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Re:Apple expands Self Service Repair to Mac notebooks by achow on Monday August 22, 2022 @10:29AM (#32551914)
Alibaba.com: $167 for generic replacement. Considering Apple's buying power it would cost less than that.

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/New-Laptop-Apple-Scre...

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Re:Apple expands Self Service Repair to Mac notebooks by tpmoney on Monday August 22, 2022 @11:25AM (#32552799)
Yes the well known “touch screen” that MacBook Airs are well known for. Displays might be able to be had cheaper (in fact straight from the manufacturer they surely are) but I’m not sure I would trust buying from a vendor that doesn’t even know what they’re selling
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Re:Apple expands Self Service Repair to Mac notebooks by danieldk on Monday August 22, 2022 @10:34AM (#32551989)
How many nits? Does it support the P3 colorspace? Does it support TrueTone?

How do you know if it is even a remotely comparable screen qualitatively?

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Re:Apple expands Self Service Repair to Mac notebooks by achow on Monday August 22, 2022 @01:05PM (#32554208)
Well.. well.. well, another source quotes even lower - $52 for 13" display.

Is Apple Fleecing you?

https://medium.com/macoclock/is-apple-fleecing-you-a682c851a...

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Re:Apple expands Self Service Repair to Mac notebooks by kspacewalk2 on Monday August 22, 2022 @01:00PM (#32554130)
>generic replacement

Could they be dead-pixel factory rejects that aren't even like-for-like? "Touchscreen" seems suspect.

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