They either must have giant warehouses full or still have the factories churning out old parts??
> I'm kind of amazed Apple still has parts for a 2yr (and presumably 3yr according to OP) old laptop
Much of this is legally required (and as well, they can get a higher price for new devices when the older ones hold their value). If you check the Apple web site you'll see that how far back they will fix your device varies by jurisdiction (country and even state): https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201624
I just had the screen on my 2013 fall mbp replaced, via insurance because I dropped it. Didn't realise that they admitted the delamination issue, my MBP was ugly as sin (and convinced a number of friends to buy Dells).
Apple replaced the screen (for delamination issue), logic board (to fix random shutdown issue), and battery (due to its charge renention below a certain threshold) for my late 2013 13inch Macbook Pro, few months back.
Wow I have this problem and didn't realize it was so widespread. I assumed it was my fault!!! Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. Just signed up for an appointment.
One great thing is I have Applecare on this one so I won't have to pay a penny for sure..