Don't bother. Find another repair shop, even if the drive is far longer. Brought my macbook pro in and received not only terrible work but terrible customer service. If you like being lied to and paying for your repair to break a new part, this is your place.
First thing that will cause you problems, is that the Manchester store is not going to be doing your repair. Not that they will mention that in any way to you when you bring it in. They assume you, as a new customer, would know this. This also means, as much as the staff at the Manchester store may be kind to you, they are of no help whatsoever to answer any questions you have and in the infrequent times they actually try to update you on your repair, they will be unable to tell you more than the sentence they are given to relay to you. They have no idea what's going on with your actual repair.
Gave my computer to them to fix an LCD screen problem. An obvious and definite hardware error. So either replace the screen or cable. About 5-6 days after dropping it off, I call to get an update. I call Manchester. They have to call back after they talk to Orange. They call back and bullshit about "testing a new screen". I ask why they haven't called to approved the screen since that was part of our agreement. Oh but "if I don't want it they'll take it out".
Call back at 7 days since I haven't heard from them and when dropping it off I was told it shouldn't take more than 7 days. They say they haven't heard from them yet. It should be ready soon.
Call back. Call back. Call back. (and don't worry, half the time they won't answer and their mailbox if full). At this point I've cut out the middle man and have been calling the Orange store directly. After 12 days they "are talking to the tech who is repairing it right now! It's the screen, you need a new one." I clear them to do it and ask how long it will take. "It will be ready tomorrow, yeah he's putting in the new screen right now. It'll be at the Manchester store either tomorrow or the next day". Fine. Two weeks. Ridiculous but I'm just glad to finally get it back since its where I do my work.
I call back later that evening and ask if they can return the old screen with the new. Since I felt uncomfortable with the back and forth I had gotten from them. They assure me thats fine.
Next day, IN THE EVENING, I get a call saying they don't have the part. I ask how they could have been putting in the part twice in the span of these two weeks without this part, but its the manchester store calling to update me and they explain that they don't know, that's just what they were told to tell me. EXTREMELY SUSPICIOUS that it's after I ask for this part back that they don't have it. Where they going to replace it at all? Who knows. I'm told the part is BACKORDERED and won't be in til next week. That'll make 3 weeks. ABSOLUTELY unacceptable for a tech repair.
I should add that I called Orange and asked when the part was ordered, because at this point I am beyond pissed but trying to remain respectful. "It doesn't say". I'm suuuure it doesn't say. Probably that afternoon after two weeks of waiting.
I finally got it back after three weeks and just when I think I'm in the clear and can just NEVER even think about the worthless service of this shop, I find that they have messed up the magnets that control my computers sleep activation when the lid is closed. So I'll be going back in with the hopes that they stand by their warranty. Which seems hopeless with the lying they have done at every call since I've dropped it off.
EDIT: I would also like to add that when I talked to them about the backordered part and explained that I could get it at local competitor in 3 days and mentioned I might like to just take the computer back they said "but your computer is taken apart" as if this would stop me from getting it back. And?
TL;DR Diagnostic didn't happen for almost two weeks. Repair took 3 weeks. Broke things while repairing that they will hopefully fix under warranty when I forcefully return. Dishonest customer service reps. Do not recommend.
Update: sent in for warranty repair. Took another week. However they only fixed part of their disaster they caused. Refused to acknowledge the note about the damage they had caused the fan. Now I have a computer that overheats at the simplest commands. Moved out of state and can no longer bring it back. Honestly at this point, I would pay to have someone else fix it for the security of not having to worry about what they'd manage to damage this time around. read more