Broken hinge--where to turn

The other day as I was working from home, I had open my PowerBook and work-issued ThinkPad. Of course my infant daughter was more excited by the PowerBook, especially when she saw some of the Disney characters on Disney's website (come to think of it, that was a nice Steve Jobs moment--the next generation going for the Mac while watching Disney content-LOL).
Seriously, my daughter did not realize her strength (nor did I) and pushed back the screen of the PowerBook, separating the screen and keyboard parts of the PowerBook. We went to a local Apple Store last night but the employee at the Genius Bar estimated that it would cost $700-$800 to fix--ridiculous when you can get a new MacBook for slightly more. I saw one place in MacWorld mention that they repair hinges, but for peace of mind, I would like to find an independent website that talks to whether quality of service is good at that place or another. As can be expected, in the 13 years we have owned Macs, repairs have been almost nonexistent.

Hi, JK2. My condolences for your Powerbook's mishap.
When Apple repairs broken hinges on a Tibook, it does so by replacing the entire display assembly — hinges, cables, back panel, bezel, LCD, backlight and all — and usually the hinge covers. The display assembly is the Powerbook's most expensive part by far, and it's treated as a single part because the whole thing is glued together and not intended to be disassembled. The reasons for that are structural: it's more rigid that way than if it were fastened together with screws that could loosen over time. But it does make the repair of what seems, at first blush, like a small and trivially simple sort of damage into a major expense. The display would have to be totally disassembled in order to replace its three cables (which must be very thin and delicate to fit through the hinges), and the cables are very likely to be damaged in a mishap like the one your Powerbook suffered.
Some third-party repair shops may be willing to attempt a hinge repair without replacing your display altogether. There would certainly be a market for that service if soomeone could really perfect the technique to the point where no cosmetic damage would be done separating the glue joint that holds the hinges in place and the parts of the display unit together.
I've been recommending the following list of third-party repair and parts vendors in Powerbook forums for several years now, with hardly a disparaging word coming back to the Discussions about any of them to my knowledge. Check them out and see what they have to say about your problem. Phone numbers are on their web sites.
http://www.pbparts.com (parts and repair work)
http://www.dttservice.com (parts and repair work)
http://www.powerbookresq.com (parts and repair work)
http://www.powerbookmedic.com (parts and repair work)
http://www.tekserve.com (parts and repair work)
http://www.powerbooktech.com (parts only)
http://www.ifixit.com (parts and excellent, illustrated online take-apart instructions)
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