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Tech Repair Worth It Calculator

Repair vs replace decision for phones, laptops, TVs, consoles. 50%/75% value rule applied.

Updated April 2026

Device typeRepair cost ($)Original purchase price ($)Age (years)Replacement cost today ($)

Recommendation

Repair it

Repair-to-replace ratio: 25% — under 50% (repair zone)

Why

Repair is only 25% of replacement cost — clear win for repair.

Expected remaining life if repaired: 3–5 years.

Cost if repair

$280

Cost if replace

$1,100

You save by repairing

$820

Sustainability note: a repair is almost always greener than a replacement. Manufacturing a new phone or laptop produces 60–80 kg of CO₂e — orders of magnitude more than its lifetime electricity use. When the ratio is marginal, the environment tips the scale toward repair.

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What it does

Phone screen repair $300 vs new iPhone $1000? This runs the 50%/75% rule plus device-age heuristics to recommend repair, marginal, or replace.

Runs entirely in your browser — no upload, no account, no watermark. For more tools in this category see the full tools index.

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How to use it

Pick device type.
Enter repair + replace cost.
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