Tired MacBook Air given a new lease of life in Richmond TW9 — battery, charger and clean macOS
A MacBook Air in Richmond TW9 was running down and wouldn't hold charge. A new battery, a genuine MagSafe charger and a clean macOS install …
Computer Repair Case Studies in London
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MacBook Pro that wouldn't start in Raynes Park SW20 — new battery and a clean macOS
A MacBook Pro in Raynes Park SW20 wouldn't turn on reliably and had a dead battery. We replaced the battery and did a clean install of the …
HP laptop overheating and shutting off in Wandsworth SW18 — fan and heatsink replaced
An HP laptop in Wandsworth SW18 kept overheating and shutting itself off. We traced it to a failed cooling system and replaced the fan and …
Neglected MacBook Pro in Barnes SW13 — old macOS, lots of adware, no working browser
A MacBook Pro in Barnes SW13 stuck on an ancient macOS, riddled with adware and unable to run Chrome. We cleaned it up and upgraded the OS. …
HP Chromebook with a broken screen in Richmond TW1 — panel replaced and back in use
An HP Chromebook in Richmond TW1 had a broken screen. We replaced the panel and returned it working, with a warranty on the repair — a far …
MacBook liquid-damage logic-board refurbishment in Kingston KT2
Liquid-damaged MacBook in Kingston KT2 with important data. We refurbished the corroded logic board and fitted a screen free of charge. …
Setting up multiple Outlook email accounts in Tooting SW17
A home-office user in Tooting SW17 needed several email accounts configured in Outlook. We set them up to sync cleanly across devices and …
MacBook revived by a logic board repair in Barnes SW13 — but the data couldn't be saved
A dead MacBook in Barnes SW13 was brought back to life with a logic board refurbishment — but its storage had also failed and the data was …
MacBook Pro beyond repair: data rescued and migrated in Fulham SW6
A MacBook Pro in Fulham SW6 wasn't worth repairing. We rescued the data, migrated it to a refurbished Mac and set up Boot Camp — the honest, …
MacBook Pro with a noisy fan in Barnes SW13 — a failing fan, replaced
A MacBook Pro in Barnes SW13 with a loud, rattling fan. We confirmed the fan itself was failing rather than just running hot, and replaced …
Toshiba laptop with a burnt charging port in Wandsworth SW18 — power jack replaced
A Toshiba laptop in Wandsworth SW18 had stopped charging, with burning around the charging port. We replaced the damaged power jack and got …
HP failing hard drive: SSD swap and data recovery in Battersea SW11
A very slow HP laptop in Battersea SW11 turned out to have a failing hard drive. We recovered the data and fitted an SSD, reviving the …