Laptop DC Jack repair - who is the best in Dublin?

mr_happy

Anyone recommend a place?

TouchingVirus

Anybody who's decent with a soldering iron should be able to ID the part number, acquire a replacement and solder it in for you.

mr_happy

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Anybody who's decent with a soldering iron should be able to ID the part number, acquire a replacement and solder it in for you.

Need a profesional job done. Has to be done in a shop.
Laptop is my pride and joy

thenightrider

mr_happy wrote: »

Need a profesional job done. Has to be done in a shop.
Laptop is my pride and joy

Just because you get it done in a shop does not mean you will get any better job then someone that knows how to use a soldering iron ive worked in a computer repair shop ya they no about computers but when it came to fixing mother boards there was only one other guy able to fix them and he did not no very much about computers but he knew how to wok on multi layer boards and fault find solder etc.

Ask one of the computer wez kids and most have never held a soldering iron.

So i say ask someone who is good with an iron ive done loads of dc jacks and i no someone else in this thread thats good with an iron there is loads of lads in console moding that with be able to do this better then a computer shop.

TouchingVirus

mr_happy wrote: »

Need a profesional job done. Has to be done in a shop.
Laptop is my pride and joy

Fair enough, I suppose you have a better comeback if it's with a shop. I think it's a needless overhead myself, the laptop is pretty useless with a busted DC Jack anyways

I know a guy who got his done a while ago somewhere in Phibsboro, maybe it was laptoprepair.ie? Don't hold me to that that, I'll ask him and make sure.

stuff.hunter

well, worked for lap*******s.ie they charging 195e+ for new dc socket

thenightrider

stuff.hunter wrote: »

well, worked for lap*******s.ie they charging 195e+ for new dc socket

Ya thats sounds like the type of prices these places charge.

unnameduser

These threads always tickle my interest over the years because so many people dabble in and out of the computer repair business. Just because they have a little knowledge of computers or fixed their computers for their neighbours or friends, they presume they can fix everything. In most cases they stop offering their services when 1 or 2 of the jobs go wrong and they stop answering their phones - ie Fly by nights. it makes things harder for legit people offering genuine services.

OP You are in a predicament of sorts.
You want an affordable repair done and don't want to be ripped off.
At the same time you want comeback if the repair doesn't work out.

If you get a job done at a legitimate repair centre, it will cost you more than if you get your local soldering whizz kid to do so.

The difference is, is that with any legitimate repair centre if the repair goes wrong (in any way) you have a leg to stand on. With a randomer (or indeed soldering friend) there isn't.

Think about it. If you got a local fellow to fix your car (as an on-the-side job) he probably has no insurance, limited experience / training (perhaps), and not a registered business. He might do the job a bit cheaper but if something goes wrong, you have no comeback whatsoever. At least if you went to a main dealer or legitimate independent garage, you would be covered if things go belly up.

For some reason some people don't apply the same logic to computer repairs.

There is a lot to be said for going to a place that is registered and legit. For example. our premises got robbed one year and thankfully we had only 5 laptops onsite at the time. Insurance covered it all. Good luck getting your laptop's worth off a fly by night if it gets stolen or fails or blows whilst he is fixing it.

Whilst we are all searching for value these days, you get what you pay for.

I read mentions of €195 for a DC repair above. For that you'd want to be getting a night away in a hotel as well. €80 -€100 is more like a suitable price.

OP in any case best of luck with the repari - My advice is to shop around and stick to someone who will stand over the repair. Replacing / resoldering a DC jack involves stripping a laptop to the bare bones so it isnt for the faint hearted.

For someone local try www.computersunlimited.ie . There are also nationwide companies that do the same type of service (cough cough)

TouchingVirus

unnameduser wrote: »

These threads always tickle my interest over the years because so many people dabble in and out of the computer repair business. Just because they have a little knowledge of computers or fixed their computers for their neighbours or friends, they presume they can fix everything. In most cases they stop offering their services when 1 or 2 of the jobs go wrong and they stop answering their phones - ie Fly by nights. it makes things harder for legit people offering genuine services.

OP You are in a predicament of sorts.
You want an affordable repair done and don't want to be ripped off.
At the same time you want comeback if the repair doesn't work out.

