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This is just nonsense. In some cases the repair may cost the same as refurbished item but definitely not always. And remember that refurbished item is not new so it's not guarenteed to last for ever either. Cracked screen repairs for example aren't the same price as a new iPhone. At least with Apple I can drive to a physical store, hand my laptop or phone over and know it will be repaired properly. And in many cases…
A few points: 1. Cracked screens are incredibly easy to fix, so the one example you can give that doesn't cost an arm and a leg is the one thing that arguably any random repair shop should be able to do. 2. Not everyone even lives near an apple store, so while you might benefit from driving in to a physical store, there is a large chunk of the population who won't (at least not without driving a few hours). PA is a g…
Re: Pixel Security
#151Also little known fact: Mac repair hardware costs are price capped when repairs are done through an Apple Store. So replacing a keyboard and battery is close to the same price as replacing the screen, battery, logic board, keyboard, power board, etc... as they repair and replace basically up to every part of your laptop, the price stays capped (except for labor but that's low because they work fast). Most people don't know about this. Apple keeps it quiet for some reason.