I broke my scanner glass last night. What is the cheapest/best way to fix it? Thanks?

please only answer if you are a tech or if you have had this problem before...I don't know if I can order the glass(it's a Brother all-in-one), send it to Brother to repair(eek!), take it to a computer shop, etc.

Answers:
By the time you get done purchasing the new parts (if they have them available) and install them, you would be out more time and money than getting a new scanner. They are like printers.. when they go bad just trash it and get another
It's probably cheaper just to buy a new one. You can get them cheap, $20 on Ebay for a great one. I would look at just getting a new one, unless it's a thousand dollar scanner it's probably not worth fixing.
It would be best to buybthe one made for the scanner, a glass by any other maker may not be of as high a quality, as the original.
You may be able to call a glass and window store. Custom cut glass is very inexpensive. Unless there is a special coating on the glass, that they do not have- it may be cheapest and easiest way.

Give your local glass store a call and run the idea buy them, and see if they think its worth you stopping buy to show them a sample of the glass. I have order many different cuts/thickness, etc. glass for various projects.

Otherwise a new scanner may be cheaper than repair/shipping, etc.
It would be less troublesome and cheaper to buy a new one.

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