iPhone 3G and 3GS charging port repair.

February 23, 2010 by blogetechparts

We have released another video continuing on the theme of “easy DIY solutions” for mac products.

This latest video shows how to replace the complete charging port assembly on a 3GS iPhone but this is also the same procedure for 3G iPhones.  This repair is made easy by replacing the entire assembly which contains the Speaker housing, Speaker, Microphone, Charging port and Antenna.  The charging port itself can be difficult to replace due to the soldering skills required to perform the repair.  Replacing the entire assembly does NOT require soldering and can be done by most people.  This part can fix issues related to charging, speaker, mic, and even the home button since the home button signal passes through this part.

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15″ MacBook Pro LCD Screen for LED MacBook Pro

February 23, 2010 by blogetechparts

Hey Everyone,

I just want to post a quick update about the elusive 15.4″ LCD Screen for the macBook Pro Penryn and Santa Rosa Machines (2.2-2.6Ghz). For the last 6 weeks the Matte finish version of this screen has been almost impossible to find and has become extremely expensive.  We were forced to raised the price on the Matte screen considerably.  The good news is we have them readily available again and have been able to lower the price a bit. Check out all of our 15″MacBook Pro screens here.

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The truth about MacBook Glass

February 16, 2010 by blogetechparts

Hello Loyal Readers,

We’ve made a new video demonstrating the difference between the MacBook Glass We sell at eTech Parts and the cheap imitation glass you can find elsewhere.  Take a look.  It’s amazing how much you can bend this MacBook glass without it breaking.  This stuff is incredible!

As always, thanks for reading.

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New How-To Videos for iPhone and iPod Touch

February 11, 2010 by blogetechparts

Sorry about the blog lag recently.  I was fortunate enough to take a vacation to Park City, Utah for my annual SnowBoarding trip.  We go somewhere new every year and we had already been to a few places in Lake Tahoe, Bear Valley (the true Riderz spot), Keystone and Breckenridge.  It was amazing and I highly recommend Park City.  We were lucky enough to have some fresh powder.

When I returned, I got to work on some instructional videos.  Wanting to do something different, I decided to showcase the EASIEST and SAFEST way to fix your cracked glass on the 2nd Gen iPod Touch and the iPhone 3G.  Take a look!

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iPhones Headphones Improved!! What a difference!

January 27, 2010 by Kyle

Its been a big day around here with a lot of talk and excitement around Apples new iPad.  iPad? Not sure if I love the name but the device is certainly interesting.  I cant wait to get my hands on one and tear it apart :)

After things settled down today I decided I would open up a pair of these sound isolating iPhone Headphones and see how good they are. We have been selling them for a couple months now and wish I had grabbed a pair a when we first got them. I loved them so much I was compelled to blog about it!  I was very surprised at the sound quality. They sound extremely good and they stay in my ear very well. I’m listening to Black Eyed Peas right now and the bass is fantastic.  10 times better the my Original Apple earphones.  The call function also works well and when I had Troy on the other end he said “the microphone sounded great”.  Admittedly, there are two things that could be improved. The look of the mic and play/send switch is a bit cheap and they dont have a volume control function.  All in all these are great earphones for the money and I’ll setup a coupon today to give blog readers $5 off.  Use coupon code “bigbass”.Try them out and let me know what you think.

Have a great day!

Kyle

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The Apple Tablet is Confirmed and will be released tomorrow!

January 26, 2010 by blogetechparts

This is a copy of a blog at macrumors.com which I think is well worth passing along.

In an interview with CNBC, McGraw-Hill’s CEO confirms that their textbooks will be on the Apple Tablet and it will be an iPhone OS based machine. When asked about rumors that their textbooks will be on the Apple tablet, Terry MrGraw responds (2m 50s):

“Yeah, Very exciting. Yes, they’ll make their announcement tomorrow on this one. We have worked with Apple for quite a while. And the Tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system and so it will be transferable. So what you are going to be able to do now is we have a consortium of e-books. And we have 95% of all our materials that are in e-book format on that one. So now with the tablet you’re going to open up the higher education market, the professional market. The tablet is going to be just really terrific.”

Thanks for reading the eTech Parts Blog

Kyle

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Macintosh Computer Day!!!!

January 25, 2010 by blogetechparts

YAY!  Its Macintosh Computer Day Today!  No seriously, it really is Macintosh Computer Day.  It was on this day, 25 years ago that Steve Jobs introduced the first macintosh computer. The Macintosh was the first successful computer to use a graphical user interface and a mouse.

