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You happen to have a stack of unused screens/batteries handy in the attic? If no, you need to take that trip anyway. And a 5 hour trip every 3 years is better

You happen to have a stack of unused screens/batteries handy in the attic? If no, you need to take that trip anyway. And a 5 hour trip every 3 years is better than carrying 60 grams more in your backpack for 800 days (in that 3 year period). I'm not saying it's ideal, and I don't like it myself that much. I'm just saying it's a compromise most people accept.

recursive 14y ago
Last time I needed to replace a screen in my laptop, I got one from ebay. They shipped it to my apartment.
- X-Istence 14y ago
  You are still free to do that ... get a screen off ebay, get a case with batteries off ebay, you can still get a new motherboard with more soldered ram off ebay and have it shipped to your apartment as well. I fail to see how that would change ...
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- nirvana 14y ago
  Wow, you ordered something from ebay, and they shipped it to your apartment, and you replaced it, and all of this- from the moment you started looking at the auction, to completing the repair - was less than 5 hours?! Amazing! Well, if that's the case, you've certainly made your point!
  - recursive 14y ago
    No. The full amount of time that passed was maybe a week. But it took no more than an hour of attention. Luckily, I had other things in life to do other than look at my broken laptop.
    - comex 14y ago
      Apple also provides mail-in repairs.
- batista 14y ago
  Yes, you surely are representative of a large user base that self-replaces their laptop screens, one that should be catered by all major computer companies in their designs...