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Out of curiosity, was having an Apple service place repair it out of the question? iPhone screens on the aftermarket are a crapshoot, even "refurbished" OEM sc

Out of curiosity, was having an Apple service place repair it out of the question? iPhone screens on the aftermarket are a crapshoot, even "refurbished" OEM screens can end up with non-OEM parts that aren't functional equivalents And Apple stores aren't the only place with the correct tools for the jobs, lots of smaller shops have done the Apple certification thing. I agree there are some repairs that are unreasonably expensive or difficult (ironically the back glass for example), but the screen and battery are both covered by pretty reasonable repair costs

avgDev 5y ago
I am a DIY guy. I like learning everything. I completely remodeled my current home, rebuild car engine, change water heater, build retaining walls, build computers, replaced laptop and phone screens for years. Why would I pay someone $200 if I can do the job in 10 minutes and for $90? For people like myself the current trend sucks. Even appliances are getting harder to repair.
- BoorishBears 5y ago
  I'm a DIY guy too, my home lab looks like a hardware startup, yet: > Why would I pay someone $200 if I can do the job in 10 minutes Because the supply chain for aftermarket Apple parts is absolutely bonkers. The part is "$90" because it's practically impossible to know its history (ie for the same $90 you'll find everything from actual OEM to "hybrids" to knockoffs) And if Apple sold it, I'm not convinced it'd be that much cheaper than $200 - Like I agree with the sentiment repairs are getting harder, but Apple is generally one case where I don't agree they're doing too poorly for self repair and sustainability, yet they're always getting called out. I'd wager even with the current repair situation, the average Apple device ends up providing value to a person way longer than any comparable device because of their stance on updates. The resale value even reflect that.

avgDev 5y ago

I am a DIY guy. I like learning everything. I completely remodeled my current home, rebuild car engine, change water heater, build retaining walls, build computers, replaced laptop and phone screens for years. Why would I pay someone $200 if I can do the job in 10 minutes and for $90? For people like myself the current trend sucks. Even appliances are getting harder to repair.

BoorishBears 5y ago
I'm a DIY guy too, my home lab looks like a hardware startup, yet: > Why would I pay someone $200 if I can do the job in 10 minutes Because the supply chain for aftermarket Apple parts is absolutely bonkers. The part is "$90" because it's practically impossible to know its history (ie for the same $90 you'll find everything from actual OEM to "hybrids" to knockoffs) And if Apple sold it, I'm not convinced it'd be that much cheaper than $200 - Like I agree with the sentiment repairs are getting harder, but Apple is generally one case where I don't agree they're doing too poorly for self repair and sustainability, yet they're always getting called out. I'd wager even with the current repair situation, the average Apple device ends up providing value to a person way longer than any comparable device because of their stance on updates. The resale value even reflect that.