if you need mac repair, RUN don't walk to MCM...totally AMAZING !! professional, knowledgeable, efficient and friendly, QUICK TURNAROUND SUCH REASONABLE FEES !! you can't go wrong. read more

Definitely my go-to computer repair shop in the city going forward. After getting an insanely expensive quote from Apple to get my Mac fixed, I took it to Rob at MCM on a whim. He was very upfront about the price estimates and challenges in getting the computer fixed. If my computer ever breaks again, or if a friend of mine runs into computer issues, I'm 100% going to recommend them to MCM! read more

Wonderful, friendly, fast & affordable! Quickly found issue, offered alternatives ($$). Made my Laptop functional, so I could use until the replacement part came in. Flexible with scheduling. I think this is my new Go To for tech issues! read more

My laptop went down a couple of weeks ago. I took it into the big box retailer I purchased it from. They sent it away and the estimate to getting it fixed was $500. I could buy another laptop for that price. Had them send it back to me and looked for a local computer repair shop. I sent mycrazymaching.com an email and they responded back within the hour. After a few preliminary questions, they asked me to drop it off. Bram greeted me and was very easy to talk to. He answered all my pending questions and told me they would do some diagnostics and call me back in a day or two. They called me back the next day and told me they could fix my machine for a fraction of what I was going to be charged! Plus, my machine was fixed the very next day. You can tell these guys take great care in the work they do. They went above and beyond what was expected from them. I will ONLY take my machines to these guys from now on. Great prices and great customer service. Thanks!! read more

I'm one of those people who buys a laptop and expects it to last forever, and thanks to Rob, I have been able to make it last much longer than it should have. I have been to Rob twice now for upkeep of my crazy laptop machine. I am never disappointed with his service, and he's not far from my neighborhood. My seven year old laptop is running like new, at an affordable price. 10/10 would use again! read more

I have a 2012 Macbook Pro that somehow still had its original hard disk intact and was still limping along in 2020. As a precaution, I figured I should finally get around to upgrading to a 1 TB SSD. Rob had me drop it off at 6:30 PM and he had it installed with all data and apps flawlessly transferred within 24 hours. Price was reasonable and they're very accommodating with payment options. It's good to know I have a repair place nearby and can avoid the insanity of the Apple Store. read more

My custom build is working fantastic thanks to this guy. Price was really good too. Responded to my inquiry in less than a half hour and gave a free diagnostic. You'll be in good hands with Rob. He's passionate about what he does. read more

My Crazy Machine deserves the five stars. I had an external HD that was not reading and took it to Rob. A few days later he advised me to send the HD off to a data recovery center. He suggested a place and did the exam free of charge. Rob was easy to talk too and took time to explain the issues to me. read more

I went here after seeing the reviews. MCM service is really fast. My computer screen broke and got it fixed great customer service !!! I will be coming back for any other issues read more

Yes, I spilled a significant amount of liquid on my laptop. Yes, it instantly shorted out. Yes, I panicked. Yes, I made an appointment at Apple. BUT they couldn't get me in for several hours and I didn't want my work marinating any longer than possible. I found MCM on Yelp and saw the glowing reviews. Turns out he lives a mile away and I was able to bring my mac over immediately. He is a wizard -- 2 days later, laptop was returned, all files in tact, new battery, extraordinarily reasonable price. I would use MCM again and again. Thank you! read more

Worth every penny that I didn't have to get my computer repaired with Rob! I have a 2010 Macbook that I have never had service for regular maintenance or what have you. Well it's older than dirt in the computer world and slowly but surely she started to lag and have random issues that was beyond my patience. I had to bite tongue and give into whatever the cost would be to repair it as long as it avoided another $2k purchase for a new Mac. Long behold I trusted my fellow Yelpers and I'm so happy that I did. Rob is nice, knowledgeable and fast. I dropped my computer off around noon and he had it fixed by 7pm -- same day! That's what I call service. Upon drop off he took a look at my computer in front of me and showed the gross dust buildup and any other concerns he found. He made sure before I left upon pickup that everything was to my liking and walked me through what was fixed. I couldn't be more pleased spending under $200 and having a functioning computer again. Note: My problems were lagging with applications -- we're talking minutes of not being able to open a word doc or type. My trackpad was stuck, dust in the fan (do not keep your computer around candles because the soot affects your computer! Lesson learned.) and an annoying application that would pop up a daily message for installation but never go away not matter if you installed or declined. read more

