Wolfie's service and commitment to quality was exceptional and I'm happy I came to them!…read more My custom computer now runs better than ever after they replaced my dying motherboard. I would give Wolfie 10 stars if I could!

Communication was off and on, but that's to be expected when chatting through a third party like…read morethe Yelp app. Once we hooked up, Wolfie(?) was concise and accurate about his pricing and the work I requested. It went well and I had my screen replaced in about an hour. This was on a foreign phone (Oppo Find N5, a fold phone not sold in the US) that 3 other shops declined to work on. Pricing was good also, so I give this repair service an AAA+++ rating.

The fix was quick. He was really polite, and ready to work with me on drop-off/pick-up times. He…read moregave it a complimentary clean which was really nice, and the repairs were worth the $200. Once done, he booted it up in front of me to make sure it worked as desired. Hopefully I won't need any more emergency repairs any time soon, but if so, it will probably be here.

Cluttered shop, sloppy work, and three wasted trips. I brought my PS5 in for a USB port fix, and…read moreone time he said it was done but was still finishing it when I walked in. After all that, both USB ports ended up dead and he claimed the IC chip had failed -- something that wasn't an issue before. He refunded the $50 for the port, but I still paid for the cleaning and lost a ton of time. Taking it somewhere competent. Don't take your PS5 there! It'll come back worse.

Henry was very professional, thorough, friendly and above all patient with my ignorance and many…read morequestions. I highly recommend Computer Chimps!

I rteached out via Yelp's request for services because I had a dead laptop that wouldn't stay…read morepowered up for more than a minute and got a reply within a couple of hours. He asked a few questions on model and serial number. Once I explained the symptoms (battery may or may not always charge, etc.) he suggested I do a hardware reset (hold the reset button for 65 seconds using a straightened paper clip). This fixed the issue. He saved me from unnecessarily spending money on a repair I didn't need. You don't see this kind of honesty too often!

The service was excellent The person in charge knows what…read morethey are doing! Well worth the price

Anytime I have a problem with my laptop, I call Jim. He's honest, reliable and tells me the truth…read more It's been a few years since I've had to call him but when I did, I got the very same professional service. Jim gives a brief guesstimate of what he thinks may be the problem. He's very up front by saying it could be more or less but he won't do anything without calling me with the diagnosis and reviewing the details of what he will fix. I dropped my laptop off on Thursday afternoon and it was ready the very next day. I have been working with Jim since 2012. I was away from the area last year and I took my machine to Geek Squad. I regret the whole experience. They had my laptop for 2 weeks, told me it would be about $90 and ended up over$300. They gave me a big folder with paper explaining what they fixed but I couldn't understand it. That's what I appreciate with Jim. Next time I won't sweetest the 40 min drive to Beaverton. I'll just confidently see J and knew my computer will be fine sheet his attention. Highly recommend!

Josh- My son came…read morehome, fired up his "home build" and it worked!!!! ;) Thank you so much!!!! He needed this win. You are without a doubt the most savvy, caring, and efficient person in your field. We had been stumped on that bios problem for two weeks; you resolved it as a walk-in within the hour....and he's calling his buddies about how he magically got a second ram card ;). That's insanely fast and resourceful. I'm hugely indebted to you. I owe you.

Josh clocked my PC model and generation within seconds of me walking in. He asked what the issue…read morewas, and immediately knew what the potential causes and solutions were. 45 seconds into the diagnosis, he pinpointed the faulty part and provided a solution. Josh really knows his stuff. I'm happy to pay for such deep expertise and skill. Likely to be my new go-to source for all computer problems.

