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Apple and Mac Water or Liquid Damage Spill Repair Fix

Tech — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:11:54 +0000

Spill liquid or water on your apple or pc laptop? Not a problem. One of our techs, Jim, has developed a 3-step process that gives CompuTechs+ a 95% laptop repair success rate for laptops. The process takes just a few hours to complete, and we’ve been blown away by its success. Best part is that if you do have liquid damage on your mac laptop, just mention this post & if the repair is not successful you will get a discounted diagnostic rate from $69.99 down to $39.99 – We’re that confident with our process. If successful, then the rate is our current $199.99 flat-repair-rate.

What to do if you spill on your laptop: Turn the laptop off immediately, unplug it, remove battery (if possible), and shake out any excess liquid. After that, place rice in a tub, and place a single layer of paper towels on the rice, and place the laptop upside down on the paper towels. Leave for 2-7 days, depending on the amount of liquid spilled on the machine. We do not recommend attempting to turn the laptop on, mainly because there could be excess liquid still remaining inside the laptop. Better safe than sorry, but if you have a $1500+ laptop, our flat-repair rate is well worth the cost.

What kind of liquids are the worst? We’ve found that although smelly & sticky, that anything other than water seems to have the least amount of damage on the machine. That being said, water is probably the worst – in the 5% (unsuccessful liquid damage repairs), they were almost all water based spills.

This weeks best Apple iPhone apps

Tech — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:53:32 +0000

Tap Translate: Translate foreign language words right in Safari—no need to switch to another app. Worth checking out if you’re routinely finding yourself befuddled by weird lookin’ words. $2.

IntoNow: It’s like Shazam for TV. Just hold up your phone to any TV show from the last five years or so (or any movie that’s been broadcasted on TV) and it’ll tell you what episode you’re watching. Crazy. Free.

Pandora: The best free music service that suggests similar artists you already like. Highly recommended, turn your Apple iPhone into a radio. Free.

Starfront Collision: Kotaku sez, “Gameloft brings StarCraft II-or at least the closest thing to it-to the iPhone with Starfront: Collision, a sci-fi real-time strategy game that works surprisingly well in such a tiny space.” YES. Free.

One reason we love Google Chrome.

Tech — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:14:45 +0000

During the Facebook ‘upgrade’, Google Chrome collectively notices a problem, and notifies users of the issue (so we know it isn’t the computer we are using that has the problem). Once of the many reasons to love Google Chrome.

CompuTechs+ now an official, authorized ToughGlass install company

Tech — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:25:53 +0000

Buy single Macbook and Macbook Pro glass pieces here:

CompuTechs+ is now an authorized ToughGlass installation and repair service center for Apple Macbook, Macbook Pro (for 13″ or 13.3″, 15″ or 15.4″, and 17″) laptops that have a cracked or broken screen. ToughGlass is the industry leader for glass replacements, and we are happy to be working with them to repair all of our Apple Macbook and Macbook Pro glass repairs. CompuTechs+ apple repair offers mail-in service or if you are located in Chicago, you can drop your computer off with us for same-day service.

What do we charge? For 13″ Macbook or Macbook Pro laptops, we charge $129.99 – For 15″ Macbook Pro apple laptops, we charge $149.99 – For 17″ Macbook Pro glass repair, we charge $179.99. If you need us to ship the laptop back to you, we charge $24 for return shipping. If you plan on shipping a laptop to us, please contact us so that we can provide the correct address & our recommended packing instructions.

Just want a piece of glass? No problem. We charge $48.99 (shipping included) for 13″ Macbook and Macbook Pro glass pieces & $58.99 (shipping included) for 15″ Macbook Pro glass pieces. You can buy the pieces right here (SHIPPING IS INCLUDED IN ALL PRICES):