Found a missing 4 GB ram board in one of my laptops I brought to these guys to fix a faulty fan. It had been deliberately stolen out of the laptop. First you shouldn't steal PERIOD and second you shouldn't steal from a g33k haxor, it'll only screw you in the end. In fairness to the owner he express rushed the part to my doorstep and apologized profusely. Still, if I hadn't checked the system specs on my vaio I wouldn't have discovered this petty theft. read more

My interaction with this business is exactly why all of you that use this site but don't write reviews need to stop being selfish, limber up your fingers and share all the great small businesses you use. This is the kind of place the rest of us would miss but for Yelp. Do your part! Ok. Self righteous PSA complete... Odd business name but great price and great work. Using Yelp I hooked a friend up with Mycrazymachine .com when he was having problems we couldn't figure out how to solve with his desktop. He was skeptical about using a home based business with a goofy name but I encouraged him to trust the reviews. He got his machine repaired, received great customer service and paid a price less than quoted elsewhere. He was very happy and I was glad to help a friend. Fast forward a few months and another friend is in the market for a used laptop. I happen to have one that crapped out on me gathering dust and wasting space in my apartment. I decide to see if it might be cost effective to get it repaired for him. After a quick call to Mycrazymachine I dropped the laptop off. I received a call later that afternoon letting me know the diagnosis and what it would take to get the machine running again. The price was reasonable and the turn around estimate was quick so I gave the go ahead. I got a call back at the exact time I was told. The work was completed properly at a price under estimate and the laptop was even delivered back to my doorstep at no charge. This was a perfect transaction. I couldn't have been happier. A+++++ would do business again. Caveat: Most of our interaction was on the phone and the hand off of the computer was done in front of the owners home. Some might find a sidewalk transaction disconcerting. I don't. I really hope I don't have computer hardware problems again. But if I do I know exactly who I'm going to call. read more

Rob, I hope you are reading this.....You are my Yelp HERO! Hi all, Rob is a talented, PC/Laptop/Tech Genius who is incredibly humble, honest and straight forward. His ability to truly deliver is Head and Shoulders above his peers. If YOU have a computer problem CALL ROB FIRST! I want this guy to be in business forever.... So what happened? I have a 2 year old Lenovo Yoga 2 laptop that I purchased from Best Buy for about $1,000. I had a Geek Squad service plan. This touch screen/ super thin Windows laptop has worked pretty well. Suddenly, a few months ago, the screen went out. But if you discharge the battery (per google), the computer would start right back up, until you shut it off. You'd have to discharge the battery again to get it to work. UGGH! I knew this 'symptom' indicated something bad, so I better have a professional look at it before it totally craps out. So I brought it to Best Buy, where they took 24 hours to diagnose the problem, as part of my pre-paid plan. The rep said I needed a new motherboard. It would cost $750 since I only had the service plan and not the Replacement plan!! Further, they would have to send it out of state to a facility that would might not be able to fix it and instead would simply give me a new unit. Of course this meant I would have to back-up all of my data to a portable hard drive since there was a chance I'd get a replacement computer instead. What a friggin sad hassle! So I brought it home and backed up the data I felt I could not live without. Shut it off and it did not turn on again. At least I had my data. Figuring that I wanted a second opinion BEFORE I pay Best Buy Seven Fitty I brought my laptop to Micro-Center on Elston. There, I had to pay $45 to have it looked at. The next day, they drew the same conclusion. @#$#@%^!#^$!!!! At least Best Buy was not pulling a fast one. Thank you Best Buy for your consistency. (Note: Best Buy is GREAT at clearing out Adware, viruses etc, when your computer gets slow, but that is a different posting.) The Micro-Center technician said they could ensure the motherboard would only be replaced and the hard drive would remain in tact. The board would also be $750 and they would have to send it out, BUT, they did have a few local people who might be able to replace the bad component. If they could not fix it, it would still have to go out! At least they seemed to have better access to local techs but the cost was still crazy! So.......after using another laptop for almost 2 months, I figured why not give Yelp a try. I found My Crazy PC. I could not believe there were so many 5 star ratings!? But I had nothing to lose. The reviews were detailed, started out skeptically but ended up with wonderful endings. Incredibly, Rob's shop was within a mile of my office! He works out of his home. Even better was my call to Rob. He was humbly apologetic, stating that Best Buy and MicroCenter reps are not always technically trained and that these businesses are rather large, who need to cover their overhead. Furthermore, after I told Rob my ordeal he said he'd look at it and could either make a repair or replace my motherboard for half, within 3-4 days. WOW, Let's see whassupt! Two days later he fixed it.. What the......?! When I returned to his house ( he came out front), he turned it on right in front of me. He had it running for the last 2 days and simply wanted to ensure he found the only problem. He discovered that my fan vents were dusty ( I am guilty for not vacuuming them out), thus the solder of the video-chip on the motherboard simply melted, thus disconnecting it self from the motherboard. He soldered the connections, vaccumed my vents and only charged me $160. I am at a loss for words. Rob's respect for my situation and ability to truly fix my computer is without bounds. Rob, thank you for fixing my Crazy PC! If you have any laptop / PC problem, go to Rob first! He is the consummate, customer-centric PC Repair Professional read more

