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    John T.

    Great service from start to finish here at Central Computers! I went in here to buy a new PC case and was greeted right away from Amon (I think that's his name, he had glasses). He was able to point me to what I needed right away and was very knowledgeable and answered questions that I had. After I setup my PC at home, I wanted to change some settings in BIOS and change my partition from MBR to GPT, Secure Boot On, and Legacy to UEFI but had problems doing so. I submitted a ticket through their website and got a reply right away from Chi. He gave me a quote and offered me an upgrade to Windows 11 along with the setting changes. The email conversations were quick and once finalized, I gave them a call to confirm when I can drop off my PC for the BIOS setting changes and upgrade to Windows 11. Needing my PC back quickly, I paid extra for the express fee. Laila checked me in at the service counter and took down notes on what I wanted done. Later that day, I got a phone call back from their tech Keymond. He explained what needed to be done in order to get my BIOS setting and partitions changed from MBR to GPT. I ended up getting a new M.2 SSD and the next day, I got a call back from them saying my PC was ready for pick up. Keymond was really nice in explaining what needed to be done and explained his process thoroughly, definitely a friendly guy. He was really nice over the phone even and was happy to explain to me the work done in person. Service here is great from Check-In to Check-Out. I would highly recommend this place for any computer parts and service. They have a wide variety of selection of computer parts. I will be coming back for any PC needs. Thanks to the team at Central Computers, my PC is up and running with the settings I wanted and Windows 11!

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    Carolen M.

    As Fry's is no longer around...gosh I'm still not over being one of the last people to review Fry's just a day before it shut down. Still feeling the guilt folks. Anyways, my bf needed a motherboard and they were the only place that had it in stock in person. So off we went to Central Computers East Bay. I've grown up in the area and I've seen this building basically my whole life and I never stepped foot in it until this day. I didn't know what to expect but when I stepped in, it was like a small Frys without the fluff and focused on just electronic goods and parts. We didn't stay for long as we knew exactly what to get and we paid and left immediately. But it looked pretty stocked up and kind of old school Radio Shack and of course Frys. I think I may try to find out if they have a power source for my old hard drive as I seemed to have misplaced mine and I'd really like to see what's on it. There's a small parking lot that's shared with a few other restaurants and shops but we easily found a spot directly in front. It's nice to have a place like this as it's hard to find a computer store these days that hold specific peripherals or internals without having to just order online and wait for shipping. MicroCenter and Frys are out. So let's just make sure this place stays in business folks. Come visit and peruse the aisles.

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    I've passed by Central Computers so many times in Newark, CA but never had the urge to stop in. This is all pretty much changed when the GPU shortage hit and I was trying to buy a Nvidia RTX Card. With Central Computers, you can sign up for notifications and buy stand-alone RTX cards without competing with bots or paying outrageous prices to scalpers. They also put a limit on how many GPU's you can purchase (one every 30 days) Really appreciate them trying their best to counter the GPU shortage. Also shoutout to the amazing staff at Central Computers. They were all really nice and seem passionate about tech/computers which made chatting with them extra fun because you can really geek out on tech related news, your build, etc. The location is right off the 880 freeway on Mowry so it's relatively convenient. The plaza is half paved in asphalt while the other side is in rock which makes it seem kind of ghetto but other than that, it was nice. I will definitely be back as I have now found my local PC store that is not a big chain such as Best Buy and Fry's (RIP).

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    Ask the Community - Central Computers East Bay

    Do you sell 3D printer filament?

    Thank you for your inquiry. Yes, we sell 3D printer filament. You can visit our website to see what we carry. Here is the link to our website. https://www.centralcomputer.com/all-products/electronics/3d-printers/filament.html

    My back camera and flashlight doesn't work are you able to repair it and how much does it cost?

    Thank you for reaching out. We can help to check if we can repair it. Would you be able to provide the model of the device you are having issue with?

    Do you guy do price matching on Amazon bestbuy n newegg?

    My laptop screen is glitching how much would it cost?

    It would cost you a new laptop screen and/or GPU, approximately 400 dollars.

    Do you guys buy used Macs?

    Unfortunately, we do not buy used Macs.

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