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Inquiring about MBP screen and battery replacement
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1642812" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Guess what??…we are talking about a laptop computer. Two MAJOR aspects of a laptop computer are…the built-in display…and being able to work independently of "wall electricity"…via an internal battery. If the display & battery on a laptop computer are not working…then these are MAJOR issues. If you're on the beach in Miami, Florida…you're not going to have access to an external monitor & "wall electricity"!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>That's why describing this computer as <em>"Everything works fine on it, save for the fact the lcd has gone, and the battery is comepletely fried."</em>…is a very very poor way of describing it's condition.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Easy answer. It's probably not worth fixing and selling. It's probably not worth fixing & keeping either. This situation is very very very common. Repairing older Macintosh computers that have major problems (yes a non-working display and non-working battery on a laptop are major issues)…in many cases…is not worth it.</p><p></p><p>You need to do some math. Go to eBay…and see how much 100% working units are selling for. Then take how much money you have invested in this computer + the repair costs. </p><p></p><p>- If this number is GREATER than the eBay prices for 100% working units…then repairing it does not make sense.</p><p>- If this number is SMALLER than the eBay prices for 100% working units…then repairing it does make sense.</p><p></p><p>* Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1642812, member: 56379"] Guess what??…we are talking about a laptop computer. Two MAJOR aspects of a laptop computer are…the built-in display…and being able to work independently of "wall electricity"…via an internal battery. If the display & battery on a laptop computer are not working…then these are MAJOR issues. If you're on the beach in Miami, Florida…you're not going to have access to an external monitor & "wall electricity"!;) That's why describing this computer as [i]"Everything works fine on it, save for the fact the lcd has gone, and the battery is comepletely fried."[/i]…is a very very poor way of describing it's condition. Easy answer. It's probably not worth fixing and selling. It's probably not worth fixing & keeping either. This situation is very very very common. Repairing older Macintosh computers that have major problems (yes a non-working display and non-working battery on a laptop are major issues)…in many cases…is not worth it. You need to do some math. Go to eBay…and see how much 100% working units are selling for. Then take how much money you have invested in this computer + the repair costs. - If this number is GREATER than the eBay prices for 100% working units…then repairing it does not make sense. - If this number is SMALLER than the eBay prices for 100% working units…then repairing it does make sense. * Nick [/QUOTE]
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