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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

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 great example of this - the only stores in PA are basically around Philly and around Pittsburgh. Live anywhere else in the state and you are driving to a store out of town. That isn't so bad if prices are reasonable, but when you get there and hear "$600 to replace the battery" the stores start to feel less useful. I understand that there is value in the Apple store. I'm not trying to say that there isn't any, but I do believe the original comment overstates that value, especially when Google (or a third party they work with) offers a pretty reasonable replacement plan as an add-on to your purchase.

aikah 10y ago
> 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. Provided you can find spare parts, good luck finding spare parts for the Pixel. For Apple products it's usually a breeze.
natch 10y ago
More like $200 to replace the battery in the case of a laptop (you said $600, a wild exaggeration). Or $100 if we're talking about a phone. Or free if you paid $100 - $250 (depending on the class of device it covers) for AppleCare. AppleCare is head and shoulders above other extended warranty plans in my experience. Others tend to be jokes or ripoffs or both.
natch 10y ago
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.

aikah 10y ago

> 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. Provided you can find spare parts, good luck finding spare parts for the Pixel. For Apple products it's usually a breeze.

natch 10y ago

More like $200 to replace the battery in the case of a laptop (you said $600, a wild exaggeration). Or $100 if we're talking about a phone. Or free if you paid $100 - $250 (depending on the class of device it covers) for AppleCare. AppleCare is head and shoulders above other extended warranty plans in my experience. Others tend to be jokes or ripoffs or both.

natch 10y ago

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.