Re: [MSUNAG] Mac laptop screen repair?
To my knowledge, Apple doesn’t cover screen repairs unless it’s a mechanical defect (for example, the screen fading issue some older PowerBooks suffered). When sent into Apple a screen repair usually costs several hundred dollars, which would be in line with most independent shops. You could always get a panel yourself and do the repair – it’s difficult but not impossible. However, that would void whatever warranty you have left. The advantage of bringing it somewhere AppleCare certified is that after the replacement your warranty would still be good on the rest of the components.
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Jack Kramer
Computer Systems Specialist
University Relations, Michigan State University
517-884-1231
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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:41:58 -0400
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Mac laptop screen repair?
On Aug 12, 2008, at 11:22 AM, Peter Cole wrote:
> Interesting, my experience was the complete opposite. I took my
> wife's
> MacBook in to get the hard drive replaced and since it was under
> AppleCare I
> didn't pay a cent. The turnaround time was only two or three days
> too.
>
> I have also sent MacBooks for warranty covered repairs straight to
> Apple and
> it has taken about a week to get it back.
Maybe it is/was the difference between parts being covered and parts +
labor being covered by the specific warranty?
--Ray
