Laptop screen repair

elSicomoro · 06-13-2007, 11:43 AM

So, I fucked up the screen on our laptop. There's a small half-inch gash in the screen towards the bottom center. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I tried to close the laptop with a pen sitting on the keyboard.

It's a 2-year-old Dell Latitude D610 notebook, and I have no intention of fixing it myself. What I'm wondering is...how much should I expect to pay for such a repair? Around $200? More or less?

Gracias.

SteveDallas · 06-13-2007, 12:00 PM

I'd be surprised if Dell would do it for less than $500.

But you can get a screen on Fleabay for $100 or less... then it just becomes a matter of finding somebody to put it in for you, and arranging suitable compensation.

BigV · 06-13-2007, 12:22 PM

Obviously new screen time, period. I have a few of those D610s around and I like them. Very solid reliable machines. Assuming you have a suitable replacement, installing it is not very hard. I could walk you through it from here. No compensation required. Is that suitable to you?

Or mail me the system and I'll do it for you. You pay the freight both ways.

elSicomoro · 06-13-2007, 12:46 PM

Appreciate the offer. I don't have a replacement at this point. I'm waiting to hear back from a family friend who might be able to do it or has a connection. We'll see.

Uisge Beatha · 06-14-2007, 06:55 PM

One discount site of which I know lists just the part for $346 or $415, depending on the native resolution. While I haven't had to replace a screen yet, I'll bet BigV is quite right about it not being tough; finding a friend to help shouldn't be too bad, either.

richlevy · 06-23-2007, 02:48 PM

Unfortunately, buying a new laptop may be cheaper than getting one repaired.

I'm seeing new laptops with rebates on sale at $399. I bought my used one for $260, and I see Ebay auctions on used laptops going over $300 on laptops without dual-core processors, memory over 1GB, and all of the other features on new laptops.

Once the parts and labor go past $400, you should consider buying a new one.

busterb · 06-23-2007, 07:55 PM

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06-13-2007, 11:43 AM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Laptop screen repair So, I fucked up the screen on our laptop. There's a small half-inch gash in the screen towards the bottom center. The only thing I can think of is that maybe I tried to close the laptop with a pen sitting on the keyboard. It's a 2-year-old Dell Latitude D610 notebook, and I have no intention of fixing it myself. What I'm wondering is...how much should I expect to pay for such a repair? Around $200? More or less? Gracias.

06-13-2007, 12:22 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Obviously new screen time, period. I have a few of those D610s around and I like them. Very solid reliable machines. Assuming you have a suitable replacement, installing it is not very hard. I could walk you through it from here. No compensation required. Is that suitable to you? Or mail me the system and I'll do it for you. You pay the freight both ways. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-23-2007, 02:48 PM	#6
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Unfortunately, buying a new laptop may be cheaper than getting one repaired. I'm seeing new laptops with rebates on sale at $399. I bought my used one for $260, and I see Ebay auctions on used laptops going over $300 on laptops without dual-core processors, memory over 1GB, and all of the other features on new laptops. Once the parts and labor go past $400, you should consider buying a new one. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

06-23-2007, 07:55 PM	#7
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	http://www.smartcomputing.com/editor...R&bJumpTo=True $295 + shipping __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

06-13-2007, 12:00 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I'd be surprised if Dell would do it for less than $500. But you can get a screen on Fleabay for $100 or less... then it just becomes a matter of finding somebody to put it in for you, and arranging suitable compensation.

06-13-2007, 12:46 PM	#4
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Appreciate the offer. I don't have a replacement at this point. I'm waiting to hear back from a family friend who might be able to do it or has a connection. We'll see.

06-14-2007, 06:55 PM	#5
Uisge Beatha Lecturer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 945	One discount site of which I know lists just the part for $346 or $415, depending on the native resolution. While I haven't had to replace a screen yet, I'll bet BigV is quite right about it not being tough; finding a friend to help shouldn't be too bad, either.

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