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    Computer Doctor

    3.4 (25 reviews)
    Closed • 1:30 pm - 7:00 PM

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    The computer doctor was knowledgeable, fair, and very competent. He knew just what to do and how long it would take.

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    The Computer Doctor in Pacific Beach is fair, reasonable, and knowledgeable. I will go back next time I have computer problems.

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    Honest, direct, friendly and technically component. The best there is.

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    Charles fixed my Apple Desk Top in one day. He was very very reasonably priced too. Thank you!!

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    “Charles is very knowledgeable, fast, fair, and has saved my butt more than a few times fixing my computers!”

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    DC Computers

    (687 reviews)

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    Hillcrest

    These guys are doing it right. Exactly what you hope for in a local business…read more I found DC through a Facebook group when I asked for computer repair rec's. Checked out their website, then gave them a call about cleaning up my Mac before my vacation. I put it off to the last minute and wasn't sure they could help. Luckily, they could help me, and the rush fee was $100. I love that fact they picked up the phone and it wasn't some dead doornail employee who could care less about my computer issue. Chris, the owner, actually answered the phone. He said to bring it down. I came in that same day and he told me they would: clean it up, install new OS, remove junk, and speed it up overall. He quoted me end of the week, but it was ready sooner, so happy about because it would be ready for vacation. Total came out to about $430 with the rush fee. It's been about 6 weeks now and my computer is running amazing, so fast! They also have refurbished Macs for sale, which I'll be back for when my current computer stops working. Super 5 Stars for DC Computers! They care about their business and customers. So glad I found them.

    The Good, I had a mini iPad for 10 years and decided to get a Bigger !so got a 9th gen "restored"…read more At a great price ! The Bad, I mentioned to sales clerk I was an international vol and in refugee camps. So computer used much! Yet I was unaware battery is not restored ,,, so always needs charging! PS sales clerk refugee camps don't have electricity !

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    (54 reviews)

    Pacific Beach

    All things come to an end, sadly. I've written two outstanding (2013-2015) reviews for Dave but…read morerecent experiences with him SUCK. I referred a friend to him; he sold her a MacBook which died within six months. I took my ASUS laptop to him recently for a virus. He quoted me $180. I ended up with no virus, a missing SD card, its space covered up with electrical tape (WHY, Dave?) My laptop now has Win 11, it is slow, can't connect to printer. I gave him $140 and explained my disappointment. I got the computer home and saw the missing card, and actually tried to use the machine rather than test it in my car (which is what you get to do with Dave, you meet him IN THE STREET). I reached out to Dave, who refused to help and said not to contact him anymore. I have been steadfast and loyal since 2013. Thanks, Dave (not...). Too slow to stream Netflix. Can't update Windows and all my documents are gone (my own fault for not keeping the bitlocker key, apparently). And as for Dave - there's a reason he does not want you to know where he lives.

    Thank goodness that good competent businesses like this critical one stay in business against such…read morecut-throat competition. Almost 6 years later after Dave saved me initially, my laptop overheated (96 degrees C !!!) severely / Shut-Down last weekend. I tore thru my old reviews and found him still going strong and in one call we set up a repair plan suspecting a fan failure. TODAY (5 days later including fan shipment) Dave opened my PC and noted a part label had detached & got caught in my fan --blocking its turning / CPU cooling. As we already had everything tore apart he put the new fan in anyway for optimal cooling -- CHEAP insurance against hardware melt-downs. All done in 90 minutes while I had coffee close by. In all, an unexpected service call from poor label adhesive, but Dave got me going again for a very reasonable price. Keep this Guy's number handy !!

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    Grantville

    I had a great experience with SD Bytes, They helped me build my PC and were incredibly friendly,…read morehelpful, and knowledgeable throughout the whole process. They went above and beyond to make sure everything was done properly and that my PC turned out really well. I did run into an overheating issue, but they were very understanding and offered to take a look at it and help fix the problem. Overall, I'm really happy with their service and would definitely recommend them!

    It has been 6 years since Shannon built my pre-pandemic PC and it has run great all of this time…read moreexcept for a gradually worsening reboot time (which I could deal with) -- unfortunately I had a little hard drive glitch a couple weeks back which made me realize my PC was on borrowed time, so I knew it was time to pay a visit to Shannon and SD Bytes. Rather than upselling me on a brand-new and pricey rebuild, Shannon cloned all of my data over from my current hard drive, put it on a new hard drive, and upgraded me to Windows 11. And through sheer determination, Shannon also fixed my reboot time -- it went from 2.5 hours down to under a minute. This was without a doubt a hugely time-consuming and frustrating process, but Shannon and his team went above and beyond to diagnose and repair it. I absolutely recommend Shannon and SD Bytes if you need a repair or an upgrade or a rebuild or something brand new. You won't find a more competent and honest team in San Diego!

    Dr Chip Computer Sales & Repair

    Dr Chip Computer Sales & Repair

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    Clairemont

    I have been working with Dr Chip for 8 years plus. He has helped me with no less than a dozen…read moredifferent issues with Mac products. I feel much more comfortable with my CPUs with Dr Chip than the genius bar. You can trust him. Today, my CPU (which is newer, ample storage, good virus software) had the wheel up and delaying my CPU use. He helped clean up the CPU at no cost. That tells me everything about the business. Trust

    My computer is just as screwed up as it was before Mr. Chip got his hands on it and supposedly…read more'fixed' it for over $200. When I first brought my 2025 MacBook Air to him my concern was that the cursor would freeze for 15 - 30 seconds quite often, and the round balloon kept appearing and would not let me do anything on the computer also for 15 - 30 seconds throughout the day. Also, it just seemed slow when I tried to open a pages document. Maddening. I told him I know nothing about computers and that I wanted it to work the way it always had since I bought it. He told me he would have to reinstall the operating system. What do I know? I said sure. Even now while typing, the computer stops typing every so often and I have to wait about 15 - 30 seconds for my computer to catch up and print my words. Continuing with my sad tale of woe. I came back the next day and paid him $170. Unfortunately when I got home the computer was not the same. To start with my desktop did not have any of the documents I had saved to it and there were other problems. So I called him and I asked him why he returned my computer to me when it was not the same computer I brought into him. He said I could put everything back on the desktop and he started to rattle off what I needed to do. Ridiculous! I stopped him and reminded him that I said I was tech challenged and did not feel competent to do that. His response was for another $70. he would put my desktop back the way it was. Outrageous that he would half fix my computer, return it to me not the way I gave it to him and then he wanted to charge me more. So I foolishly paid him and the next day my desktop was what it used to be. However, there remained other problems such as my Passkey not working but decided, rather than call him, to call Apple support and they were able to resolve these several issues. Here it is 2 -3 weeks later and I am again having the same problems with the ball and the cursor freezing throughout the day. Also, my computer is being very slow to open my Pages documents. The very same problems he supposedly fixed when he reinstalled my operating system. For sure I will not let Mr. Chip touch my machine again but I will take it to a repair shop that I have used before. The only reason I didn't use them this time is they were backed up and said they couldn't get to my computer for at least 2 days. I should have shown patience and waited. My bad!

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