You guessed right- it isn't right. I think his price is based on the cost to replace the whole thing minus $100 or $200.
The touchpad is part of a board that may cost some bucks but not likely over $100 and replacing the failed one shouldn't take a blind man more than an hour; there are some housing screws to be removed, some board screws to be removed, one or two connectors to pull and replug on the new board.
If Kitchenaid wants more than $100 for the board, it is because they don't want to fool with repair items at all.
I estimate that the finished board probably costs about $15 when it leaves the assembly line.
They really want you to donate yours to the landfill and buy a new one.
If you were to log on to the
manufacturer's web site, I think you will be pleasantly surprised as
usually one is able to download, by model number, Customer
Instruction Manuals, list
of Dealers for spare part supplies and Driver
downloads
as required.
Just Google the manufacturer's name and
follow the links. Make certain you are directed to the manufacturer's
web site as some search engines direct you to other sites and they
charge for the information that is normally free of charge.
I hope this helps.
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