Repair or Replace, Discover which is best #1

You are having an excellent day and you dropped your iPhone XR shattering the screen and stops responding to touch ruining your day.

Have you ever been in a situation where out of sudden your Macbook pro stops working like it should giving you all sorts of error codes?

Your friend calls to ask if you can bring your PS5 over to his house to try it out, right before you leave the cable HDMI gets pulled damaging the HDMI port.

When you find yourself in any of these situations you have a tough decision to make, specially if you are on a limited budget. Do you stick with what you know and love or get something new?

The Lifespan

Nothing last for ever and electronic devices break, most of the time an electronic device will fail because of just one component giving out or a single broken piece, such as screen, button or port, and makes perfect sense to repair it. In rare cases where there are more than one issue with the device and in that case makes perfect sense to replace it.

Smartphone lifespan

The lifespan of a smartphone is about 2.5 years average, although the lifespan of your smartphone really just depends on how you handle your device.

Computer lifespan

The average lifespan of a computer is typically 3 to 5 years, but many computers will last far longer than this possibly 10 years or more if properly maintained.

Video Game Console lifespan

In the modern gaming era a console lifespan is about 6 years, but in comparison to consoles from the past generations is a short lifespan.

How much can you save?

By choosing to repair your device it can cost you hundreds but buying a new device can cost you thousands in average you can save 60% of the cost of a new device, this is a huge saving specially if you are short on cash.

Saving the world one device at a time

E-waste has grown faster than ever resulting in earth pollution. Electronics has harmful chemicals when mishandle during disposal, those chemicals end up in our soil, water and air. Repair for a cleaner earth.

Take advantage of your warranty

All new purchased devices carry a one year manufacture warranty. If your new device fails within that year you can get it fix under warranty at no cost to you, Always take advantage of your manufacture warranty.

Support small business

When ever you choose a small independent repair shop, not only you are saving money and time but you also are helping the community as the owner could be your neighbor.

Get cash for your broken devices

Once you made a decision on buying a new device instead of repairing it you should consider selling your broken device, the money you get can go towards buying your new device.

Time to buy your new device

When buying a new device you should ask yourself:

1. Does my computer works well enough? This usually refers if your computer can handle your work load and how long you use your current computer.
2. Is the new model really an upgrade? New devices come out almost every month but are they really an upgrade for you and your needs? for example if you have a phone with an aux port and you love your headset well if you buy the new phone that has the aux port removed then you will need to also replace your head set as you won’t be able to use them anymore and that will feel more of a downgrade than upgrade.
3. Can I afford to buy a new device? Buying a new device can result in getting a debt of thousands of dollars.

Time to Repair

When taking your device in for Repair you should research the fallowing:

1. How far is the Repair shop? You don’t want to waste your time driving across town or even shipping your device to get it Repair, the cost will add up.
2. Are the techs savvy? With a quick google review comparison you can identify good techs from average techs.
3. Quality parts? It’s a great idea to find out before hand if the Repair Shop has high quality parts in stock.
4. How long does it take for the repair? How soon can you get your device back repaired? This can be a crucial decision factor, no body wants to wait for their device to be repair.

Give us a chance

Whether you buy a new device, bring it to a repair shop for service, or you do it yourself, I hope this help you with your decision.

If you are looking for a Repair Store with knowledgeable techs, high quality parts and same day repairs TechMode Repair Store is here to help.