This Sunday, as I was eating breakfast, I spilled a huge glass of milk and it fell all over my Macbook Pro keyboard! :( Tried to dry as much of it as I could and rushed up North to the Apple Store on North Ave. The so called 'Genius' told me I would have to spend over $800 on a repair or just buy a brand new one for over $1200. He told me there was no chance at having any of my pictures and data saved. I was so sad and even more upset that he refused to at least try to touch my Macbook because in his 'Genius' words, 'there is no point in doing that, its too late'. Forget the Apple store. I found MyCrazyMachine on Yelp and left a message to them asking for help. Rob called me back the same day and we went to drop off my laptop at his home office. So kind and informative, my boyfriend and I were so excited at the thought of Rob saving my laptop. Hours later, on the same day, he contacts me that my Macbook Pro is up and running. We go and pick up my beloved laptop. Rob is awesome!!! All I paid was $200 for the repair and for a keyboard/lights replacement. Can't beat that!! I work from home so my laptop is very vital for me. Rob's MyCrazyMachine is open on Sundays, has reasonable pricing, helped save the many pictures I had of my adorable nephew, and even provided tips on how to best preserve my data... PRICELESS! Thank you thank you thank you Rob! read more

I WISH I had an opportunity to give a proper review of this company, but I wasn't given the chance. I've been a full-time blogger since late 2009, and I've been blessed to earn a pretty good income off of my website. I'm currently in need of a layout redesign, and found MyCrazyMachine.com on Yelp. I called them Thursday to give them the details of my redesign needs. They asked for my website URL, and I gave it to them, and continued talking. A few minutes in, the person on the phone cut me off. "This isn't the type of project we would do," he said. I was dumbstruck. "Why not?" I asked. "Because your website probably has less than 50 pages." Now, my website currently has over 350 pages of beauty articles compiled over the course of 4 years. I get an average 2 million page views per month, and my global Alexa rating is 81,000. Confused, I asked the guy on the phone. "Well have you looked at the site?" "No", he replied. Now the URL of my site alludes to the fact that I'm a woman of color, and the blog is about beauty. I don't know if he concluded, based on the title, that my blog was "small time". Whatever the case, he made a value judgment without even looking at the actual website. He went on to say that he could recommend a "Wordpress specialist" to help me but, utterly disgusted, I declined. In my 4 years of blogging, and 3 years of doing it full time, I've never met a web designer who has dismissed me in this fashion. And I'm very disappointed that we live in a world where people think they can judge the value of a publication based on its title alone. Two thumbs way down. read more

