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Old 08-22-2008, 10:42 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
The circuit board(s) that are inside the Kindle no way cost $360 to replace. So not having a repair facility is not a good think in this case. it's not like the screen was damaged.
It's common practice among consumer electronics providers to charge a flat fee that often surpasses the original price of the broken unit. Hence it is usually cheaper to replace it with a new device, which is, I've heard, what Amazon is generously doing in many cases for the Kindle.
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