How to save up to $100 / year
I read an interesting article (the link is at the bottom) that talks about how printers waste over 50% of their ink on not printing! Most inkjet printers go through a cleaning cycle every time they are powered on. Some printers (especially HP & Lexmark) will literally burn a significant amount of your ink doing […]
Closed for the 4th of July
We will be closed for the 4th of July.
We are Best of the Triangle 2013
According to Indy Week, Absolute Computers is Best of the Triangle for computer repair in 2013.
Broken power jacks
We see many laptops where the power jack (the place where you plug in the AC adapter into the laptop) is broken. Many times this happens when the laptop falls off a table and lands on the power jack pushing it into the machine. If you take it to a big box store – many […]
Closed for Memorial Day
We will be closed May 27, Monday for Memorial Day.
Lenovo IdeaPad – my opinion
I am often asked what I think of the Lenovo IdeaPad line of laptops. I love the Lenovo Thinkpad line of business laptops. They are rugged machines that are great for any businessperson and fantastic if they travel and are a little rough with their machine. Lenovo seems to have retained the high quality that […]
Lenovo Thinkpads break too
Thinkpads are very popular in the Triangle area. But what if you Thinkpad L430, L530, T430 or T530 has a broken screen. It isn’t covered by any warranty. We do all kinds of Thinkpad repairs and especially do screen replacements. So if you dropped your laptop and broke the screen – we will check out […]
Cary Parkway is OPEN
Come on by for all your computer issues. We are here to help.
Tablets get broken
Well I just dropped by tablet and broke the screen. I am lucky and know somewhere that repairs broken screens! http://absoluteraleigh.com/tablet_repair/ But the other interesting thing is that the cost of the components are coming down and we have been able to drop the pricing on the repair. iPad 4 repairs have dropped significantly in […]
Cary Parkway is OPEN!
Cary Parkway is no longer closed ! We are happy the Cary Parkway is open and no longer impacting out Raleigh, Apex, Cary, and RTP / Morrisville customers.
Closed on March 30, 2013
We will be closed on March 30, 2013 for Easter Saturday.
Apple Mac broken glass
Apple MacBook Pro has a sheet of glass over the screen. Sometimes when folks bring in their MacBook for us to replace the broken screen, they are pleasantly surprised to hear us say their lcd screen isn’t broken but it is this plexiglass protective cover sheet instead. Usually this repair is less than $100 for parts and […]
How private is the data you store in the “Cloud”?
Some popular cloud storage providers actively sweep accounts looking for illegal data. Initially the focus has been a search for child pornography, but their terms of service allow for other kinds of files to be considered non grata as well. A man in Maryland was recently charged because of child porn on his Verizon Online […]
Spring Cleaning
Is it time to clean up your PC to run faster? Bring it in for a free checkup.
Dancin’ Granny
We are sad to hear that the Carolina Hurricanes “Dancin’ Granny” ( Joyce Johnston) passed away on Feb. 27, 2013. The crowd stood in her honor as her song was retired at the game on Feb 28. She will be missed by Carolina hockey fans.