I will admit that I was initially a bit leery of all the glowing reviews on here for MCM. I had that feeling of "If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is." However, let me tell you that every five-star review on here is well deserved and right on the money. Rob and MCM do top notch work, are honest, and very reasonable. My PC was running very slow for a bit and then stopped booting up altogether. Rob diagnosed the problem, quickly fixed my PC, and had it delivered to my house instead of having me pick it up when the repair took a couple hours longer than he originally estimated. If you're having computer problems, definitely give MCM a call or email. I'll be definitely be referring friends and family here. read more

Rob is AWESOME!! My computer got a nasty virus, and I had a paper I had been working on for weeks on there! I was freaked out. Rob was able to fix it, upgrade it and drop it back off to me with a 24-hour turn around time! All my files were safe, and he charged a very reasonable price! Also after I dropped my computer off he E-mailed me my paper in an hour so I could keep working on it!!! What a guy! Seriously do NOT waste your time with the bone-heads at Best Buy or MicroCenter. read more

Okay, so my home PC had been down and inoperable for so long that I couldn't even remember everything that was wrong with it. It had a dangerous virus, made terrible, foreboding noises when you turned it on and all I'd seen for nearly six months upon doing so was a black screen. Virtually every IT consultant or company I spoke with was of the opinion that it was likely just time to spring for a new desktop system. This was the prevailing assessment -- sight unseen. It may well be that time, but in a last-ditch effort to have it actually looked at before committing the dollars to a new purchase, I heard about and contacted MyCrazyMachine. I left one voicemail message, and was promptly called back within 30 minutes. The proprietor (Rob Roumi) scheduled an appointment with me for the next day, kept it, and came all the way to my location from the north side. This is significant because one of his competitors, whose business is situated less than a block from my home, proved unenthusiastic about garnering a new customer and insisted that I bring the computer in to him (when I did so, during his posted business hours, no one answered the locked door). MyCrazyMachine arrived at my home, ran a diagnostic on-site, picked up my PC, repaired it and had it back in my possession within 48 hours. It's fully functional again, and operates better and faster now than when it was brand new. He eliminated the virus that I had, replaced my disk drive and salvaged every file and all of my fiscal data -- essentally saving my two home-based businesses which this system is very much dependent upon. Rob then explained to me everything he did so a layman could understand it, advised me of ways to prevent malfunctions in the future and even phoned a few days later as a follow-up to ensure my satisfaction. And the cost? About 1/8th of what I paid Geeks On Call for the same problem less than a year ago. Where I come from, this is called unparalleled service and expertise, and quite frankly I've not had a more satisfactory transaction of business. read more

My 7 year old Dell laptop quietly came to a complete stop one day. I am only tech-savvy enough to be dangerous, and I was really concerned I would have to replace her, or spend close to replacement cost just to make the fixes. Then, I found MyCrazyMachine.com on Yelp, and it turned out to be everything these other Yelpers are Yelping about. Hurray! My laptop had a bad hard drive, and was pretty sluggish. Rob replaced the hard drive, transferred my files, replaced my old Vista OS with Windows 7, and upgraded my security software with something better. He even taped the little broken corner she had! Rob gave my laptop the TLC it needed in just ONE DAY, for a wonderfully reasonable $175, and I didn't have to deal with any GeekSquad dumb-dumbs. Can you ask for more? No, no you cannot. read more

My hard drive crashed... all my files, including all photos/videos of my two sons from birth to present, gone! Of course, a few days prior I thought to myself: "I should backup these photos, because it would really suck if my hard drive crashed." Anyway, I'll won't write all the awesome details here, but long story short, Rob recovered all (well, almost all - like 99%) of my files!!!! He also installed a new hard drive, all for a very reasonable rate. I won't repeat what everyone else have said on Yelp, but I can confirm that all the positive reviews are legit. Rob is about the nicest and most competent "computer guy" you'll find. read more

If you need no nonsense, knowledgeable PC repair, go see Rob. Businesses like this are hard to come by nowadays.

