Macbook Pro - Coffee Spill

My Machine:
Macbook Pro, 13in, Retina Display, 2014
Yesterday I decided to go on a little coffee date with my computer, and when I say coffee date I really mean I dumped an entire cup of coffee onto my keyboard.
I probably made a lot of dumb decision in trying to dry it out (blow dryer, shaking, etc...) but unfortunately reflexes kicked in rather than mental judgement. I live in an area with no Apple store so I took the computer to an Apple Certified repair store. They took the computer from me and left it to dry overnight. I got a call from them earlier this afternoon and he explained that fixing it through their store would easily equal the cost of a brand new Macbook (but at least it is repairable). He suggested taking it to the Apple store and getting it fixed under one of their "flat rate" repairs. From what I can tell, this will also cost me the amount of the computer (estimate of $1200). What are other peoples experiences with taking your machine to the Apple store after a spill? I've read mixed reviews of some people getting charged an arm and a leg, and others getting off "easier" with a charge of $700-800.
I've also looked into other repair websites. ispillrepair.com seems to cut a good deal but I've read some mixed reviews about the place. Any feedback on other options for repair?
Any (sound) advice would be immensely helpful. I'm a first year masters student and living without a computer really isn't an option nor is paying A LOT of money to get a repair done. Just trying to weigh my options....
Sincerely,
A smart (but dumb) graduate student

I think that they were talking about a generality, where if not treated, could fail at any given time.

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My Machine:
Macbook Pro, 13in, Retina Display, 2014
Yesterday I decided to go on a little coffee date with my computer, and when I say coffee date I really mean I dumped an entire cup of coffee onto my keyboard.
I probably made a lot of dumb decision in trying to dry it out (blow dryer, shaking, etc...) but unfortunately reflexes kicked in rather than mental judgement. I live in an area with no Apple store so I took the computer to an Apple Certified repair store. They took the computer from me and left it to dry overnight. I got a call from them earlier this afternoon and he explained that fixing it through their store would easily equal the cost of a brand new Macbook (but at least it is repairable). He suggested taking it to the Apple store and getting it fixed under one of their "flat rate" repairs. From what I can tell, this will also cost me the amount of the computer (estimate of $1200). What are other peoples experiences with taking your machine to the Apple store after a spill? I've read mixed reviews of some people getting charged an arm and a leg, and others getting off "easier" with a charge of $700-800.
I've also looked into other repair websites. ispillrepair.com seems to cut a good deal but I've read some mixed reviews about the place. Any feedback on other options for repair?
Any (sound) advice would be immensely helpful. I'm a first year masters student and living without a computer really isn't an option nor is paying A LOT of money to get a repair done. Just trying to weigh my options....
Sincerely,
A smart (but dumb) graduate student

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But he is in Canada.
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I've had a liquid damaged Macbook repaired by this guy. 13" MB cost me $220.
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Hello,
i own a mid 2012 MacBook Pro, just over a year ago half a cup of coffee was spilt into the keyboard, immediately I whipped the bottom cover off, removed the battery and stripped the machine down to ensure it was all dried out and there was no residue left on the logic board. Left if to dry for around a week and saw no obvious sign of any damage.
turned it on a boom, powered on with no problem. About a month ago so almost 11 months down the line it was charging whilst I was searching on safari, and it completely shut off.
id been having problems with the charging as it'd only work on certain positions and i kept having to take the L plug in and out to get it to register it was connected.
I've again had it open and still so no sign of corrosion or any obvious damage.
I've tried my friends 60W magsafe and the lights on the L connector flash very dimly green & orange.
now I'm debating replacing things such as my battery to see if this solves any issues. As I've tried all the resets I can possibly do with no avail.
(ps, I've had it taken into Apple and the cost of them doing it compared to replacing it with a new machine far outways,
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Turn off your computer. Using it after liquid damage can further damage its components.
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MBPs like oil do not mix with water. If you are very, very lucky, you may survive this incident, but the odds are against you.
I would suggest that you keep the cover off of the machine, place it in a warm envoronment and direct a fan on it to get all of the moisture out of it. I do not recommend utilizing an outside heat source. If not controlled correctly you may inflict additional damage.
If it works, you have dodged the proverbial bullet. If not, its the repair shop. Do not be surprised if the repair costs are in the price range of a new MBP.
A last gasp measure is to spray nonresidue electronic cleaner on the internals of the MBP and dry it out. No guarantees as to results.
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If you spilled coffee INTO the Mac (into the keyboard), then:
1. Shut it down(do not put it to sleep)!
2. Unplugg AC adapter.
3. Leave it that way at least 24hours before turning it on again.
4. If the computer seems dry after the first 24 hours, turn it on.
5. Pray to GOD.
6. If it works, you'll probably have to have the keyboard cleaned.
7. Your warranty (including AppleCare) has expired anyway. If it doesn't work, you can't take it to Apple Store without paying for the repair (if possible). You might consider calling your household insurance provider, but that depends on terms of your insurance (if you have one).
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You can use Time Machine within many apps. If the iCloud Documents & Data feature is turned on, you can recover older versions of iCloud documents as well as regular documents.
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My sister spilled a cup of coffee on her Macbook Pro. She was very fast in turning it off and cleaning off all liquid.
Naturally she took it to the shop - they briefly checked it out and told her "it can stop working and die any time". Afraid of losing data and being without a computer she immediately bought a new one (as it was so expensive to fix it - it was not worth it).
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I think that they were talking about a generality, where if not treated, could fail at any given time.

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