Left Command Key

Hey Everyone,
I just recently adverted over to the "Mac Experience", and I have to say, I'm really liking it.
I have a MacBook from late 2008 (purchased around a year ago), and just now, the left command key broke. The scissor assembly is broken (very small piece of plastic is chipped), and I wonder how much it'll actually cost to get that little tiny piece of plastic to be fixed.
Do any of you guys have any pointers for me?

Hi tjasko,
There's a few options:
1.) Are you near an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider? When I worked at an Apple Store (Genius Bar) we use to carry all sorts of spare keyboard assemblies for situations like this (broken scissors, missing/worn keycaps, etc.) We never charged anyone for the swap unless it was half the keyboard and it looked like a tiger mauled it off.
2.) You can buy replacement scissors, yourself. The website iFixit.com sells them, they're bit costly on an individual basis... though.
3.) You can contact AppleCare and arrange a mail service. If you're outside of the one year limited warranty (sounds like you might be) and don't have APP this would be a pretty costly option. If you have APP I see no reason why they wouldn't service the machine for you but considering the hassle of shipping, being without your machine and all that other stuff, the other two options would probably be a better scenario.

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