OLPC CA-MB Repair

MB, Canada Repair Center
xorepairs (at) boing (dot) ca

This repair center is still being set up. Thank you for your patience.

Introduction

This repair center is operated by a support gang volunteer out of Winnipeg, MB, Canada.

Members

The following are members of the repair center:

• John Gunkel

Contact

Please sent all inquires to xorepairs (at) boing (dot) ca

Prices

We follow the pricing recommended by OLPC, converted to Canadian Dollars. It is as follows:

• For a tested screen: $__
• Battery: $__
• ALPS Touchpad: $__
• Keyboard: $__
• Power adapter: $__

In addition, the following services can be provided:

• Fix bad motherboard batteries and the bricking that occurs because of it. - $__
• Upgrade to the software build of your choice (703, 852, etc.) (This may cause loss of data) - $__
• Replacing the backplate of your XO to the colours of your choice (Depending on availability) - $__

If any of the above three are purchased in conjunction with another service, your price is reduced by 10CAD.

Shipping/handling not included.

Shipping estimates:

• Return shipping is under $18CAD to most urban centers, Canada Post insurance is an additional $3CAD.
• International shipping varies.

Repair process

For reference, here is our repair cycle, from start to finish:

1. Donor (that's you!) sends an email to the address listed above - if you have previously contacted help@laptop.org about the issue, please include your ticket number
2. We'll reply within 2 days with a tentative diagnosis and shipping details
3. Donor mails XO, optional components, cheque, and a signed terms of service to the address mentioned in the mail
4. We'll send an email when we process your laptop from the incoming mail queue. This may be 1 to 3 business days after your packages delivery.
5. We'll send a followup email when we return your laptop.

Stock

We have an OLPC Serial Adapter and can fix D6 brickings.

We currently have 2 full sets of XO parts.