Dubai Media City · Bur Dubai 4.9★ · 643 reviews
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MacBook dropped in water? Liquid spilled on the keyboard? Come in immediately. Do not power on. Do not use rice. Professional ultrasonic PCB cleaning, corrosion removal and data recovery. Over 75% recovery rate for MacBooks brought in within 24 hours. Emergency walk-in at either Dubai workshop. No fix, no fee.
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Azizi Technologies repairs liquid-damaged MacBooks in Dubai with professional ultrasonic PCB cleaning. Recovery rate is over 75% when brought in within 24 hours. All models accepted — Air and Pro, Intel and M-series. Emergency walk-in at either Dubai workshop, no appointment needed. Data recovery available even on machines that cannot be fully restored.
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Key Takeaways
Updated August 2026Liquid damage is a race against corrosion, and the first hour matters more than anything that happens on the bench afterwards.
Did it get wet in the last few hours?
Do not switch it on and do not charge it. Powering a wet board is what turns a cleanable spill into corrosion that cannot be undone.
MacBook Water Damage Repair Dubai
Liquid damage is a race against corrosion. The moment liquid touches a MacBook logic board, mineral deposits begin to form on copper traces and chip contacts. If the machine is powered on while wet, those deposits short-circuit components instantly. If it is dried incorrectly (rice draws surface moisture but not internal deposits), corrosion continues silently for weeks.
Professional ultrasonic PCB cleaning uses a degreaser bath and high-frequency vibration to remove mineral deposits from every surface of the logic board — areas no brush or swab can reach. After cleaning and thorough drying, we test every component under magnification and diagnose any remaining faults for targeted repair.
Azizi Technologies has been rescuing liquid-damaged MacBooks in Dubai since 2007. We handle coffee spills, swimming pool accidents, kitchen disasters and caught-in-the-rain cases. Our 4.9★ rating includes many MacBook owners who brought in a MacBook that "wouldn't turn on after getting wet" and left with it fully working.
Power isolated first
The battery comes off before anything else. Charge moving through a wet board is active damage.
Ultrasonic cleaning
Lifts residue from under chips, where drying and rice never reach.
Corrosion photographed
You see what we are dealing with rather than taking our word for the quote.
Data recoverable either way
If the board cannot be saved, the SSD usually still gives the files back.
What we do
Professional in-house repair. We never outsource liquid damage work.
High-frequency degreaser bath removes mineral deposits from every surface of the logic board. More effective than any manual cleaning.
Visible corrosion on board traces and chip contacts removed under microscope with micro-tools. Traces repaired where corroded.
Every circuit on the logic board tested after cleaning. Capacitors, resistors, power rails and chips all verified before reassembly.
SSD data preserved in most cases. We attempt data recovery before any risky board-level repair, and migrate it to an external drive.
Liquid-exposed batteries swell and can become unsafe. Battery inspected and replaced if swollen, leaking or showing abnormal charge behaviour.
Short-circuited or corroded chips repaired by micro-soldering. We repair at component level, not board replacement.
Board-level repair vs replacement
Most shops quote a replacement board because it needs no skill. On a liquid-damaged Mac it is usually the most expensive answer to the wrong question.
| Board-level repair | Logic board replacement | |
|---|---|---|
| What is actually done | Board cleaned ultrasonically, failed components replaced | Whole board swapped for another |
| Your data | SSD stays with the original board where soldered | Soldered SSD means the data goes with the old board |
| Cost | A fraction of a board swap | Often close to the value of the Mac |
| Turnaround | Typically days | Depends on board availability |
| Success rate | Above 75% when brought in early | High, but the data is usually gone |
| Skill required | Micro-soldering and diagnosis | Screwdriver |
| When replacement is right | When the board is genuinely beyond repair | We will say so plainly |
How liquid damage is handled
Battery disconnected first, before anything else. Any charge still moving through a contaminated board is actively causing damage while it sits.
Board removed and inspected under a microscope. We photograph the corrosion so you can see exactly what we are dealing with rather than taking our word for it.
The board is cleaned in an ultrasonic bath to lift residue from under chips and connectors, where drying alone never reaches.
