Cracked Laptop screen

ttoli

Hi

Somehow i have managed to crack my Laptops screen (Advent 17')', screen still displays,purchased in June at PC world (399 GBP),is it economically viable to get it repaired?, or has the throw away society spread to computers too?

Thanks

djheath

If only purchased in June, you might be able to make up a sob story and get PC world to replace on warranty - but doubtful.

Laptop screens are expensive to replace. You may find the screen costs more to buy than the laptop originally did in the first place!

You can sometimes get them off ebay and if confident, you can replace yourself with a few tools, patience, ingenuity and a big hammer.

jillie1974

my sister did this and it was replaced free of charge. done under warranty as well.

imho

Or you might be able to claim from your house insurance .

sleep2much

I bust my dell screen in a fit of rage last year, I bought one off ebay for £80 and slapped in in myself, lucky I had some little screw drivers, but the insurance option above could be an idea.

ttoli

imho wrote: »

Or you might be able to claim from your house insurance .

Now why didn't i think of that???:beer:

Krfc07

Im in a similar situation although its my laptop casing, the laptop will be 2 years old at the end of January. Its an acer laptop and its broken at the hinges where you open and close it. Is this repairable? The screen isn't broken at all however

ormus

ive fixed 2 laptop screens this yr for peeps.
both cost over a 100 quid for the parts alone.
unless the house insurance covers it, a new one might be the answer and then sell the old one on ebay?