I feel compelled to share the unfair treatment my son experienced at this computer repair shop…read morebecause customer reviews are important and help others make informed decisions.
In summary, my son's laptop had a broken LCD, so he took it to this computer repair shop. After inspecting the LCD specifications to order LCD replacement, the laptop continued to display only a black screen. Before investigating LCD specification, although the display was cracked, the image was clearly visible, and it was not a black screen.
However, Friendly Computer Service did not investigate the cause of the black screen and instead repeatedly assured him that everything would work properly once the new LCD was installed. Trusting their assessment, he went through multiple LCD replacements, but the problem was never resolved.
Eventually, he took the laptop to another repair shop for a proper diagnosis. That shop determined that a mainboard fuse had failed. After replacing the fuse, the laptop display came back exactly as it had been originally -- with the damaged LCD visible but no black screen issue.
My son then asked Friendly Computer Service to compensate him, at least partially, for the $472 he had to spend on the mainboard fuse repair. However, they denied any responsibility, repeatedly claiming that the failure was simply bad luck or the result of my son's misuse of the laptop. They neglected his concerns entirely, often responding with insulting and degrading remarks rather than addressing his request professionally.
During the entire LCD repair process, my son was unable to use his laptop. When the black screen issue occurred, the shop suggested that he simply connect the laptop to an external monitor. Unfortunately, he did not own an external monitor, the laptop remained untouched.
He repeatedly explained that he could not have caused the damage through misuse, because he had not used the laptop at all while the LCD was being repaired. He also repeatedly asked Friendly Computer Service to explain why they believed they were not responsible and to provide objective evidence or data supporting their position. However, they completely ignored his requests and continued to insist that they bore no responsibility. As a result, they refused to compensate him for the mainboard fuse repair, not even by a single dollar.
My son unfairly lost $472. Feeling that he had been treated unjustly, he pursued legal action and obtained a court judgment confirming his right to recover the money. However, despite this legal victory, he has still been unable to collect the judgment. The shop owner appears either to have emptied the bank account that my son knew about or moved the funds elsewhere, making it extremely difficult for him to recover the money he is legally owed.
I am leaving this review because I strongly feel that this business operates by concealing its own mistakes--for example, warning customers not to discuss their experiences online--while prominently promoting only the customers who leave positive reviews. As a result, I believe it is important to share my experience here.