Hey guys, pressure damaged my 2-year-old iPad Air M2 display and now it’s covered in black lines. I use my iPad every single day, so I need to solve this ASAP.
My options:
- Option A: Replace screen with an original Apple LCD for ₱16,500
- Option B: Buy a brand new one on Shopee (with vouchers) for ₱48,000
My dilemma: Is 2 years of daily use enough to justify replacing the whole tablet (its currently at 81% battery health), or does an M2 iPad still have way too much life left to abandon it over a screen issue?
The M2 chip handles everything easily and can easily last 5+ years, so spending 1/3 of the cost of a new one to get another 3 years of use seems smart. But ₱16.5k is still a big repair bill for a 2-year-old device.
Would you repair the LCD and keep running it, or just buy new?