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Re: Pixel Security

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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…

Also 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.

Re: Pixel Security

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Just FYI in case anyone is considering buying a Pixel: I strongly urge you not to. http://kasrarahjerdi.com/2016/11/dont-buy-anything-made-by-g... They have no Google provided support, if you drop the phone and break it your only option (if you didn't buy the third-party warranty upsell) is to take it to a repair shop. I called the ones near me, none had seen or touched the device before. Don't spend $800 on a phone…

Have you ever tried to get something Apple branded repaired when it is out of warranty? The repairs tend to basically cost as much as it would to buy the same item refurbished regardless of the issue. SSD died on your MacBook air selling for $500 on eBay? That will be a $450 repair sir. Sure, they may have manuals and everything else at the Apple store, but there is very clearly a reason why companies like iCracked a…

This is so dead wrong.
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