I payed 380 dollars to replace my keyboard.. I feel ripped off

200 dollars for the keyboard and 180dollars for some reason that the technican explained that i didnt really get. I searched the internet and found out that most people were able to replace it with just 200 dollars... The reason for replacement is because of liquid spill but I just requested to replace the keyboard because everything was operating good

If its a unibody macbook most shops replace the whole top metal piece because the keyboard is just kinda glued in there (Ive seen this done and it doesnt always hold well and keys will stop working, shop depending). Ive done a couple of these on higher end machines (never 13's) and even the parts to me cost out the nose. Did a 17inch a few years back that was 2 years old, screen, bezel glass and keyboard. Cost me $1200 just in parts.
Also everything bolts down to that unibody keyboard piece. Its not a very quick change if you have someone who is being careful not to break any connectors, etc. $180 for labor IMO from doing laptops for almost 10 years isnt a bad price.

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