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I mentioned once to an Apple employee that I fixed iPads on the side sometimes. She was surprised because, as she said, even Apple doesn’t fix them; they just g
by thedanbob 5y ago
I mentioned once to an Apple employee that I fixed iPads on the side sometimes. She was surprised because, as she said, even Apple doesn’t fix them; they just give you a new one and charge you half price. Maybe that’s changed by now but I wouldn’t be surprised if it hasn’t, those things are miserable to fix and I bet the Watch is just as bad.
- Hamuko 5y agoiPads tend to get 2-3 out of 10 for repairability from iFixit. Surprisingly the Apple Watch Series 6 gets a whopping 6/10 for repairability. Apple does sell refurbished watches, so it's probably that it's cheaper and more efficient to just grab a new Apple Watch from a box, give it to the customer and throw the old one in the refurbished parts bin. You also don't need a local shop to do repairs since the customer isn't waiting angrily to get their device back, so you can just bulk ship them to some central place. https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/watch https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/watch
- webmobdev 5y agoIt's still true. I went to get an iPad with a screen problem repaired and they said they don't repair it. If there is an issue, they'll just take it and give you replacement. And obviously charge you an arm and leg for it hoping you'd opt to buy a new iPad. I just went ahead and bought a compatible screen, toolkit and learnt how to replace the screen myself (it was a pain).