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Would you have preferred they tell you to leave it alone for a couple of months and maybe it would work again?
by thetinguy 12y ago
Would you have preferred they tell you to leave it alone for a couple of months and maybe it would work again?
- pm 12y agoHow about attempting to fix the issue instead of confirming what I already knew and telling me to buy a new computer? That's what technicians are supposed to do.
- dagw 12y agoAs a rule of thumb never take a thing to be repaired by someone who's main business is selling new versions of that thing.
- sgustard 12y agoCar dealers make more money from servicing cars than selling new cars, though.
- unreal37 12y agoThey did the same to me, when I dropped my first iPad and cracked the screen. They looked at it, and said "We'll sell you a new one at half price". Oh thanks, not even going to pretend to try to fix it? But I did buy the new one and let them have the cracked one.
- endemic 12y agoSounds pretty great, actually. On these modern devices where the LCD is bonded to the glass screen, replacing the screen can cost as much as the device itself.