Buy AppleCare for $300 when you get a system, and it will be taken care of for three full years, no matter what fails, with very quick turnaround time (much less time than you spend digging around in there). If you're still using it after three years, consider yourself enjoying the bonus long life that Macs usually offer.
Or, I could buy any component from any various vendor of my choosing for my PC, and if I have the knowledge, install it myself. Even if I have this knowledge, Apple won't allow me to purchase the part, much less let me install it. I have to pay them $300 extra for the privlege of letting them work on my computer for a limited period of time (or not pay them and then pay through the nose for them to install their products).
No thanks!
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...McGriddles did they consume in that same time span?
maybe?