I had taken my HP laptop into Casa Grande Internet twice now, 4 of the 5 items I asked of CG Internet, I feel they completely failed me. \r
1.My internal power socket was never replaced, as they felt it was only the power plug. Obviously, the power socket was never tested, as the power socket still wiggles. On and off blue light indicating incoming power is inconsistent and requires manipulation to secure incoming power. \r
(still not fixed) \r
2.They replaced my broken power cord with a generic power cord. The generic power cord they replaced for me failed within 60 days. I returned to CG Internet about this and problems I had with my Internet explorer since. \r
CG Internet accused me of returning the original ""broken"" power cord they had given back to me, I was furious! To blatantly accuse a customer of this!? They did not try to gently say- Are you sure? Can you bring in both power cords for us to compare them? No, I was told several times after going back and forth on this, that I was trying to give them the original broken cord. The one they gave me would not have failed that quick. \r
I too agree....If the power socket was repaired to begin with, the 2nd power cord should not have failed. The manipulation to maintain power to the unit is the cause of the failures in the cords. \r
Anyways, before this escalated any further, I informed them that I would produce the 2 power cords and would expect an apology for the outright accusation. I was so upset with them questioning my integrity, I did not return, but I had a friend from the office return to Casa Grande Internet. \r
My friend produced the 2 broken power cords within the hour of the accusations they made of me. I never did receive an apology. \r
I have since replaced cord with a factory HP cord myself and no further problems with the power cord. \r
3.CG Internet let me know they could not simply replace two keyboard buttons, so they replaced the entire keyboard. \r
(This one item has not posed any problems since repair by them.) \r
4.My factory battery they replaced with a generic battery, my HP laptop does not recognize battery and I sometimes get a pop-up of this. \r
Now, just this weekend, several months after having my laptop into Casa Grande Internet, I am informed that I was entitled to a FREE factory replacement, due to a recall on these HP batteries getting too hot. This is the exact complaint I originally had about the battery. \r
The HP battery recall has been public, on their site and in effect for over a year. I must question CG Internet. They are in the business of repairing computers. How could they not be aware of this very public recall by HP, affecting almost 200,000 laptops? \r
Or, were they aware... very aware? \r
It is interesting to note- when picking up my laptop after the service, Casa Grande Internet returned to me- my broken power cords and broken keyboard. I was NOT returned the failed battery. I did not think twice at the time, but now I find out, to receive the FREE HP replacement battery, I must have the bar code label off that battery. Why did they return ALL broken items...except the battery that I was entitled to have a free replacement of? I should have received a free factory battery, a $130 value now gone. \r
5.System clean I requested, was a mistake! Many of my programs have problems. I can not even find a single restore point to back my computer to & backups fail. Bottom line, after this experience, I simply do NOT trust taking my laptop to them a third time. \r
I would NOT recommend for computer repair. \r
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Cons: Poor tech, repair and customer service
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