Power jack repairs Asus, HP, Toshiba, Lenovo Thinkpad
We have been doing power jack repairs on laptops for roughly a decade. Normally the has either been dropped when the power cord is still attached and it got pushed in when it hit the floor or the power cord was on the floor and someone tripped over it – causing it to pull out of the […]
Dell Power Jack Repairs
We have been seeing quite a few Dell laptops needing power jack repairs. Normally it has either been dropped when the power cord is still attached and it got pushed in when it hit the floor or the power cord was on the floor and someone tripped over it – causing it to pull out of […]
Discount Available for Raleigh Geeks Customers as seen on WRAL News
If you have had a bad experience with Raleigh Geeks, bring your receipt or horror story to us. For folks that were Raleigh Geek customers; bring your machine to us. We always offer free diagnostics. But not only will we evaluate the problem for free, we will offer a 20% discount on labor for May […]
Used Laptops in Stock May 2014
May is here and as always we have LOTS of used laptop in stock and ready to go. Macintosh, Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, and of course several ThinkPad laptops. ThinkPad laptops have always been our top seller as they are very reliable laptops. We have been selling them since the 100Mhz machines were a big deal. […]
Overheating HP DV6 Laptops and Fan Replacements
The HP Pavillion DV6 models come in with heat issues all of the time. At this point we are getting multiple units in every week. People mail them in or drive them in to our Cary location. What are the symptoms of a bad HP DV6 Fan? When a DV6 is experiencing heat or fan […]
Happy #EarthDay2014
Earth Day 2014 is here. For many people, it is a day to stop and think about the environment, or possibly plant a tree. There isn’t a whole lot that is green about electronics. They are manufactured using hazardous materials and are often discarded of improperly. They also seem to go out of date […]
ThinkPad T series Fan Replacements
The ThinkPad T series laptops are among some of the best laptops manufactured. The T61p units were even used on the International Space Station. They are very reliable units but all machines fail eventually. Starting with the T60 models the fans seem to give up first. Often after a fan replacement the ThinkPad T series […]
Have you heard of the Novena Desktop/Laptop?
The Novena is a new open-hardware computing platform, flexible and powerful, designed for use as a desktop, laptop, or standalone board. It is also being crowdfunded! Novena initially started off as a project encouraging other hardware hackers to start building their own from home. But now with the crowdfunding project you can purchase your own. […]
VSLI CMOS Chip on the Wall at Absolute Computers
One of the facinating and geeky things we have on the walls of Absolute Computers is blown up picture of a microchip. This VSLI CMOS chip, containing 150,000 transistors, was designed in 1988 in Research Triangle Park. It is roughly the size of a dime. It provided “high speed” 16 Mbit/s communications between computers using […]
Expanding and Swelling Macbook Batteries
Throughout 2014 and 2014 we’ve seen a surge in Macbook laptops with swollen batteries. The most common issue if neglected is the trackpad stops working. The batteries continue to expand, crack the battery open and keep getting bigger and bigger. If your machine is out of warranty and the battery is swelling rest assured the […]
Lenovo Laptop Battery Recall of March 2014
So many laptop batteries have been recalled over the years, when we post about a battery recall, we post the month and date in as well. This recall affects machines sold in the October 2010 through April 2011 timeframe. Models affected: Edge 11, 13 and 14 series ThinkPad T410, T420, T510, W510 series ThinkPad X100e, […]
Heartbleed bug: Should I change my passwords?
Should I change my password right now like the news told me to? No. Until the security flaw at your favorite websites the new passwords will be readable. DO update your passwords once the flaw is repaired. To see affected sites and the repair status visit this page: http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link What is OpenSSL? Most websites that […]
Windows XP Support Ends in 24 Hours
Most people would agree that Windows XP was an outstanding upgrade. Many people moved to it from Windows 98 or Windows 2000. Windows 7 was another great upgrade. However, it seems that the time to love XP is over with though. There are a lot of machines out there still running it; almost as many […]
Asus Transformer TF300T broken or cracked screen?
We offer free diagnostics. After the diagnostics we can offer a firm quote. This model of tablet for reasons known only to ASUS come with four different types of digitizers. The digitizer is the glass on the front of the LCD that translates your touch into commands. Most “broken screens” are broken digitizers. The digitizer […]
Absolute Computers Receives a 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award
We’re excited to announce that we recently received a 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award! The Angie’s List Super Service Award honors excellence among service providers who maintain superior service ratings and reviews on Angie’s List throughout the past year. Super Service Award winners are preferred among our members because the top 5% of qualifying […]