Corroded components replaced by micro-soldering, then the machine is run under load for hours before we call it fixed.
Vendor neutral
Named because this is the repair most often attempted with a hairdryer and a bag of rice. The equipment is the difference between a recovery and a write-off.
Ultrasonic cleaning tank
Lifts corrosive residue from beneath chips and shields. Nothing you can do at home reaches under a BGA package.
Stereo microscope
Corrosion starts at component-leg scale. Diagnosing it by eye is guessing, and guessing costs you the board.
Hot-air rework and micro-soldering
Individual corroded components replaced rather than swapping the whole board and losing a soldered SSD.
Isopropyl and no-clean flux
Correct chemistry for the residue. Household cleaners leave conductive residue that causes a second failure weeks later.
Bench power supply
Controlled current on a suspect board reveals a short before it damages anything further.
Class-100 recovery lab
Where the board cannot be saved, the SSD goes next door and the data usually comes back anyway.
Finding us
Two Dubai workshops: Concord Tower, Office 45 in Dubai Media City, and G 58 in the IT Center Building in Bur Dubai. Walk in during workshop hours — for liquid damage there is no value in waiting for an appointment.
If you cannot get there today, disconnect the power, leave it upside down and open, and call us. What you do before it reaches the bench changes the odds more than anything we do after.
Coffee and karak on keyboards, pool and beach water, condensation from moving a cold Mac into humid air, and air-conditioning leaks onto desks. The last two surprise people, because nothing was obviously spilled.
Data recovery from the SSD is a separate service and usually still succeeds, including on soldered Apple Silicon storage. We tell you the honest odds before you commit to either path.
MacBook Water Damage Dubai — FAQ
Standards and official sources
We align delivery with official guidance where it applies. These are non-competitor sources we use for standards, platform rules and regulatory context.
Azizi Technologies is Dubai's full-stack IT & digital growth partner since 2007. Explore our other services across Dubai and the UAE.
Every hour counts
Free diagnosis with the corrosion photographed so you can see it, an honest recovery estimate, and no fee if the board cannot be saved.
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Two taps and your email. We reply with a price and a turnaround. Diagnosis is free, and there's no charge if we can't fix it.
4.9 stars from 643 Google reviews. Most enquiries answered within minutes during opening hours.
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Every job is handled by a certified, insured engineer — the same people clients name in our Google reviews.
Senior IT Support Engineer
Shafeeq, named in our Google reviews
Apple-Certified Mac Specialist
Mac repair and micro-soldering bench
Network & Security Lead
Infrastructure and firewall team
Data Recovery Engineer
Class-100 cleanroom lab
Walk in to either Dubai branch - free diagnosis, and for liquid damage there is no value in waiting.
Concord Tower, Office 45, 10th Floor. Mon-Sat 09:00-21:00 (Fri break 12:00-14:00). Closed Sunday.
G 58, IT Center Building, 21 21A Street. Mon-Sat 09:00-21:00 (Fri break 12:00-14:00). Closed Sunday.
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4.9 stars from 643 Google reviews across both Dubai workshops.
“I've been a customer of Azizi for a number of years and am very happy to recommend them. They provide an extremely reliable and professional service.”
Stephen Quinn
Loyal customer · Google
“Very kind, the guy Shafeeq, and very speed of service. Best to recommend to everyone who wants to sell mobile or laptop.”
Srikanthnayak
Device trade-in · Google
“Excellent and prompt service. Got the job done within 30 mins, that too at the comfort of our home. Highly recommended.”
Javaid Iqbal
Onsite IT · Google
“Shafeeq is an incredible technician! Completed within 24 hours of me asking for a replacement screen. Really good service, I highly recommend.”
Ritchie Thomas
MacBook screen · Local Guide
“Am so happy - very fast and pro service. Better price, they came in my home and fixed in front of me. Thank you.”
Noora Nasser
Home repair · Local Guide
“Shafeeq was an absolute delight and fixed my device in no time. Very polite and outstanding customer service. He's also very funny and friendly!”
Reckz
Device repair · Google
