Laptop screen repair

[cotswoldcs]

I have an Acer Aspire 1670WLMi laptop with a broken screen :-( . The laptop has since been replaced and an insurance claim put in for it to be repaired or replaced. The insurance company have come back and said they want a quote for it to be repaired.

Any ideas where I can get a quote for the repair from? What about buying a screen (where from?) and doing the job myself? How tricky would it be - I remember reading an article in PC Pro a few months back suggesting that it's fiddly but possible. I guess it's really unviable for an old(ish) laptop (Pentium 4 3.06Ghz) but I need a quote for the insurance company.

Thanks in advance!

[vinnyT]

These sites may be able to give you an idea of costs, http://www.screen-repair.co.uk/ http://www.laptopbits.co.uk/repairs.htm the last one will do an Insurance Report (includes return carriage) £35+VAT.

If you decide to try for yourself, most advice has been to buy a 2nd hand LT from ebay (or other auction site) and hope the screen is a good replacement.

[ikonia]

ring the laptop maker, and ask how much it would cost to have them as the maker replace it.

[[GSV]Trig]

I use laptop bits for work stuff, nice guys.

[cotswoldcs]

Thanks for the info. Will take it from there and see what the insurance company say.

[nvening]

If the insurance company is paying then i would just take it back to acer tbh