| Local engineer’s Apple iPod repairs prove fruitful |
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| Thursday, 02 October 2008 | |
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A YOUNG Northside engineer has started a new company which could save iPod users hundreds of euro on repairs or replacements for their damaged gadgets. Brian Byrne (23), from Malahide, will repair any type of iPod for a fraction of the cost of sending it to Apple’s repairs department. Previously, owners of the stylish Apple iPod players would be forced to replace the device after any accidental damage or damage which was not covered during the warranty period. Apple’s official repair service has come in for criticism from some iPod owners as the cost of fixing a damaged unit could almost amount to as much as buying a new model. Brian, a DIT Engineering student, had the idea for his company when his younger sister cracked the screen of her iPod accidentally, and Apple couldn’t repair the device cost effectively. Brian took matters into his own hands, popped open the iPod and managed to fix it. Thus started his career in repairing the devices and saving his friends and family a fortune in replacements. While he has just finished college, Brian says he hopes to expand his company over the coming months to keep up with business. “I just finished College in DIT and started running this business through my website,” he told Northside People. “But now I am already getting a good few jobs a week, so I might even have to consider taking someone else on to help me.” Brian says the two most common repairs are accidental cracks to screens, which aren’t covered by the warranty, along with dead batteries outside of the warranty period. “Most of the problems are very simple,” he explained. “I find it fairly easy now although at the start it was difficult to get used to. “The battery tends to go after being charged a certain amount of times, but that’s a fairly common problem for people and it’s easy enough to fix.” Brian says his repairs are faster than sending your iPod player away to be fixed. “The current focus of my company is to keep up with the order levels and make more people aware of the service,” he added "Many people believe that Apple is the only place to turn when their iPod starts giving trouble, so we want to change this." For more information check out www.ipodrepairs.ie. |
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