When my great nephew needed a computer, I thought of my retired 2001 Sony Vaio laptop. It had issues, but if it could be restored for a reasonable fee, great! I got lucky. I found Computer Hospital in the yellow pages. They sent a polite, well-groomed, and punctual young man to pick up my laptop. The supervisor, Craig, phoned me a little later that day with an assessment. Craig clearly presented the options. He was ethical. He said if cleaning the corrupted hard drive and reloading the operational software failed to restore screen graphics, Office, and the cursor, most likley there was a hardware issue. He advised that if that were the case, he would not go further with repairs as the cost of repairs would be a lot. He offered that if cleaning and reloading didn't work, then there'd be no charge.
Pros: Open long hours weekdays and Saturdays
Cons: Hard to locate the Katy Fwy office
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