I’m proud to be  a Mac user and today I remind myself how much better life has been since 1999 when I threw my last PC in the Trash!

Have a great day and enjoy your Mac!  We’ll be here to help you keep it running.

Kyle

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iPhone Gen 4 / 4G iPhone – Some Rumors, Some facts!

January 21, 2010 by Kyle

Rumors, Rumors, Rumors…. There is a lot of talk about the Next generation iPhone and what it will or will not be. I’m very excited about the 4th generation iPhone and you can be sure I will have one as soon as they are available.

Let me go over some of the major rumors in circulation and I’ll throw in a few things nobody has talked about yet. It will be fun to revisit this post after the phone is released so I will pick a side on each topic.

1. Release Date? Rumor is June although some claim as early as May. I say June. That would be the norm for Apple.

2. 4G Network? My Guess is the iPhone will have 4G capability but AT&T will not be ready by June and even if they are it will be in limited areas. I think AT&T will have 4G in most major metropolitan areas by mid 2011.

3. Verizon? Speaking of networks, some rumor mills say the 4G iPhone will be offered by Verizon. I’m going to say no on this based off inside info later in the post.

4. Smaller Size? Nope, the new iPhone will be about the same size and there are no plans for releasing a smaller version or “iPhone nano” anytime soon.

5. Video Chat? Wouldn’t that be amazing? Not sure if this will be true but since I want to take a stand on each topic I will say yes even through it seems hard to believe. Mobile video chat!!!! Crazy!

6. Front Facing Video Camera? Yes, I know the next iPhone will have a front facing camera. Thats why I’m saying yes on the video chat :-)

7. Rear Touch Sensor? The rumor is the back will be touch sensitive so you can see the entire screen while operating it from the rear. Sounds like a cool feature but I dont see this making into the iPhone this time around.

8. HD Screen? Yes the new iPhone will have a higher resolution HD Screen and faster processing of course.

Thats most of the rumors I could find. I’m confident I’ll go 7 for 8 but Just in case, here are a couple more things I know. I hope I get bonus points for these if I’m wrong on a couple of the Rumors.

1. The next generation iPhone Screen will be similar in style to the 1st generation iPhone where the LCD, Digitizer and Glass are all fused together. This is very disappointing from a repair aspect because it will mean much higher costs if the screen gets cracked.

2. The Sim card will not be on the top of the 4G iphone. It will be located on the side. I suppose it doesn’t really matter where it’s located but It’s weird to me since the top sim card placement has been a constant across all Generations of the iPhone.

Let me know if you have anything to add to this list or if you want to put your predictions up against mine.

As always, Thanks for reading.

Kyle

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MacBook Replacement LCD Screens in Short Supply

January 20, 2010 by Kyle

You may have heard rumors that the MacBook LCD Screens for the original Black or White MacBook are not going to be available soon.

From what we know there is some truth to this, at least thats the way it looks at this time.  Since the original MacBook is no longer in production, the LCD manufacturers are no longer manufacturing the screen.  We all have to live off whats left over unless there is enough demand to make another manufacturing run.  We have already seen a complete dry up of the Samsung brand screens for macbooks and we’ve seen a very limited supply of the LG model.

The good news is, here at eTech Parts, we have our hands on a good supply of the LG screens at the moment which means we should be able to hold our low price for a quite a while.

As always, thanks for reading.

Kyle

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2nd Gen iPod Touch Repair made easy!

January 18, 2010 by Kyle

Headphone Jack for 2nd Gen iPod Touch.

I want to remind all the dealers to check your shelves for 2nd Gen iPod Touch logic boards you may have set aside because everything worked but the sound. If your like us, you have a bunch. I’m so glad we saved them during those terrible months when this part was not available. Now you can repair them very inexpensively.

Complete Digitizer Assembly for 2nd Gen iPod Touch.

Another part that was impossible to find for what seemed like years was the 2nd Gen Touch home button assembly. Now that this part is available we are able to make the complete digitizer assembly. This part is the Glass front panel, Digitizer(touch sensor), Digitizer Frame, and Home Button already pre-assembled. This part is very easy to install. No more picking broken glass out of the frame or swapping the home button assembly from the old frame you tried so hard not to break but it broke anyway. Dealers will be pleased to see the wholesale price on this part has been lowered substantially and individuals no have a viable option to repair the iPod Touch themselves.

Here is a coupon for the Complete Digitizer Assembly for 2nd Gen iPod Touch.

Use coupon code “touchsale” to get $10 off.

Thanks for reading!!

Kyle

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