If you get a job done at a legitimate repair centre, it will cost you more than if you get your local soldering whizz kid to do so.

The difference is, is that with any legitimate repair centre if the repair goes wrong (in any way) you have a leg to stand on. With a randomer (or indeed soldering friend) there isn't.

Think about it. If you got a local fellow to fix your car (as an on-the-side job) he probably has no insurance, limited experience / training (perhaps), and not a registered business. He might do the job a bit cheaper but if something goes wrong, you have no comeback whatsoever. At least if you went to a main dealer or legitimate independent garage, you would be covered if things go belly up.

For some reason some people don't apply the same logic to computer repairs.

There is a lot to be said for going to a place that is registered and legit. For example. our premises got robbed one year and thankfully we had only 5 laptops onsite at the time. Insurance covered it all. Good luck getting your laptop's worth off a fly by night if it gets stolen or fails or blows whilst he is fixing it.

Whilst we are all searching for value these days, you get what you pay for.

I read mentions of €195 for a DC repair above. For that you'd want to be getting a night away in a hotel as well. €80 -€100 is more like a suitable price.

OP in any case best of luck with the repari - My advice is to shop around and stick to someone who will stand over the repair. Replacing / resoldering a DC jack involves stripping a laptop to the bare bones so it isnt for the faint hearted.

For someone local try www.computersunlimited.ie . There are also nationwide companies that do the same type of service (cough cough)

In fairness, even €80-€100 is pricey. It's a matter of identifying the part, acquiring the replacement part, desoldering and soldering in the new part. There's nothing intricate about a DC Jack swap. It also depends on the laptop as to how far you need to stripdown the laptop, I've an Inspiron here and 15 minutes will take it apart to motherboard level, 30 to solder, and 15 to reassemble.

Finally, what has your premises getting robbed got to do with anything? So you run a business and have insurance, good for you. This means you've got overheads to cover and a premium to pay, which results in higher prices. The alternatives are there for the OP, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss them given your price, or the extortionate one mentioned by the other poster.

unnameduser

TouchingVirus wrote: »

In fairness, even €80-€100 is pricey. It's a matter of identifying the part, acquiring the replacement part, desoldering and soldering in the new part. There's nothing intricate about a DC Jack swap. It also depends on the laptop as to how far you need to stripdown the laptop, I've an Inspiron here and 15 minutes will take it apart to motherboard level, 30 to solder, and 15 to reassemble.

Finally, what has your premises getting robbed got to do with anything? So you run a business and have insurance, good for you. This means you've got overheads to cover and a premium to pay, which results in higher prices. The alternatives are there for the OP, I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss them given your price, or the extortionate one mentioned by the other poster.

My point is that with a legit repair centre you have a leg to stand on if the repair goes bad. I'm not saying that all independent guys won't stand over their work.

OP, best of luck with the repair.

kikel

80-100 is a fair price for this type of repair. That is the price we charge our customers.

kochu.1980

The dc jack job need skill. if its not done well u r in hell.. u need a very good soldering station and above all the experience in desoldering the old, broken one and refixing.. else u will ruin your motherboard which ultimately ruin ur purse.. 60-80 euro is good price..

kikel

Coincidence this thread was resurrected today, Replaced a DC Socket for a customer today. Customer had it soldered by a mate before bringing it to me. Opened it up and it was not soldered. It was feckin glued. :eek:

spider guardian

some laptops (including some dells and acers) have a powerboard separate from the motherboard that is replaceable. sometimes they can contain the DC jack and a couple of USB ports. if this is the case with your laptop then replace this, even if it costs €50+. it is far more reliable in the long term

GarRo247

Right Click in town and Tech Pros seem to be good, I've only had positive experiences with both. I think the both charge about €90 - €99.

henryporter

I took mine to a computer repair shop and was told it wan't the DC connector but the mobo. When I get some time over Christmas I think I'll tackle the problem myself - nothing to lose at this stage. Like some of the other posters said, it's a case of stripping the laptop back to bare bones (tricky enough at times as the plastic bezels can be sticky)

kikel

Yes this is a rant. Trying to catch up on work on a Sunday morning and I have top contend with this type of poor repair. Customer says it was never repaired before. :mad: