My laptop is my life. I write for a living and spend most of my time in local libraries taking advantage of their free wi-fi and their other amenities.
When my baby started shutting down from overheating I knew something had to be done. I started propping up the back so it could get a bit more circulation but it didn't help much.
I really couldn't afford to take it in for repairs, so I just lived with it. One night I was working late at home and it overheated. I just went to bed. I freaked out in the morning to find it still running hot, the fan cycling on and off.
I looked in the local yellow pages and called the place with the biggest ad. No time for online research. I brought it over and they said they would call me with a diagnosis.
The guy I talked to was 30ish and very friendly and helpful. He said that he and his father worked the business together.
I use the free computers in the local libraries when my laptop is not available, so I was able to get along fairly well.
I got my laptop back and that baby was amazing; reborn! Such a treat to have a well functioning machine again, especially when you spend most of your waking hours in front of it.
They had cleaned out close to a thousand bugs and viruses. I thought I did pretty good with that but that's why once in a while you just gotta go to the pros. They had installed some new free software that was much more effective than what I had been using.
They took it all apart and cleaned out all the dust which is what was causing the overheating. They completely solved the problem; it's like new.
One thing kinda weirded me out though. The desktop looked quite different when I got it back. I ended up taking it back and Rudy Senior very patiently explained why (more efficiency), and restored the stuff I was missing.
Altogether a very satisfactory experience. The price was very fair, the terms were kind and liberal, and Rudy Jr. and Senior were cool guys I really liked. Highly recommended.
http://www.zytekservices.com/
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