PCWORLD Repair Prices

JamesXP · 04-24-07, 03:35 PM

EXTORTIONATE!

£15 to put some memory in!!

Its the simplest thing in the world, and they charge you £15 for it... I think £15 is like $30 and for a healthcheck its £70 which is $140 that's just crazy, and they treat the PC's like pieces of um.. well you know..

They we're cleaning one out.. with some compressed air,(from a compressor)
they broke a HSF because it was so damned powerful.. they just went and replaced it, and the owner wouldn't know a thing...

Sorry for rant xD

Slayer2003 · 04-24-07, 04:46 PM

Geek Squad, FireDog, eh, they're all the same.

Shell · 04-24-07, 04:49 PM

Only £15?

I know of many places that charge £25, even £30.

Oroka Sempai · 04-24-07, 05:28 PM

Commercial PC Tech = Commercial Car Mechanic = robbery.

DvBoard · 04-24-07, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Oroka Sempai

Commercial PC Tech = Commercial Car Mechanic = robbery.

Not quite, at least the mechanic is doing something that requires thinking when he's bending you over.

Oroka Sempai · 04-26-07, 05:56 PM

Well, a local, well reputed mechanic charged me $600 for labour, and never fixed the problem. And, he said he only charged me for half the labour, he felt bad that he couldnt find the problem.

If I charge to fix someones computer, and I cant fix the problem, I only charge them my minimum fee. I fixed nothing, I should get paid the same.

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04-26-07, 05:56 PM	#6
Oroka Sempai Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Port Elgin, Canada	Well, a local, well reputed mechanic charged me $600 for labour, and never fixed the problem. And, he said he only charged me for half the labour, he felt bad that he couldnt find the problem. If I charge to fix someones computer, and I cant fix the problem, I only charge them my minimum fee. I fixed nothing, I should get paid the same. __________________ [Primary][Cooler Master Elite 430 Black][ASUS M4A88TD-M][Phenom II X6 1100T BE][Xigmatek HDT-S1283][4GB Corsair Vengeance LP1600][ASUS 6850 1GB][LG BH10LS30 10X][OCZ Agility 3 90GB & Segate 1TB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64] [Server][Thermaltake Armour Jr][ASUS M2A-VA][Athlon X2 7750 BE][POS HSF][4GB Buffalo Select][HIS Radeon X1950 XT 256MB][LG DVD-RW][WD 160GB][Windows 7 Ultimate 64]
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