One of the questions that came up was this: “Why am I paying so much more for the LCD when it’s just a couple inches bigger?” The answer to that lies in two parts: the manufacturer and the screen resolution. All LCDs vary by price depending on the manufacturer… each model of MacBook or MacBook Pro could potentially have different part numbers depending on which LCD ended up in your machine. Your friend might have the exact same model laptop but your LCD might cost more. Our rates depend on those numbers. We are always trying to find the best deals so we can bring you the best prices, and if we can make it cheaper, we will.

Part two of that question is screen resolution. There may only be slightly more material in a 15-inch screen versus a 13-inch screen, but the manufacturing process is completely different. A 13-inch MacBook screen resolution is 1280 by 800, while the MacBook Pro is 1440 by 900 or higher. The MacBook Pro can go up to the 1920 by 1080 resolution. In reality, the 1280 by 800 LCDs are very inexpensive to make: I actually had a Dell machine about 6 years ago with a higher resolution LCD… so there’s nothing fantastic about Apple’s MacBook LCD. As soon as you get into higher screen resolutions like the MacBook Pro, the manufacturing costs go up as does the price we pay… which makes its way to you.

The other factor we need to consider is the amount of labor we have to put into each screen replacement. Thanks to trade secrets and the skills we’ve developed over the years, we can replace a 13-inch MacBook LCD in about 30 minutes (sometimes less). We can’t — and no one can — replace the MacBook Pro LCD in that same amount of time. There aren’t any shortcuts with the MacBook Pro LCD as it is glued into the display bezel. To properly remove it, we have to disassemble the whole machine and heat up the broken LCD to pull it out and put the new one in. That labor process takes anywhere from 1.5 hours to 2 hours… depending on how cooperative the display is. If you consider that our labor rate is $65 an hour, you’ll see that the price would increase by $100 just from the labor itself. That still doesn’t take the higher 15-inch display cost into consideration.

So, don’t be surprised by our discounted price on the 13-inch screen. We guarantee you won’t find a better price for that model in Denver, or our other LCD replacements for that matter. We just want you to understand that screen replacement cost is always dependent on the specific machine, not the screen size. We’ll also stress that our “Deals” are “deals” because they’re “deals.” Our suppliers have given us a deal because they got a deal and in return we get to give you a deal on the repair. We can’t make everything the price you want it to be, no one can… but we certainly do our best to try.

Josh Carr
Owner, Rocky Mountain Mac Repair

Our LCD supplier has partnered with us to offer the best LCD replacement prices in Denver! In fact, this price is much better than most of the overnight repair centers you can find online. We’ll have your 13 inch MacBook LCD replaced within a day of drop-off. Depending on supply, we may even be able to do it while you wait. At RMMR we guarantee the best service and price! This deal won’t last forever, so make you sure get that LCD replaced now instead of putting it off even longer. This rate does not apply to Unibody MacBooks, but we can replace the glass or LCD in those models as well.