I pad mini screen replacement

Oneputt
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edited July 2019 in General Chat #1

I have a large diagonal crack running through my screen on my I-Pad mini 128gb  The I pad has never been dropped so not sure what caused it.  Wondered if anyone had similar problem and what it costs to replace the screen?

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  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,135 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 2019 #2

    You could give your local Apple shop, or authorised seller/repairer, a call and ask the price, One, but I recommend sitting down when you hear the reply.

     

  • SteveL
    SteveL Club Member Posts: 12,299 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 2019 #3

    Definitely a sitting down job. For official repair, Apples website says £186.44 for a mini 2, £276.44 for a mini 3 or 4.surprised

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited July 2019 #4

    Or buy a new Pad?

  • Cornersteady
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    edited July 2019 #5

    On my daughter's i phone, she dropped it, she just took it to a one man local repair shop and it cost £50, they did ipad repairs starting at £120. Might be worth seeing your local independent shops?

  • jennyc
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    edited August 2019 #6

    Mine was replaced by a mobile engineer sourced through a franchise phone number. Apple won’t sell their screens outside of Apple, so what they fit is a clone. He took less than an hour to do the job. Later pads have their screens stuck on, so a friend had to wait three days before collecting hers although it’s unlikely that the glue would take that long to harden. That’s a £200 repair.