Dodgy Computer Repair Centres

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 3:43pm #1

Not going to name the place or location.

Recently, a friend of mine (not very tech savvy) took his laptop to be repaired after it had gotten slow.
He left it in to this place expecting to get it back in full working order.
His machine had these specs beforehand: Vista, 160 gig HDD, 2 gig ram, Turion x 2 1,8 ghz processor. (TL-56)

It now has: 80 gig Hdd (Now broken, came with a copied version of xp pro, full of crap like films and games off the repair guys hard drive), 1 gig ram, Turion processor 2.2 GHZ (the dual core was swapped out for an older single core, works in same socket.)(MK-38)

Both Socket S1

He says there was an internal camera also, but now theres just a lump of rubber where the camera was!
Apparently the guy told him these things were slowing the machine down.

I've said to him to go to the Gardai or somebody about this, but he doesn't want to.

As I said, I am not going to name any company or place,
Just want to know if anybody has had similar experiences?

petes · 13-08-2009 3:45pm

Why won't you name them? Save some other unfortunate going in and getting fcuked.

Has your mate got receipts and everything from this place.

Go to the Gardai if I was you.

brianrcarney · 13-08-2009 3:47pm

Name and shame these a**holes!

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 3:49pm

Don't know if he has receipts.
I'm not going to the Gardai, simply because I wasn't involved. He wont go because he has since bought a new laptop and doesn't want the hassle.

Also, I'm not naming the place because I don't want any trouble. Just said I'd share the information.

Sorry I cant warn people, but its not exactly my fault these hacks are allowed to have businesses!

Hal1 · 13-08-2009 3:59pm

Where abouts is this crowd? you don't have to tell us just the general area. pack o'wangcars tbh.

mukki · 13-08-2009 4:05pm

Jackovarian wrote: »

Don't know if he has receipts.
I'm not going to the Gardai, simply because I wasn't involved. He wont go because he has since bought a new laptop and doesn't want the hassle.

Also, I'm not naming the place because I don't want any trouble. Just said I'd share the information.

Sorry I cant warn people, but its not exactly my fault these hacks are allowed to have businesses!

your not chicken are you

(flaps elbows) bwalk bwalk bwalk, BWALK

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 4:05pm

Believe me, I would love nothing more than to name these guys.
I really shouldn't though. I dont want any legal complications rising from this and coming at me.

I'm regretting starting this thread now!
All i can say is educate yourself of what should and shouldn't be in your machine before you give it to anybody to fix.

petes · 13-08-2009 4:07pm

Jackovarian wrote: »

Believe me, I would love nothing more than to name these guys.
I really shouldn't though. I dont want any legal complications rising from this and coming at me.

I'm regretting starting this thread now!
All i can say is educate yourself of what should and shouldn't be in your machine before you give it to anybody to fix.

Is your boards id your actual name?

mukki · 13-08-2009 4:07pm

relax op, they are not going to turn up outside your house,

7 wimpy IT geeks are planning to whip ya with cat5e cable, or chuck 40gig ide desktop hard drives with bad sectors thru your windows

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 4:10pm

Even worse, they may bring out an old BBC micro and throw it at my knee.

My friend says its in Portlaoise. Thats all I know.

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 4:18pm

yep, thats my actual name.
My parents love a laugh.

Or, no, the original log in name I wanted had been taken, so I just picked something random.

I dont have ovaries... I think, cant really see inside my body!

petes · 13-08-2009 4:24pm

Jackovarian wrote: »

yep, thats my actual name.
My parents love a laugh.

Or, no, the original log in name I wanted had been taken, so I just picked something random.

I dont have ovaries... I think, cant really see inside my body!

Do you get a wee bit stroppy once a month :pac:

Seriously though, it's shocking bad form that these places are in operation. I guess it's the people that are going there that are keeping the place open.

Me. I'd go to PC world.

RoadKillTs · 13-08-2009 4:29pm

There are only a few places in Portlaoise where you can bring in your pc for repairs.
Lets have a guessing game. Free Demonoid invite for the first person to get it right.

It could be

...........

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 4:34pm

Some of them are incompetent idiots anyway.

I sent a laptop in for repair once, the screen just displayed grey, but it worked through VGA output. Got it back six weeks later, was told it was the graphics ram, it was corrupt, yet it played games full whack.... hmmmmmm

So I had a wee look, only to find that a six pin chip, beside the lcd connector had burned out, due to a frayed ribbon connector causing a short.

They couldn't see that, it was right beside the connector!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ive also had my dvd drive swapped out, "by mistake" I was told, This guy was using it in his laptop.

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 4:37pm

Cant say which one. But I can tell you that a lot of those guys are gents, and they do good work.

So I feel bad for them having been thrown into this. Until I've seen my friends receipt I wont name anyone. Sorry guys!

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 4:39pm

Actually, its none of those guys listed. They used to have a website, but I don't think its up anymore.
Just so you know, don't want those companies under suspicion!

RoadKillTs · 13-08-2009 4:41pm

Fair enough so. Ill remove them.

themacdaddy · 13-08-2009 4:46pm

TBH i don't trust any of those places...not even PC World...I always feel these guys will try sell you stuff and add-ons that you don't need..I know a bit about computers but I have a mate that fixes them for a living....he knows as much as those lads/ladies in those stores and does a better job imho.

Jackovarian · 13-08-2009 4:46pm

The guy in question is an active boardsie. So maybe when he reads this he'll come on and explain himself.

I've nothing more to say on the matter really, maybe you should leave that list up, so people know they're ok to go to!

enigmadoom · 13-08-2009 4:50pm

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE.......hmmmm plaois, there is a couple o ppl who have repair shops there who arent properly qualified anyway.....dodgy whores...if we could name and shame without legal complications wouldnt it be grand!!!! went into a place just last week asking for ddr2 and a 250gig sata was told 'sorry we dont stock those brands, we have buffalo tho' f00kin chancers. got there qualies from a cereal box....asked for a vista disk too was offered xp copy......was also asked to leave in mylaptop for no apparant reason.....

JUST BE CAREFUL AND STICK WITH THE REPUTABLE GUYS!!! there is somegood repair guys in portlaoise.....only a few c0nts

enigmadoom · 13-08-2009 4:52pm

i like the sense themacdaddy makes...i wish he was my daddy

petes · 13-08-2009 4:59pm

By the way I was taking the piss when I said I'd take it to PC world.

marco_polo · 13-08-2009 6:06pm

Jackovarian wrote: »

Don't know if he has receipts.
I'm not going to the Gardai, simply because I wasn't involved. He wont go because he has since bought a new laptop and doesn't want the hassle.

Also, I'm not naming the place because I don't want any trouble. Just said I'd share the information.

Sorry I cant warn people, but its not exactly my fault these hacks are allowed to have businesses!

If he won't report it then I have f-all sympathy for him. How many more people are going to get screwed by the same chancers in the future?

cml387 · 13-08-2009 6:31pm

I think Sky recently did a secret consumer study of this dodgy area.
They found in one case that not only did they misdiagnose a disconnected memory card (as a faulty mobo), they also found pictures of the female "owner" in a bikini and downloaded them (o.k. it was SKY tv).

My advice is avoid any repair shops and use a nerdy friend, or find a nerdy friend (hey, we need love too).

Dodgy Computer Repair Centres

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