If you blow a speaker on a recent MacBook Pro without AppleCare, you have two choices: live with it, or pay for an unnecessarily expensive repair where Apple replaces the whole top case.
Given that this contains the battery, keyboard, and other pricey components, you’ll be on the hook for hundreds of dollars. Indeed, when The Verge dug through the MacBook self-repair part price list back in 2022, the site found the top case would cost between $527.12 and $615.12.
