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Title: iPad replacement screen Post by: slinky on Monday, October 1, 2012, 10:52:23 While celebrating the Ryder Cup win last night :clap: I jumped off the sofa and landed straight on top of the iPad that the Mrs kindly left on the floor :badmood: The screen itself is OK but I believe the LCD is fucked as I get a grey bar that runs across the display.
The LCD looks easy enough to replace but can someone confirm this is what is required? Also can anyone recommend a supplier? There are a few on eBay for £70 which seems quite pricey considering you can send the whole unit away to be repaired for £80. Thanks in advance for any help :notworthy: Title: Re: iPad replacement screen Post by: WR5 on Monday, October 1, 2012, 14:14:33 While celebrating the Ryder Cup win last night :clap: I jumped off the sofa and landed straight on top of the iPad that the Mrs kindly left on the floor :badmood: The screen itself is OK but I believe the LCD is fucked as I get a grey bar that runs across the display. The LCD looks easy enough to replace but can someone confirm this is what is required? Also can anyone recommend a supplier? There are a few on eBay for £70 which seems quite pricey considering you can send the whole unit away to be repaired for £80. Thanks in advance for any help :notworthy: I was in my local Apple shop about a week ago, waiting at the Genius bar and a woman came in with a fucked iPad ( massive crack on the screen) she clearly said it was her fault she dropped it but the swapped it for a new one, no questions Title: Re: iPad replacement screen Post by: Barry Scott on Monday, October 1, 2012, 15:17:32 Apple's customer service is a huge positive for them. I've never used a company even remotely comparable on any level.
Speaking to them for an hour on the phone, getting a call back at the time promised, getting emails with helpful pointers to problem solving and then visiting a genius bar (and having the problem solved) was something almost alien in this day and age. I was only a partial, albeit reluctant, fangirl before that, now I'm a fully fledged evangelist. :) Title: Re: iPad replacement screen Post by: sonicyouth on Monday, October 1, 2012, 18:04:31 I will gladly second (or third) the notion that Apple's customer service is the nuts
Title: Re: iPad replacement screen Post by: jonny72 on Monday, October 1, 2012, 18:36:21 If you're near an Apple store it won't do any harm to make a genius bar appointment. You might get lucky and worst case is they'll give you a quote for repair. Think they offer a replacement on the cheap for damaged iPhones, not sure about iPad.
Title: Re: iPad replacement screen Post by: slinky on Monday, October 1, 2012, 20:57:27 If you're near an Apple store it won't do any harm to make a genius bar appointment. You might get lucky and worst case is they'll give you a quote for repair. Think they offer a replacement on the cheap for damaged iPhones, not sure about iPad. Will make an appointment but I assumed the replacements are only given to in warranty iPads? Read today that the replacement cost for the iPad is £246 (32GB wifi version) which to be honest for an iPad 1 I have had from release day is quite a lot especially as you cannot upgrade to IOS6. Title: Re: iPad replacement screen Post by: magicroundabout on Monday, October 1, 2012, 20:58:50 http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iPad
Title: Re: iPad replacement screen Post by: @MacPhlea on Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 05:00:25 Will make an appointment but I assumed the replacements are only given to in warranty iPads? Read today that the replacement cost for the iPad is £246 (32GB wifi version) which to be honest for an iPad 1 I have had from release day is quite a lot especially as you cannot upgrade to IOS6. And you can get a refurb iPad2, with warranty for around the same price, or a brand new 16GB one from John Lewis with a 2 year warranty for 329 |