Consider the current concerns of environmental pollution - equipment disposal has become a real issue! By having your equipment repaired you reduce the amount of equipment going into landfill!
Repair is nearly always cheaper than replacement, in some cases
savings can be up to 90% over replacing with new.
Buying a new unit or item is often times an extremely costly
venture.
The most common repair takes anywhere from an hour to a day to
complete. This is not a very long wait compared to the amount of
money you could shell out on a brand new piece of technology when it
is not even necessary.
With the rapid upgrade cycles which are evident for modern
electronic equipment, manufacturers are offering product and spares
support for shorter periods. By having your equipment repaired, its
service life can be extended longer even after the manufacturer
ceases to offer support.
One important reason to repair and not replace is because of the
personal attachment that you might have over your unit. Your unit
may have been with you during the most treasured moments or it may
have helped you achieve difficult goals that would have otherwise
been impossible. Whatever the reason, don't let go of something you
have a personal attachment to just because you want to replace.
Re-configuration, re-download of applications and moving files are definitely a stressful and tedious process. In some cases, you could even lose important information. Is buying a new unit really worth losing information that you'll likely never retrieve?
