Black Friday Laptops: New $198 & up, Used $99 & up
When Friday rolls around, we will NOT have the cheapest new machines in town, but, we will
tell you where to get them and what we have here (Read More)…
ASUS F3J Nvidia Failure
Today we had another ASUS F3J Laptop come in. We have had a handful of these come in for repair. 100% of them have come in with the same problem- bad Nvidia GPU.
The Fastest Computer in the World is now in China
Chinese high-performance computing researchers have achieved a performance of 2.5 petaflops using their Tianhe-1A supercomputer.
Parkway Pointe Burglaries
We just learned that our neighbors at Ace Hardware just were broken into.
Cary Police warn of Commercial Burglaries
…..Cary police issued a warning Saturday after several businesses were broken into in the same manner…..
Nvidia Class Action Settlement
…Many of the Dell, HP & Apple laptops we repaired for video issues in the past will be eligible for a partial or full reimbursement from Nvidia via the class action settlement… (Read more)
Gateway M-Series Laptop Loose Metal Problem
Gateway M-Series Laptop Loose Metal Problem
Toshiba T130/T135 Laptop Recall
The affected models have been manufactured with a potentially faulty DC-In harness.
Dell 9300, 9400, E1705 LCD Screen Problems
The Dell Inspiron 9300, 9400 and E1705 models keep us very busy. The 17” Widescreens seem to go out on this model a lot due to failures with the electronics.
Closed Labor Day September 6 2010
We will be closed for Labor Day, September 6, 2010.
2010 NC Tax Free Laptop Specials
NC Tax Free Holiday is August 6 – 8. All of our laptops are tax exempt. We have quite a few decent systems in the $250 – $300 range that are good all around systems discounted to move during the next 48hrs.
2010 North Carolina Tax Holiday
August 6 – 8, 2010, Computers under $3,500 will be tax exempt to North Carolina residents!
DELL PowerEdge Motherboard Malware Problem
Some PowerEdge R310, R410, R510, T410 motherboards recently replaced have W32.Spybot worm in the motherboard’s flash storage. The full story is on Dell’s forums here: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/t/19339458.aspx
Dell's Faulty Capacitor Coverup Continues
The Dell cover up has been exposed, and most of the companies sold defective computers in 2003-2006 are still waiting for compensation.
July 4 2010
Have a Happy Fourth of July everyone!
We’ll be open July 5.