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Laptop screen replacement · Del City, Midwest City, Moore & Choctaw

Cracked screen? That is usually a straight swap.

A broken laptop screen looks like the end of the machine and it almost never is. Labor is a flat $89, the panel is billed at my cost plus 20 percent, and I match your exact panel number before I quote you a total so the number does not move later.

Panels are not one-size. They swing from about $40 to $150 and up depending on your model, which is why I get the exact number off yours before quoting instead of guessing high.

Does this sound familiar

Is this what yours is doing?

If one of these matches, you are in the right place. If none of them do, tell me anyway, because the list is not exhaustive.

Cracked or spidered glass

Dropped, closed on something, or hit. The image may still be partly visible behind the cracks.

Black screen, but it is running

Fans spin, lights come on, maybe you can hear Windows chime. The panel or its cable died, not the computer.

Lines, bars, or half the picture

Vertical or horizontal lines, a washed-out half, flickering. Usually the panel, sometimes the ribbon cable.

Dim, only visible at an angle

Backlight failure. The image is there if you shine a flashlight at it. That is a panel job.

What I actually do

The work, step by step.

Not a black box. This is the actual order of operations on the bench.

1

Send me the model number

Flip the laptop over and text me the number off the bottom sticker. That one number tells me the panel size, resolution, connector, and whether yours is a touchscreen.

2

I price the exact panel

I match your specific panel and give you the real total, labor plus part, before anything is ordered. No range, no estimate that grows.

3

Swap and test

Bezel off, old panel and cable out, new panel in, and I test the full screen for dead pixels and backlight evenness before it goes back together.

4

You see it working before you pay

The machine comes back on and you look at it. Thirty day warranty on the work.

Where the line is

What I will not pretend I can do.

If your laptop has a fused touchscreen assembly, the glass and the panel are bonded together and there is no such thing as replacing just the cracked glass. That is a whole-assembly job and the price reflects the assembly, which is genuinely more. I will tell you that up front rather than quoting you a cheap panel and surprising you later.

And if the panel is fine but the graphics chip on the board has failed, that is a different and much worse problem. I will tell you honestly when a machine is not worth the repair instead of taking your money for a screen that was never the issue.

The price

Flat, and posted up front.

Screen replacement labor $89
The panel itself my cost + 20%
Bench diagnostic, if the cause is not obvious $49, credited
Warranty on the work 30 days

The panel is billed at what I actually paid plus 20 percent, and I will show you the part price. Nothing gets ordered until you have seen the total and said go.

Who you are handing it to

One person, start to finish.

Dominic Stroder, who does the computer repair at Stroder Web Services in Del City, Oklahoma

I am Dominic. The person who answers your text is the person who opens your machine and the person who hands it back. There is no counter, no ticket number, and nobody to get passed along to.

That is also why the prices are flat and posted. One person with a bench does not need to build an hourly meter into the quote to cover a storefront.

Where I work

Del City and the east metro.

The bench is in Del City. I answer texts 9am to 9pm any day, and evenings and weekends is best for the actual hand-off. The price is the same whichever town you are coming from.

Del City → Midwest City → Moore → Choctaw →
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Tell me what is going on.

The more you tell me, the better I can help. I usually respond within one business day. Prefer to just call or text? (405) 458-0864.

Laptops: the sticker on the bottom. Desktops: the side or back of the tower. It tells me exactly what parts your machine takes.

A photo of that sticker and one of the problem itself help a lot. Straight from your phone camera is fine.

The quote is free and there is no obligation. I usually respond within one business day.

Straight answers

Questions worth asking.

How much is a laptop screen replacement?

Labor is a flat $89 and the panel is billed at my cost plus 20 percent. Panels run roughly $40 to $150 and up depending on the model, so the honest answer is that I need your model number to give you a real total. Text me the number off the bottom sticker and I will price it exactly.

Is it worth fixing or should I buy a new laptop?

Depends entirely on the machine. On a decent laptop a screen swap is easily worth it. On an older budget machine with soldered memory and eMMC storage, sometimes it is not, and I will tell you that for free rather than charging you to hear it. The full math with real numbers is in the guide: Is it worth fixing a laptop with a cracked screen?

How do I find my laptop model number?

Flip it over. There is a sticker on the bottom with the model on it, something like HP 15-dy2795wm. Text me a photo of that sticker and it is all I need.

Can you just replace the cracked glass and keep the screen?

On most laptops there is no separate glass, so no. On fused touchscreen assemblies the glass and panel are bonded and it is an assembly replacement. I will tell you which one yours is before quoting.

Where do I bring it?

Drop-off in Del City, and evenings and weekends works best for the hand-off since I am on a bench and not behind a counter. I answer texts 9am to 9pm any day, so message me whenever and we will pick a time. Midwest City, Moore, and Choctaw all come here too, and meeting at a public spot partway is fine if you would rather. Text or call (405) 458-0864.

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Something else going wrong?

Every job below is a flat posted price, same as this one. If what you have is not on the list, tell me anyway and I will point you the right way.

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