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The Best Ways to Get Your Gadgets Fixed

by Tim Stevens on August 13, 2007 at 03:02 PM

Fix, Don't Replace Those Broken GadgetsWe love gadgets. But there's one thing seriously wrong with most of them: they break. To boot, you're typically stuck with two choices to get them fixed -- you can either upgrade to a product's newer version or send it off to the manufacturer for repairs that will likely set you back nearly as much as the thing cost you in the first place. But there is a third choice, and the Consumerist has compiled a list of alternatives that may save you some dough, not to mention headaches.

For example, TechRestore will replace a broken LCD on your iPod overnight for a paltry $50. A new, higher-capacity battery will set you back $20. That's the same price installed as certain shady looking DIY solutions we've seen for other Apple products, and a heck of a lot less than what Apple charges.

The article also has other recommendations that will help gamers with busted consoles (helpful for anyone not covered by MS's three-year Xbox 360 warranty) and Tivo addicts who are struggling to remember what night 'CSI' is on while their DVR is laid up with a bad case of brokenharddriveitis

From The Consumerist

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