Volkswagon Routan TIPM Repair
Today we repaired the TIPM (Totally Integrated Power Module) on a Volkswagon Routan minivan. If you have a Volkswagon Routan in the United States which needs TIPM Repair please visit our page dedicated to TIPM REPAIR. This VW is a rebadged variant of the Chrysler RT and is manufactured alongside the Chrysler Town and Country […]
UPS Damaged Our Laptop
UPS is our shipping company of choice. Generally speaking, we are very happy with them. We have shipped thousands of packages with them. But sometimes, things go wrong. Inevitably, when you move millions of boxes, one is going to drop on the ground or get busted. Recently, we shipped a laptop via UPS – something […]
Should I get my laptop repaired at a cell phone repair company?
There are a lot of cell phone repair businesses here in Cary NC, and around the US. Honestly, we were a bit late to that game. Every day people ask us to fix their cell phones. We finally do. Fixing cell phones is easy. The average iPhone repair simply means having a suction cup and […]
Do iPhones have Glue Under the Glass?
Today a local Cary customer getting a cell phone repair asked if there is glue under the glass of his iPhone 5S. The answer is yes, and the glue is called Loca Glue. The glue is a special adhesive which bonds the touch panel to the main liquid crystal display. Once the glue is applied […]
Retro ThinkPad Laptops Coming Back in 2016?
A few months ago Lenovo put a blog out about building a retro ThinkPad. I was just made aware of this by one of our customers who was souping up his T60p by putting on a new keyboard, maxing out the RAM and installing an SSD. I think it is a great idea. Here’s a […]
ThinkPad T440s to T450 Trackpad Upgrade
If you’d like to get your T440s touchpad changed out to a vintage trackpad feel (as seen on the newer T450) feel fre to give us a call. You’re looking at about $35 + 1.5hrs labor. Longtime ThinkPad fans were shocked when they got their slim T440s laptops. The touchpad, or trackpad, stinks! If this […]
Sony Vaio VGN Power Jack Laptop Repairs
The Sony Vaio VGN laptops are unique due to the location of the power jack. There are extra complications involved when repairing this power jack. Some of the complications in this repair involve the routing of the wires for the jack. The VGN DC jacks are not mounted to a motherboard; they are on a […]
What is the ThinkPad P Series?
Replacing the W series is the P series. The W series was the Workstation line. Now, the workstation line is the P series. Makes sense, right? Wait…. What does the “P” stand for? Who knows! Maybe someone threw a dart at a board of letters. Strange naming aside, these laptops are powerful. Reviews abound on […]
Used ThinkPad Laptops in Raleigh NC
If you are looking for refurbished, pre-owned, or used ThinkPad laptops in Raleigh NC you have come to the right place. We have been dealing ThinkPad laptops since 2002. We’re actually located in Cary on Cary Parkway, but it is a short drive off of the beltline to adopt your next laptop. In fact, we’re […]
Dell Latitude 14 6430u Motherboard Replacement
This week we had a Dell Latitude 14 6430u come in. The laptop would not power on. When power cords were plugged in to the machine, the laptop would short out the power cord and the light on the AC adapter would shut off. The user was hoping that the laptop needed a power jack […]
Dell Inspiron 15R DC Jack Repair
This is one of the easier DC Jack Repairs that we do as the jack is on a cable, aka a “dc jack harness”. This laptop’s DC jack was cracked and unusable. The owner had been moving their cord around into just the right position to keep the unit going until it finally quit all […]
MacBook Air 2009 PATA ZIF Hard Drive Replacement
This week we had an Apple MacBook Air come in for repair. The unit was not booting. The hard drive ended up being defective. While we were able to recover the data we were left with the task of obtaining a hard drive for this machine. The 2009 MacBook Air uses a PATA ZIF hard […]
In Stock: MacBook Pro 15″ Retina i7 Yosemite 256GB SSD 8GB
Now in stock: Many of our Cary area residents have been requesting pre-owned Apple MacBook Pro laptops for years. Well, we have them in stock. For full details on what we’re trying to keep in stock please visit this page: Cary NC used Apple MacBook Pro notebooks. We hope to have these in at all […]
MacBook Pro 15″ Notebook Battery Replacement
Today we had a MacBook Pro 15″ notebook come in from one of our local Raleigh users. The machine needed a hard drive but we also noticed that the battery was not holding much of a charge. The laptop was a few years old and worth keeping around. We were able to get the latest […]
Dell Precision M3800 LCD Replacement
Today we had a Dell Precision M3800 come in with cracked glass on the LCD. Looking straight at the machine, the cracks were unnoticeable. The panel itself was ok but the front glass is glued to the LCD in a way that makes taking them apart impossible (more on this soon). Released in 2015, the […]