Really great team to have on call. I am probably the norm in modern male America --- tech savvy enough to be dangerous and too busy to really dig in and fix things right. I believe we have evolved to the next phase of technology. They are appliances and they do not need to be replaced with every new iteration. But somebody has to know how to fix them and charge a reasonable price for doing so. Enter MyCrazyMachine.com. They did a great job on both a desktop for my office and my personal laptop this past year. read more

I went here a little less than a year ago. A co-worker said they were having issues and I remembered this was the greatest service for my MacBook Pro I'd had in forever and told him to look no further in taking his laptop/tablet here! Then I realized I still hadn't reviewed!!! So I am here doing right by the guy who turned my machine around to me in rapid speed. Fixed my power jack and did a few little side tweaks at no extra charge. I would not only come to him again...I am recommending people I know almost a year later. That is how good he is. read more

Rob was excellent and knowledgeable with data recovery on a dead hard drive. His company will be my go to place for any future computer repairs. read more

I echo the previous reviews - solid service. They upgraded my XP machine to Windows 7, added memory, and installed Office. $125. Word to the wise: this is not just a typical Albany Park store with someone constantly there, so call in advance or email and say what time you are going. The guy (Rob?) works in the back sometimes and doesn't hear the doorbell, so I missed him twice during posted hours. Despite the inconvenience of that, I would do business with this place again gladly. read more

I have gone to MCM on at least 3 occasions AND sent others to him too. First time my laptop had a virus and i thought I lost EVERYTHING. Rob restored my laptop to perfect working condition and also recovered my files. Two years later, it is still working great. You would be crazy to take your laptop anywhere else! Their prices are very fair. They are reasonable, fast, informative and most important HONEST. They will tell you if it is worth investing in a restoration or repair. Thanks for being a place I can count on!! read more

I haven't had a functioning laptop for over 5 months and when I called Dell to see what they can do there only solution was for me to wipe all the data and reset my computer. That wasn't an option as I have had a ton of my pictures on my laptop that I didn't completely backup. So I finally turned to yelp to find a nearby Computer Tech and luckily I found this business and the yelp offer (pickup/drop) is something that made it stand out from the rest of the places and the awesome reviews didn't hurt! On Saturday late my computer was picked up and was ready as early as Monday and the price was fair. I would highly recommend you checking this place out before buying more insurance, going to Best Buy, etc. End of story- my computer was restored and all my files were nicely backuped/available! Thanks Rob! read more

Had a LaCie external hard drive that went kaput. I was using it to store pictures of my kids from when they were babies, which is incredibly dangerous. Took it to MicroCenter, they charged me $20 and took two weeks to tell me that I needed to send it off to Colorado to have the data recovered. Total cost: minimum $700; as much as $1200. Went on yelp, found some great reviews for mycrazymachine.com. He was able to recover all the data for $225. Seriously, if you find yourself in a spot like me, give these guys a call. read more

After getting a massive virus and having some jerk at Best Buy joking that 'I should get a Mac' i was very pleasantly surprised. I had my computer back the next day. It was easy breezy and very reasonable. Computer is back and I am very happy! Would recommend them in a heartbeat! read more

My system crashed out of nowhere, and along with it, a semester's worth of work. I found this company here on Yelp, called them up Friday morning, my computer was picked up Friday afternoon and returned to me in working order Sunday afternoon. For $90, my computer was returned to me in less than 48 hours, my hard drive repaired, my data recovered, everything essential installed and updated, free antivirus software, and a kind reminder to back up my files. Bram was super nice, saved my hard work and crazy pictures, and saved me from having to go out and buy a new computer. That was a big stress reliever and I'm so very thankful! read more

Water on the MacBook Air, time to panic!? Not so fast, the guys at My Crazy Machine fixed it up at half the cost of Apple. Fast, efficient, great service and fair prices. I highly recommend these guys. read more

Incredibly responsive and helpful. Fair pricing for good work.

