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Op, keep in mind that replacing the screen = permanently breaking the plastic connectors at the four corners of the OFT. This thing was made never to be opened/repaired as it has those one-way plastic connectors that just can't be opened and resealed (AFAIK) and you'll have to glue it back together (which can still a good seal since it has a lot of good contact + it's plastic).
My take is that you'll get a new tablet for $200 and they'll just discard your current one. I personally think it's overpriced - as my take on the business model is that the $500 for the OFT itself is like a user license for the device. Them replacing the tablet for you still keeps the number of users, net-net, the same so long as they take your broken one from you. Since the business is portrayed as, you're paying $500 for the device, I can see why they would want to charge a higher price. Ideally, they would charge you the actual replacement cost for the device but hey, it's still a business I guess. I can't imagine that it actually takes $200 to produce one of these but I could easily be wrong...
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