N6EMIU=For the Acer Aspire AZ3-600, when the screen/display cracks, what's the replacement process details (as much detail as known)? -the cost & time & procedure/method and who does/sells it both if having it done (by the maker (Acer) and by independent repair center) and if doing it yourself.
- I'm thinking of buying one, say $419 refurbished on eBay, and recommending them to associates, as:
- This all-in-one battery powered touch Windows tablet
- is potentially a unique cool find which the Acer and the market may not fully realize, as
- it is one of the very few such units (only other is Sony Vaio Tap21, but that's a bit pricy and Sony's dropping the Vaio line) with a display nicely over 20 inches diagonal but still small enough to carry in a backpack (so under 24 inches diagonal, the max display size of the by-far biggest backpack I've found (eSports, here at MacMall) ),
- and definitely the lowest price of any such unit with display 18 or more inches, so, while most everyone would love a faster processor and/or break the 8GB RAM limit, still given its big display and other features if they work, it's an incredible amount of bang for the money.
- but I'm very concerned about replacing the screen when it cracks, as:
- --a cracking display pretty routinely happens on normal laptops, and I imagine would happen even more on this unit since (1) it's essentially a tablet (so also operated standing) plus (2) it's much heavier so much bigger internal impact forces when it hits the floor.
- On all my normal laptops I've been able flawlessly to replace the screen myself (done it about 5 times on various laptops) but for this unit I don't find replacement screens for sale anywhere despite doing notable Google searching; plus I contacted ~5 screen replacement services (which I found by doing Google Search(Acer AZ3-600 OR Z3-600 screen OR display replacement) and clicking on the various ads), and none have replied so far, likely because this replacement screen is hard to get --so far the only source I've found is the maker (Acer) and they publish no details on replacement screen costs.
- But knowing the cost of replacement screens is important to making sensible purchase of a laptop or tablet: if it's high, then one should buy an extended accident protection warrantee covering the display and/or probably best pick another unit without this problem; but if it's reasonable or low priced, especially if replacement displays are for sale and easy to swap out (by you or else by a local while-you-wait repair shop) so it can be done fast so minimize down time plus not risk sending to repair facility where they commonly also don't protect & erase your hard drive (so destroy all your date), then the computer is reasonably safe to buy & commit to.