PC & Mac Health Check — Diagnosing a Slow Windows Laptop in Clapham SW4
A Clapham customer's Windows laptop had become slow and unreliable. Our health check found chronic overheating, a full startup queue, and a …
Computer Repair Case Studies in London
Real repair stories and outcomes from PC Macgicians.
A few recent fixes that show how we diagnose, repair, and recover devices.
MacBook Pro SSD Upgrade and Performance Restoration in Kingston KT2
A Kingston customer's MacBook Pro had become very slow. We upgraded the storage to SSD, reinstalled macOS, and restored the machine to …
Laptop Screen Replacement in Kingston KT1
A Kingston customer's HP laptop had a flickering and partially dark display. We diagnosed a failing display cable, replaced it alongside the …
Samsung tablet plagued by popups in Putney SW15 — a 'cleanup' app was the cause
A Samsung tablet in Putney SW15 with constant virus popups. The culprit wasn't a virus — it was a junk 'cleanup' app. We removed it and the …
Case study: Office Wi-Fi stabilisation for a small business
Improving a patchy office network with new access points and secure setup.
Rescuing years of files from a dying Dell desktop in Wandsworth SW18
A Dell desktop in Wandsworth SW18 was failing with years of files and Outlook email trapped on it. We recovered around 60GB and migrated it …
PC & Mac Health Check — iMac Performance Audit in Putney SW15
A Putney customer's iMac had become very slow after several years of continuous use. Our health check found a failing hard drive, excessive …
Dell laptop motherboard replacement in Putney SW15
Dell laptop in Putney SW15 with multiple hardware faults. We gave an honest repair-or-replace verdict, then fitted a second-hand motherboard …
MacBook Pro Battery Replacement in Wimbledon SW19
A Wimbledon customer's MacBook Pro battery was swollen and the machine gave a service warning. We replaced the battery safely and returned …
Painfully slow iMac with missing Outlook folders in Battersea SW11 — fixed with an SSD
An iMac in Battersea SW11 was crawling and its Outlook folders had vanished. An SSD upgrade, fresh macOS and a proper data migration brought …
Laptop Screen Backlight Failure Repair in Clapham SW4
A Clapham customer's laptop screen went very dim and eventually dark. We diagnosed a failed backlight and replaced the display panel, …
MacBook Pro charging-port logic-board repair in Kensington SW7
MacBook Pro in Kensington SW7 stopped charging via USB-C. We traced it to the logic board, refurbished it board-level and restored power. …