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- Apple Is Selling iPad Repair Parts for Astronomical Prices
In late May, Apple announced what seemed on its face to be a big, positive development for iPad owners: It was going to begin selling repair parts for iPads to the general public, which is a requirement of a series of new right-to-repair laws
- Apple accused of inflating Self Service Repair prices to push . . .
“Apple today announced the addition of iPad to Self Service Repair, providing iPad owners with access to repair manuals, genuine Apple parts, Apple Diagnostics troubleshooting sessions, tools
- Apples iPad repair costs are high, even if you try and fix . . .
The founder of the repair company XiRepair claims that over a third of the iPad repair parts that Apple sells are not “economically viable for independent repair shops ” He measures this by adding the cost of labour and the store’s cut to the cost of the part If the repair costs more than half the cost of a new device, he says it’s not viable Using this math, almost all the iPads
- Apple Sells iPad Parts—but High Prices Undercut Independent . . .
At the end of May, Apple announced that it will also sell spare parts for iPads directly to consumers However, prices turn out to be a method of maintaining users from the independent repair of the devices With the sale of spare parts, the company fulfills new legal requirements in the United
- Apples iPad parts pricing demonstrates malicious compliance
Independent parts vendors have prices 1 10th of what Apple asks Clark points out that a new charge port for an iPad Pro 11, a part that goes bad all the time, costs $250 from Apple
- Apple Is Making It Borderline Ridiculous to Fix an iPad
Going around Apple to fix your iPad Like other devices, you can buy parts for your iPad from many different sources to try to fix it yourself
- Apple Is Selling iPad Repair Parts for Astronomical Prices
Apple began selling iPad repair parts to the public in late May following new right-to-repair legislation, but independent repair professionals say the pricing makes most repairs economically unviable A charge port for an iPad Pro 11 costs $250 from Apple compared to less than $20 for aftermarket p
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