I logged into this account for the first time since I made it specifically to write a review for My Crazy Machine. I accidentally cracked the screen on my Lenovo laptop. Given I work remotely, my laptop is basically my source of income. No worries. Within one week of the day I contacted them, I was back up and running. Rob was extremely responsive via email and by phone. He quoted me a reasonable price (which ended up being even lower) and a speedy turnaround time for my cracked screen. My experience was exceptional, too. When I arrived at Rob's out-of-home office, I was pleasantly surprised. He's got a sweet lobby, with a checkout desk, relaxing tunes and everything. To top it off, he's just a really genuine, light-hearted, nice guy. After the part came in, I brought it in and he fixed it on site in 15 minutes. If you live in the Chicagoland area and are looking for a computer repair service, you'd be crazy not to at least give My Crazy Machine a call or send in a note. 5 Stars! Boom! read more

Rob is amazing!! Hard drive on my 2006 I-Mac took a dump last Saturday. I called Rob and he said bring it over. He called me back immediately with an amazing price to replace hard drive (1 TB vs. 325 GB) and he recovered all my most precious docs and photographs. In less than 24 hours, I had my computer back working perfectly with all my docs and photos pre-loaded!! In addition, he sent me a photo of my cobweb infested computer before fixing it and I got my old hard drive returned just in case I needed another backup. He is courteous and professional!!!!!! Getting ready to bring him another computer tomorrow. This is the way small businesses should function in our country!! read more

These Guys Rule! Called with an assumed computer problem.After talking to what i'd assume was the owner my PC was back up and running.Great Customer Service. Thanks Guys! read more

I contacted My Crazy Machine after reading the stellar reviews here on Yelp. I can honestly say that they really deserve all 5 stars. This is a business that truly cares about its costumers. I dealt directly with Rob and he was personable, honest and professional. The prices are very reasonable and I was quite surprised by how little it cost me, considering the extensive work done with my computer. I will be using these guys every time my computer needs service. read more

Needed to get my home PC fixed after my hard drive crashed bad. We're talking 10 years of creative portfolio work, taxes, and other can't lose documents. Even though I have backups of a lot of it, I wasn't going to leave it to chance. I checked Yelp and saw a first-timer promo for free pickup and dropoff, so I gave them a shot. Bram was extremely helpful and explained potential issues. His initial quote was on the spot and the work done was pretty fast. If I ever needed some serious PC repair work done, I'd definitely hit them up again. read more

All of a sudden my Surface RT wasn't working, so I called ROB at My Crazy Machine after reading all the positive reviews on Yelp. Unfortunately he told me he doesn't work on tablets, but was gracious enough to tell me what was probably wrong with it over the phone. He suggested it might be the cord saying those are usually the first things to go on this type of machine. It sounded plausible, so I went back to Best Buy and as luck would have it they no longer make the type of cord I needed and to make matters worse they don't work on tablets. What? Now you tell me BB, wish you would've told me that when I first bought the darn thing. That's Best Buy for you! However the rep did told me about Microsoft stores in the suburbs. Before that I never even knew there was such a thing as a Microsoft store?? Did anybody know that? So I go all the way out to the Woodfield Mall and yes the problem turned out to be a defective cord and thankfully I was able to get a new one, free of charge, because they don't make them anymore. BTW, my tablet is only one and a half years old! So YES I definitely would go back to ROB in the future if I ever had a problem with a computer. read more

I'm a wedding DJ and my external hard drive was home to my 20,000+ iTunes library! I'm computer-knowledgeable and tried some home remedies when it became unreadable, but came to a point where I just had to call on an expert. I chose My Crazy Machine because I love their name and they were close by. I dropped off my hard drive and told Bram what I was hoping to recover. Within just a few days, he was able to restore my iTunes library and now I'm singing and dancing again. He'll definitely be my go-to IT guy if I find myself in a bind again. read more