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.

I cannot recommend DC Computers enough! I'm not tech-savvy at all, and in this industry, it's easy…read moreto feel overwhelmed or taken advantage of. Dan and his team immediately put my nerves at ease. I brought in the laptop I use for work, and Dan understood the priority level right away. Not only did they fix the issue faster than expected, but the cost was far lower than I had imagined. As someone who has a small business, seeing their attention to detail was inspiring, it actually makes me want to be a better expert in my own field! They treated me like a local because they are locals and residents who have been serving San Diego for 10 years. If you need a repair or a new computer, go see them. I'll definitely be back! Eric Atilano Resident Lending Inc.

brought my mac in. supoer freindly staff. video was not working. he diagnosed and said he got it…read moreto work must of been a bad cable. very hionest people. highly recomend

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!

This guy! I called this guy yesterday. It was a Sunday. He answered the phone. Nice, kind and…read morelistened to an idiot that had zero idea how to really explain what was going on on my computer. Computer stuff is like me explaining my car. I don't know. So my computer said it needed a Bit Locker ID. I don't know the ID, never heard of it. Pretty serious considering we do all of our business off this damn computer. Long story short- he understood what I was talking about. Told me what to do and I did exactly what he said and sure as shit. It popped right on. I'm back in action. I'm back on my computer. This guy is an angel, like a Saint. I highly recommend him.

I haven't even paid Dan for a service, but I'm leaving him five stars because our brief…read moreconsultation was incredibly useful. His honesty helped me turn back from the wrong direction. I'm rethinking the whole project. Furthermore, my son is a gamer and wants to build his own machine. I picked Dan's mind about this, and his advice is priceless.

I had the best experience here. Probably some of the best customer service i have ever received. I…read morecame in with storage issues on my laptop and it was fixed in minutes. Could not recommend a place more!!

This place has amazing customer service. I called in because my water cooler on my computer had…read morebroken. On the phone call they told me to bring it In and they would check it out. Spoke to Nathan Hourani, who I believe is the manager and co-owner. He gave me an extremely honest take. Gave me his opinion and didn't try to over sell me on anything. This is a legit brick and mortar PC store.... Which you don't see anymore. RIP Fry's. The other employees were also very helpful. After they installed my new cooler and did some BIOS updates, they let me sit down right next to them and check it out. This seems like an awesome family run business. Kudos again to Nathan and the employees. Will recommend to all my friends and come back here for any PC needs.

Long story short, I dropped my laptop awhile back that caused minor damage where I was able to just…read morepop the pieces back together. Fast forward to about a month ago where I closed my laptop lid and CRACK - something happens where basically the bezel, back over, and hinge gets damaged to the point where it looks like I ripped it apart when I open my laptop back up. Tried to fix it and somehow made it worse by messing up the screen and man, I've done my fair share of taking computers apart before but I wasn't going to mess with my laptop after this series of unfortunate events. Cue Eric! I reached out to a couple of repair guys for a quote and Eric gave me the best one AND the hope that my laptop could be saved (I had a couple others tell me it wasn't worth the fix; mind you, my computer itself worked fine still - I just had to plug in an external monitor to get anything productive done). He was timely with messages, and even let me know that some parts were missing for repair and ordered it for me. His quote was reasonable in comparison to the cost of a brand new laptop and now that I've had it back for a couple weeks; I can honestly say it feels brand new. Appreciate his quickness and his expertise, would definitely come back for any silliness I encounter with computers down the road. Thanks, Eric!

Asked for a simple JB weld job as I didn't have the JB weld and didn't want to order it and I was…read morewilling to spend $100 bucks to have someone do it. Instead they tried to tell me I need much more expensive repairs. I order the JB weld for $6 and fixed it myself. Now the owner is out $100 and get a bad review for being dishonest. Edit: owner is also a liar trying to defend his dishonesty. I've attached a picture of our conversation in Yelp. Edit 2: oh so you didn't lie about talking to me you just so overwhelmed you couldn't remember all the people that you spoke to which is why you said you didn't speak to me. And you're not dishonest you are incompetent because you had to quote a much more expensive repair instead of doing quick repair. Makes sense considering you are so overwhelmed with business that you would immediately try and push a longer more expensive repair instead of a quick JB weld job. People if you do business with this man you deserve what you get.

Brought in my 2021 Macbook Pro with a major keyboard issue. I got quoted $800 by Apple to fix and…read moreit would take a week (possibly wiping my machine). SD Laptops fixed it for $300 and it took a few hours. High quality work

I needed the screen fixed on my laptop, so I messaged five different companies. Some wouldn't give…read morean estimate without me bringing my computer in. Two places were at least willing to give me a ballpark price. They had good reviews, so I went to both for a firm quote. SD Laptops had a better vibe, and they gave me options for my repair, at different price points. Bottomline: they did the repair quickly (24 hour turnaround) and stuck to their estimate. I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

Great service at this place !! I will come back if I need to. Respectful and will help.read more

Took my custom build in after a lot of troubleshooting on my own to find out why it wouldn't POST…read more They misdiagnosed my PC's problems, telling me it would've been a $400 CPU replacement, when the actual issue was a faulty motherboard that only cost $80 to resolve on my own. They told me this without actually pulling out my CPU to test it, and claimed that I damaged it by installing my cooler wrong, and there was only a 50/50 chance my processor was still working - I don't know how they could've possibly known that without actually touching the processor at all. When they returned my computer, it was missing the card rail clip, the velcro straps that I use to manage my cables, and the front panel header had been unplugged and rewired incorrectly. This store made an already incredibly stressful situation twice as stressful and last twice as long by giving me wrong information and leaving my computer in a worse state than they received it in.

Had my girlfriend's cracked LCD screen replaced here and could not be happier with the experience…read more The price was unbeatable, the turnaround was incredibly fast, and the quality of the work was excellent. The computer honestly looks brand new again. Very professional service and great communication throughout the process. We're extremely happy with the work and would absolutely recommend them to anyone needing computer repairs.

I highly recommend this shop. I had a computer issue and all the AI help still lead to a…read morenon-working laptop. I called and explained my issue and was told to bring it in. They opened the laptop, saw the issue, fixed it, and it done in less than 10 minutes. When asked what I owed them, they replied, "nothing"! They were so nice and professional, you won't be sorry bringing them your computer/laptop issues!