[REQUEST] Recommendation for motherboard level repairs shop

[Blue House Computer Help]

Can anyone recommend a repair shop that does motherboard level repairs In the UK? Preferably around Cambridge. I would like to outsource some work to them.

 

[Mick]

I know of no-one locally I could recommend. Nearest firm I have any experience of is in Wolverhampton, which is no use to you. But I have to ask: Is this really worth doing? Presumably this/these units are out of warranty, so they're not brand new. Moot point whether a repair (as opposed to a replacement) is actually an economic proposition, I would have thought.

 

[thecomputerguy]

I know of no-one locally I could recommend. Nearest firm I have any experience of is in Wolverhampton, which is no use to you. But I have to ask: Is this really worth doing? Presumably this/these units are out of warranty, so they're not brand new. Moot point whether a repair (as opposed to a replacement) is actually an economic proposition, I would have thought.

Sounds like someone broke a laptop while they were repairing it

 

[jflitney]

Do not use ALB, just got a repair back and there is damage to the laptop.
Not impressed with ACI either.

 

[Blue House Computer Help]

... But I have to ask: Is this really worth doing? Presumably this/these units are out of warranty, so they're not brand new. Moot point whether a repair (as opposed to a replacement) is actually an economic proposition, I would have thought.

Well, yes, but not always. I get a lot of laptops that are well out of warranty, but customers are either willing to pay for something because it's cheaper than getting a new laptop, or sometimes it costs about as much as new but they are trying to do the environmental thing and keep it out of landfill because it still works fine for them otherwise.

The logic usually goes something like this... A new laptop might cost ~£400, plus my charge for transferring things over and saving them hours of setup time by making it somewhat like their old laptop that they were comfortable with, vs spending £250 to £300 on fixing their current laptop, which is already set up just how they like it. If they reckon they're likely to get two or three more years out of it, then that's fine.

But aside from that, the need does arise from time to time for various legitimate reasons. Newer laptops that are out of warranty etc.. It just feels like a bit of a gaping hole in my service offering.

Sounds like someone broke a laptop while they were repairing it

heheh... No, not this time. Those times are when I suddenly hate my job.

Do not use ALB, just got a repair back and there is damage to the laptop.
Not impressed with ACI either.

Thanks for letting me know. Are they going to do anything to make it right?


Any other recommendations anybody? I'm happy to ship it within the UK if I must.

 

[Mick]

Well, I get your point: These are the guys I've used in the past: https://motherboardrepairs.co.uk But when I say 'in the past' - that's what I mean. Must be two or three years - but they were OK then.

 

[Blue House Computer Help]

Thanks, I will check them out.

 

[jflitney]

Well, yes, but not always. I get a lot of laptops that are well out of warranty, but customers are either willing to pay for something because it's cheaper than getting a new laptop, or sometimes it costs about as much as new but they are trying to do the environmental thing and keep it out of landfill because it still works fine for them otherwise.

The logic usually goes something like this... A new laptop might cost ~£400, plus my charge for transferring things over and saving them hours of setup time by making it somewhat like their old laptop that they were comfortable with, vs spending £250 to £300 on fixing their current laptop, which is already set up just how they like it. If they reckon they're likely to get two or three more years out of it, then that's fine.

But aside from that, the need does arise from time to time for various legitimate reasons. Newer laptops that are out of warranty etc.. It just feels like a bit of a gaping hole in my service offering.



heheh... No, not this time. Those times are when I suddenly hate my job.


Thanks for letting me know. Are they going to do anything to make it right?


Any other recommendations anybody? I'm happy to ship it within the UK if I must.

Yes, they got back to me quickly with an offer to make amends. Still, pretty bad the state they returned a pristine laptop in.

 

[Big Jim]

Egytec Repairs

www.egytec.co.uk

We use this guy, based in Matlock Derbyshire. Specialises more in Apple, but he has fixed a reasonable amount of non apple kit for us.