They make the lid of the laptop razor thin to minimize weight. Unfortunately, this means that a small flex of the lid can crack the laptop screen. The laptop screen itself is approximately $150. Labor could easily add another $100. Laptops are not designed to be taken apart easily, so it is very likely a screen replacement will damage the fragile plastic snaps that hold the lid and screen together. Your laptop will never be the same cosmetically and you are also dangerously close to the cost of a new laptop.
How do you prevent a cracked screen?
- Re-evaluatate your need for a large screen laptop. Perhaps a 15.4" screen will do.
- Use a laptop case. Never jam a laptop into a book bag where the laptop is sandwiched between text books.
- Buy an Apple MacBook Pro. These laptops have aluminium cases and the lid will not flex. However prepare for sticker shock; you should expect to pay around $1200 and up for a usable MacBook Pro.
