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On the horns of a dilemma

Started Apr 5, 2017 | Discussions thread
ReCaptcha Regular Member • Posts: 331
Re: On the horns of a dilemma

Delos wrote:

Samsung repair gave me a quote of $190 USD. I can buy the sensor assembly for about $90. It looks like it snaps into place, of course getting to the guts to get it installed may be a bit tougher than just removing a few screws.

Service guides are only $12 USD. I have the guides for my NX Mini and my NX2000 and they are decent. Full exploded parts views. The guides ship on a little flash drive.  Here's the link to the NX30 guide:

http://www.samsungparts.com/Products/Parts_and_Accessories/PID-SM-NX30.aspx

iFixit has some info as well, but not for the sensor: https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Samsung_NX30

Given that the difference would be less then $90 (once you add in the cost of the repair guide), I personally, would just be lazy and let Samsung fix it. Anytime I open up a camera, I typically lose half a day or more (mainly due to working slowly because I photograph and label all parts I go).

I'm in a similar but not as difficult of a dilemma with my Samsung MV900F.  It's touchscreen is shot, and I can get it replaced for about $100, or do it myself for around $70.  It's probably worth the $30 to have someone else do it in my case, the question becomes, do I even bother with a small-sensor camera like this (previously loved or not), or just move on.

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