In continuing to recover from my unlucky week in Mammoth, I went to the Apple Store to find out how much it would cost to fix my cracked iPodTouch screen.\u00a0 I setup an appointment at the Old Town Pasadena Apple Store.<\/p>\n
I met with the Apple Genius James, and he looked at my iPod for a few seconds.\u00a0 He then proceeded to type a few things into the store computer.\u00a0 He then looked up at me and said, “We can fix the screen, but it’s going to cost about $220”\u00a0 I thought about it for a few seconds before declining.\u00a0 He mentioned that there may be some non-Apple dealers online who would fix the screen for less.<\/p>\n
After looking around the internet, it doesn’t seem like it will be possible to fix it for much less than $200.\u00a0 The screen itself costs $150 from Apple, and that doesn’t include labor, warranty, etc.<\/p>\n
So, my choice is to pay $200+ for a fixed screen.\u00a0 I’m leaning towards buying a new one.\u00a0 A brand new 16G iPodTouch is $299.\u00a0 The new iPodTouches have a faster processor, a brand new battery and a speaker.\u00a0 Plus, the Macworld Expo is next week.\u00a0 Maybe Apple will add a full Bluetooth stack to the iPodTouch.\u00a0 Maybe they’ll release a 64GB version and lower the cost of the 32GB version.\u00a0 Now that I have my iPodNano, I’m not in a hurry to buy something new!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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