I thought my $1,200 Acer Predator Helios laptop was destined for the trash heap. Only 4 years old... what a shame. I brought it into Geek Squad and they gave me a quote of $1,054 to install a new motherboard. I was told it was a corrupted bios, however, they don't do microsoldering and could only replace the entire motherboard. I was now on a mission to find someone here in Tucson that had the skill level to remove a motherboard and microsolder a new, preprogrammed Bios Chip onto the board (the chips are only $22 from the Bios Store on ebay). After two weeks of calling around, I happened upon Joel on Thumbtack and my paper weight of a laptop was humming again. This... read full review
July 2023
Joel is the absolute BEST tech we've ever worked with!My associate at work and I both need "tune ups" and I had some corrupted files...Joel was quick, kind, efficient and a joy to work with. We each had a few "odd challenges" with our computers that he resolved quickly and effortlessly!
February 2023
Joel saved my beloved HP Laserjet printer. It's working great again. Much appreciated the excellent communication and updates. Excellent work. Now I know where to get my electronics fixed.
I thought my $1,200 Acer Predator Helios laptop was destined for the trash heap. Only 4 years old... what a shame. I brought it into Geek Squad and they gave me a quote of $1,054 to install a new motherboard. I was told it was a corrupted bios, however, they don't do microsoldering and could only replace the entire motherboard. I was now on a mission to find someone here in Tucson that had the skill level to remove a motherboard and microsolder a new, preprogrammed Bios Chip onto the board (the chips are only $22 from the Bios Store on ebay). After two weeks of calling around, I happened upon Joel on Thumbtack and my paper weight of a laptop was humming again. This... read full review
Joel is the absolute BEST tech we've ever worked with!My associate at work and I both need "tune ups" and I had some corrupted files...Joel was quick, kind, efficient and a joy to work with. We each had a few "odd challenges" with our computers that he resolved quickly and effortlessly!
Joel saved my beloved HP Laserjet printer. It's working great again. Much appreciated the excellent communication and updates. Excellent work. Now I know where to get my electronics fixed.