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repair cost for broken mac headphone jack

  • 28-08-2012 9:14pm
    #1
    acidhappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭


    The headphone jack on my mac is broken and i'm looking to get it fixed so i can work on music on the go..... i was quoted 350 by one place which seems insane to me. Has anyone had this problem before or maybe stear me in the right direction?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    cnocbui
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,730 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    It all depends on what has happened. The headphone jack in my iPod classic went and I was able to fix it at no cost by just resoldering a connection that had come loose from the board. Some Macbook models incorporate an optical port in the end of the jack so if the socket was defective I can see sourcing an original component and fitting it might push the price and complexity up.

    €350 sounds a bit steep to me but then I don't know if it would take 5 minutes to get to the plug or an hour.

    There are fixit videos for lots of stuff on the net. Have a search for the model and the problem.


  • #3
    acidhappy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 89 ✭✭acidhappy


    cnocbui wrote: »
    It all depends on what has happened. The headphone jack in my iPod classic went and I was able to fix it at no cost by just resoldering a connection that had come loose from the board. Some Macbook models incorporate an optical port in the end of the jack so if the socket was defective I can see sourcing an original component and fitting it might push the price and complexity up.

    €350 sounds a bit steep to me but then I don't know if it would take 5 minutes to get to the plug or an hour.

    There are fixit videos for lots of stuff on the net. Have a search for the model and the problem.

    Cheers man. I'll check that out. I actually went back and looked at the quote and it was 305 + 23% vat for a new logic board and 100 + 13.5% vat for labour. This is without even looking inside the mac.... I just can't believe it could cost that much..... if i had that kind of money i'd just save and buy a new mac.....


  • #4
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    acidhappy wrote: »
    Cheers man. I'll check that out. I actually went back and looked at the quote and it was 305 + 23% vat for a new logic board and 100 + 13.5% vat for labour. This is without even looking inside the mac.... I just can't believe it could cost that much..... if i had that kind of money i'd just save and buy a new mac.....

    €488.65??? Welcome to Planet Apple :D

    I'll get a brand new Core i5 laptop w 6 GB RAM for that, oh yea, it also has a headphone jack. OK, no Apple, only Hewlett Packard... but still.


  • #5
    Jarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,692 ✭✭✭Jarren


    Use the adapter

    http://www.amazon.com/Syba-SD-CM-UAUD-Adapter-C-Media-Chipset/dp/B001MSS6CS/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1317008743&sr=1-1

    Pure rip off that quote you got OP


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