Replacing trackpad in iBook G4

Anyone know how expensive this would be (say, if I had the Apple geniuses do it)? My trackpad has occasionally just died (restarting fixes it), but now is behaving erratically - cursor randomly jumps all over the screen. I'm wondering if it's worth it to fix.
Thanks!

Have you tried resetting the PMU?
The PMU (Power Management Unit) controls trackpad function, so resetting it often helps when the trackpad isn't working (or isn't working right).

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