They revived my pc when I thought there was no hope. They even stayed after closing until it was…read morefixed. Glad I found this place, and the service was amazing. Super nice guy, we actually chatted a bunch while he was fixing my CPU. 10/10 would recommend

Called in asking if they were buying pc parts (because listings everywhere online say they do)…read more Whomever picked up the phone, who then tells me is the owner at the end but we will get to that part, he had told me, "not traditionally but at times." He sounded so disappointed I wasn't into buying, I mention the 8GB GTX 3070 I have and some high latency DDR4. He just sticks to the ram and says he doesn't buy it, then I reiterated the 3070-- you could tell he perked up. "Oh! You have a 3070?!" I tell him, "Yes, that is what I said." I ask his going rate, he just wants me to throw out a number-- mind you, I had no idea this is the owner (apparently). I ask again, his rate-- he wants to tell me that before he can offer he has to run tests and the tests could in fact take days. Days?! Now, I've ran a shop like this before. I have a background in CIS. I know the tests necessary, a benchmark, a processing overview to check for spikes-- simple things. Never takes, DAYS. I ask, "When was the last time you bought a 3070?" He replied, "a few days ago." I ask him how much he gave, he told me, "100 bucks." I admittedly scoff, I wanted more like 225, I ask him to meet me in the middle at 150. He wants to tell me more about his tests. I inquire further on these, "tests." He is now coping a attitude, wants to let me know he is the owner and at this point he isn't interested and he wouldn't be, "dropping the things he needs to do to run a business." Well, I'll tell ya what, I wouldn't want to shop at a place like this and though I wouldn't be still willing to sell to them-- nah, nah.. Not with that attitude and such a pretentious way to talk to potential customers. Shoppers be warned, and I'd recommend if you go to buy-- ask to test products for a couple of days before paying.

I didn't know what to do the day my computer fizzled out because I was in the middle of my work day…read more& didn't know what was wrong or who to contact. Lucky for me, Google brought Steve's company up and because he had such a good rating, I gave him a call. Steve thought the new motherboard would take a week to order/arrive but it was here in 4 days & he came over the day he got it and got my PC back up and running! His labor was $180 (2 hours/2 trips to my house) & the motherboard was $100. That was a small price to pay for him to be able to save all the work, photos, music, movies I had on my hard drive! If you ever think your computer has burned out & died, call Steve before buying a new one and starting everything (re-installing everything & re-doing tons of work) over.

Helped me with a really pesky and annoying dead component that I was unable to diagnose myself…read more And did it in an hour or so. Absolutely worth it to ablate the frustration. I appreciate Steve's help.

Demetre saved my online life when he let me trade 2 non-working laptops for one that works very…read morewell! They would have been too expensive for me to fix and I only need one anyway, so it was a win-win for me, especially since he offered a warranty on parts and labor! He's already come through when the power cord died, replacing it with a new one. Thanks so much Demetre! Its great to know an honest guy in the tech business!

Amazing service. My computer is faster now than when I first bought it. Great customer service…read more I have gone to others for computer needs and have never received this quick of turn around. I will use this service again. A++++++++

So glad I found these guys! Stephen was very helpful! I thought my whole business document…read morelibrary was about to be lost. Stephen was able to walk me through getting it to a safe place over the phone. I chose Slave To The Machine because of its proximity to my home office but I didn't even need to wait for an appointment or go to their location. Thanks again for the great service and for being 'real Portland' at its best! I will be hiring STTM for my next issue which is a hardware compatibility issue.

I was looking for a reliable PC repair service to troubleshoot my brand-new gaming PC, and I'm so…read moreglad I found Slave To The Machine! Unlike other PC repair services that jump straight to charging for a diagnosis, Stephen actually took the time to give me troubleshooting advice--for FREE! Stephen genuinely cared about saving me money and even suggested that I contact the PC brand's customer service first before having him work on my PC. His honesty and willingness to help without asking for anything in return really stood out. If I ever need professional repairs, I know exactly where to go. Highly recommend!

I was briefly a customer several years ago. I left because of their poor reliability and…read moredisinterested "customer support". I had heard that they went out of business (not surprising since in my experience they were pretty bad). Perhaps they were just bought out? It seems like there are less and less local options for phone, ISP, colo and network services here in Portland. It's a shame that this one is as bad as it is..... Portland could really use a five star provider.