DIY Device Repair vs. Professional Device Repair
Your device belongs to you, which gives you the freedom to do with it what you want to with it. Electronic devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets have become essential in our daily lives. As with any electronic device, they sometimes break, which puts one in a predicament: should I try fixing this by myself or hire a trained professional? This post will look at the pros and cons of both methods and help you make the most educated choice regarding your next device repair.
The Case for DIY Device Repair
- Cost-Effectiveness
One of the most common reasons people decide to just repair their broken device by themselves is that it’s cheaper. Sometimes, hiring a professional to do the repair can be expensive. Sometimes, it’s much easier to watch a tutorial on YouTube, buy your own parts and replace them yourself. This can be done for simple projects like replacing a screen protector or restoring a phone after it fell in water.
- Building Skills
Doing things by yourself by fixing your device can give you lots of experience. Sometimes, this comes by trial and error and hopefully the mistakes that are made aren’t too damaging. This gives you the opportunity to hone and sharpen your skills and problem solving. If done right, you’ll feel proficient, like you accomplished something. It will also give you more motivation and make you feel more capable the next time your device needs fixing.
- Convenience
Fixing your device by yourself can be convenient. You’d have to have to proper tools and knowhow but you can fix your device whenever you want to instead of scheduling an appointment with a professional. You can do the jobs at your own speed using tutorials and increase your knowledge in the process.
- Specializing
DIY projects on device repairs can also give you the opportunity to upgrade your devices in your own unique way. It may be difficult to explain exactly how you want the customization done to a professional, so it’s a lot easier for you to just do the job on your own. If you’re adding more memory to your laptop or adding a more efficient battery to your cellphone, if you do it yourself, customizing your device can be very rewarding.
The Case for Professional Device Repair
I will add in here that when it comes to a broken device, a cellphone, iPad or computer, the best advice is to leave the repairs to a professional. Sure, there are several simple DIY repairs you can do on your own. However, there are certain, more advanced issues that can come with complex repairs that anyone who is inexperienced can just make worse. Sure, you can look up tutorials on YouTube as far as simple DIY stuff. However, if you go down the DIY path, you might have to pay more in the long run if you cause more damage to your device. It’s best to just avoid this altogether. Most cellphone plans come with a warranty or insurance, which lowers the cost of hiring a professional. This is just one of the many reasons to use Integrity Device Repair to take care of all your device repair needs. Just think, if you needed surgery on your kidneys, would you do it yourself or go to a doctor?
- Knowledge and Expertise
When hiring a professional device repair technician at Integrity Device Repair, we have the training and experience to troubleshoot, identify and repair the problems in an efficient and quick way. We are very acquainted with and used to dealing with a variety of similar issues and can resolve the problems much quicker than someone trying to do a DIY repair. Sometimes, these repairs are time sensitive. At Integrity Device Repair, we understand this and can usually get the repair done within 45 minutes in the back of our van.
- Warranty and Guarantee
Most cellphones offer insurance or warrantees with their devices. This gives the customers more of an incentive to use a professional because it lowers the cost instead of having the customer pay out of pocket for the repair. At Integrity Device Repair, if you aren’t satisfied with your repair, we offer a warrantee period during which you can return your device if you aren’t fully satisfied. If the device isn’t completely functional after a repair, we might offer to fix it again at not additional cost, provide a full or partial refund or potentially offer credit through our online store. On the other hand, if you repair something yourself and mess something up, you might have to buy additional parts and tools or in extreme cases, a new phone. Don’t let this happen to you! Let the professional technicians at Integrity come to you! We guarantee all our repairs 100%. 
- Safety
Some repairs can be dicey like replacing batteries or dealing with small parts that almost need a microscope to look at. All technicians at Integrity Device Repair are specialists in these areas. Hiring us greatly reduces the chance of anything happening to you or your device if you try the repair on your own and accidentally break something because you aren’t properly trained.
- Time-Saving
Doing things yourself can be satisfying and adventurous. However, it can also be time consuming if you don’t know what you’re doing. While DIY repairs can be rewarding, they can also be time-consuming. If you’re not experienced, the learning curve can be steep. Integrity Device Repair provides a quick turnaround, getting your device back in working order in the fraction of the time than if you do it by yourself.
- Prevent Data loss
Many device users who attempt to repair their phones the DIY route can easily and accidentally erase their data such as contacts, pictures and apps from their devices without meaning to.
Every repair technician at Integrity Device Repair takes great care to make sure all data remains intact and isn’t lost throughout the repair process.
Factors to Consider
When deciding if you want to fix your device via DIY or professionally, the following issues must be taken into consideration:
- How intricate or complex is the repair? Is it just a straightforward job such as a cracked screen or is it a little more involved like a motherboard failure?
- How proficient are you? What is your skill level with electronics? Do you think you need more training before you tackle a tougher job?
- Cost versus time: Do you have enough time on your hands to spend on learning tutorials from YouTube, purchasing tools and attempting a DIY device repair? Or is your project time sensitive, where you need your device fixed within a few hours? Should you leave this project up to a professional and spend your time on more pressing matters?
- Warranty status: Do you have a warranty on your device? If you mess anything up while trying to fix your device by yourself and something goes wrong, the warranty may become obsolete.
Conclusion
In the end, the decision between wanting to repair your device DIY or hiring a professional is unique for every situation and depends on the circumstance, your skill level and the type of problem. For small-scale jobs, taking the DIY route can be worthwhile and cost less. However, for the other more difficult issues, hiring a professional from Integrity Device Repair will reduce the repair time, effort and money in the long run. Whatever route you choose, it’s best to be well-versed and updated on all the approaches and pros and cons from DIY to hiring a professional and now you know! Happy repairing!