Excellent job done by Mactivate in Blanchardstown, went to a different authorised provider and I was that told 7 working days to get it fixed and Matheus in Mactivate did a same day repair! Thanks Mactivate Can't recommend enough read more

One of the worst Service Experiences I have ever had in the technology space, Office was grubby, support staff rude and despite three attempts of fixing my phone, the phone was sent back to me with a fault, beware, if they tell you 1 hour to fix, multiply this by 5 read more

I would always go to Mactivate for Mac mends; been going to them for many years (since before they moved from one side of the city to the other) and they have always been kind, helpful, knowledgable and honest. It requires four buses and two trams for the round-trip from my home office to Mactivate (handy tip: it's the second bus stop on Mitchelstown Road on the 40E from Broombridge, the stop after Java Republic) - but I take the trip because I know I'll get excellent service, decent prices and perfect knowledge of how Macs work. read more

I have mixed feelings about mactivate. They're located in a far off industrial park in Blanchardstown, but they do offer a courier service for €15 each way for Dublin and €20 each way for the rest of the country. If you do take advantage of the courier service you are at the mercy of the service and it's impossible to do same day pick up normally unless you ring the office as soon as it opens. After waiting a long time for my computer to be returned and numerous phone calls on my part asking what progress had been made I was finally informed that my computer was fixed, but alas the courier had already left and I wouldn't be able to get my computer for another 4 days as it was a bank holiday weekend. I decided I'd waited long enough to get my computer and decided to take a taxi and ended up spending €50 on the return trip, as it was really in the middle of nowhere. That said I've also dealt with them on other occasions and the service was much quicker and in one case they even brought me a new power cord within the same 24 hour period. They fix all kinds of apple products including ipods and if you ring the Apple service line it's always the first company they recommend as a authorised service provider, and thus everything is covered under your warranty at no cost to you. read more

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Look, it's lovely that Mactivate can operate on my Mac with the full blessing of Cupertino HQ, but there's drawbacks in having just one main authorised repair centre in Ireland. Part of the problem is a lack of customer service. I've sent my own machines as well as office iMacs over to their Industrial Park location in Blanch and had to argue and cajole more often than just had the darn things fixed. I give a lot of leeway to tech support professionals, but I've yet to have a smooth (or quick) transaction with them. In the case of my own machine as well as the office Mac I've had to ring up and remind them I was still waiting to get the computer back! Until Apple opens an official store here in Ireland it's slim pickings as far as getting your computer serviced. For being the only game in town, I give Mactivate three stars. For knowing the position they're in, I'm holding back the last two. **An interesting note for Apple product holders: even if the company's 1-year warranty has expired, your item is still covered under Ireland's 2 year warranty law. read more

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I have had three dealings with Mactivate over the past 4 years. Two in relation to warranty repair and one out of warranty. Every time I deal with these guys they are always very helpful, knowledgeable and responsive. The repair cost is also reasonable and you are getting genuine Apple parts, with warranty. I would highly recommend Mactivate. In particular over the other approved "retail B" Apple approved outlets. Who I understand you now need to make an appointment to return a defective product ! (my daughters experience a week ago). read more

my 4 years old macbook pro 13" had a battery "swelling" issue, which meant the outside shell, keyboard & trackpad had to be changed as well as the battery. I used to bring all my apple products to the "retail stores" like "compu B & i-connect" but found those often too focused on "selling" rather than fixing, i.e. charge for customer whatever way possible, so I decided to try Mactivate even though their location would seem "out of the way" for some.. Anyhow those guys are very professional, genuinely concern about meeting my needs & expectations and the service I received was above & beyond what I had anticipated. They understood that servicing my macbook ASAP was key for me as I run my business from it and they were able to repair it within a day even though the part had to be ordered from UK. I was very happy to pay the 330euro fee for repairing BUT on top of that their astute technician did "challenge" about my battery failure with Apple main house when ordering the parts, and because of that they conceded to do the repair FREE of charge.. WOW! The Mactivate technician could have simply carried on the job without worrying if customer would need to pay or not, etc.., but he did not! And Mactivate mgmt could also have simply charged me for it without mentioning anything about it and once again they did not.. (many businesses would have done that to maximise their profit). So for all the reasons mentioned above, I believe the least I could do, was to write this review to let everyone know that MACTIVATE is the company to go to if you have any problem with any of your apple products (or to want to buy one), you can be sure that you will be well looked after! Thank you to everyone in Mactivate for the BEST service experience I have had in a very long time! Big big Kudos to you ! +1 read more

I have got every issue I ever had with my recent Macbook Pros fixed here in a timely and courteous fashion. Until we get a dedicated Apple Store in Dublin, we are stuck with Belfast or Cork for Mac hardware. Please be aware that Mactivate also sell Apple hardware and if Blanchardstown is convenient, they are a very competitive solutions provider. read more

The problem with my MAC was fixed within minutes and the staff were very friendly and helpful

I had such great service from Alan over in Mactivate. My apple stopped working and they were able to get the parts and service done in no time. Very quick, friendly and professional service, thanks again Mactivate! read more

I can't recommend these guys enough. To keep costs down, if something breaks I'll look online for a tutorial on how to fix it myself. I've replaced my iPod screen and battery in the past doing this. Last year when my iMacs graphics card died I did the same. I found a tutorial on how to replace the card but it said it was a fairly risky process as there was a chance you could snap some delicate connections. I sourced the graphics card online and found a place in the U.S. which after shipping and tax it was going to cost me about €220. I wasn't too confident in my skills, (maybe because my iMac is worth a hell of a lot more than my obsolete iPod), so I emailed a bunch of companies to compare quotes on replacing the graphics card. I got a quote from FixIt in Blackrock for €680 for a new card!!!, CompuB in Grafton St quoted me €326. Stream Solutions €340'ish'. Typetec refused to quote me without me coming and and paying €50 to diagnose a problem I had already identified (at which point I'm pretty much hostage to whatever their repair cost is then). Mactivate quoted me €290. So Mactivate was the obvious option. I figured the extra charge over doing it myself was worth it as I wouldn't end up doing more damage myself and I wouldn't have to wait for shipping etc. Their location is a bit awkward to get to, but thankfully they're open on Saturday mornings. I couldn't make it out there during work hours and I paid the extra 10 quid or so to have the machine couriered back to me. So recently when my hard drive failed I looked to Mactivate again. They replaced it and saved my data no bother. My iMac is pretty old at this stage, late 2009, so when again I had another issue of it not turning on at all I brought it back out to them. They could not get any life signs from it at all and suspected it was a logic board issue. They ordered a new one from Apple and I was looking at approx €450. (Ouch!) When they installed it it still didn't work. So they went about swapping each component with another working iMac to locate the issue. Turned out it was my iSight camera shorting the whole computer. €75 all in. Massive relief and I will use them again without hesitation. read more

I had a problem with my iMac. I brought it to Mactivate where Alan worked on it, he would not give up until he had solved the issue. Not only that, he also gave me some hints and tips which I found very helpful. I was that pleased I bought an Apple tv from him. Thanks Mactivate. read more