I finally fixed my own laptop screen after a year of putting it off

Dropped my old ThinkPad last February and the screen had a crack along the bottom corner. Kept using it with an external monitor like a dummy until last weekend I found a replacement LCD panel on eBay for $38. Watched a 12 minute tutorial on YouTube and got it swapped in under an hour. Has anyone else been shocked at how easy some laptop repairs actually are once you just try?

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wren9765mo ago

A year of putting it off" is my specialty. I once spent six months buying new RAM before I realized I had to actually open the laptop to install it.

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jana_davis905mo ago

Wait, are you telling me you never even looked inside your laptop before buying those RAM sticks? I would have at least popped the back panel off to see if it was even socketed or soldered in there. That's rough, but honestly relatable. At least you can still return the RAM if it's unopened, right?

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