Cheaply Replacing A Broken MacBook Screen

Unless your MacBook screen was shot by Israeli police, like the one pictured above, you'll probably be looking for a cheaper way of replacing that costly screen.

We know that these days, your laptop is the center of most of your daily activities involving computers, from working, playing, and networking. However, you might not know this, but it costs at least $700 to replace a MacBook screen. If you've damaged your screen and it isn't covered by the warranty, expect to pay as much to have an Apple technician replace it, which is about two thirds the price of a new MacBook.

Wired has published a Wiki guide on how to repair it on the cheap. The process is pretty simply. You just need to buy a certified replacement screen on Amazon or eBay, and then install it. If you aren't comfortable by doing this yourself, you should find a friend who can do this for you or simply drop by your PC computer repair store, not the Apple store. The tools you'll need are a guitar pick and a tiny screwdriver. Expect to pay between $75-300 for a certified Apple replacement screen.

[via Wired, head photo by Lilly Sussman, photo 2 by Quaisi via CC license]

Comments (5)

If you drop your MacBook and break the screen (or other things), Apple has a flat, fix everything fee of $1200. Even if all you need is a screen, which shouldn't be that much, it's $1200.

If you want an Apple authorized technician (say, if you're like me and have AppleCare and don't want to void it), I highly recommend MyService (http://www.myservice.com/). They were super helpful and had a very quick turnaround time (they fix the computer within 24 hours of getting it as long as they don't have to wait for a special part). It cost me $400 to get a new screen for my MBP, and they actually caught that my optical drive was failing on the exit diagnosis and fixed it under my AppleCare while they had it.

posted by dinosara on December 19th 2009 at 1:20am
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@dinosara.. Thats actually not correct. Apples flatrate tier 3 repair costs on laptops with accidental damage is 755 tax.

posted by ticktockterror on December 19th 2009 at 10:50pm
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Hey guys,

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posted by MacManOhYea on March 9th 2010 at 4:50pm
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We offer a local repair service for all model Macbook and Macbook Pro in the NY, NYC, NJ area.
Prices start at $159.
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posted by 877TuneDoc on April 6th 2010 at 6:16am
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Oh my god, what happened to that first mac?!?!
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posted by JodiGirl on July 6th 2010 at 3:16pm
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