I've been searching online and the boring box stores for some good inexpensive quality speakers for…read moremy personal laptop setup. Fortunately, I decided to venture down a search into the more local small businesses and came upon this cool old school & quirky shop. I think the gentleman's name was Jim. Older dude that could pass as your nerdy techy friend who's probably collected every tech gadget since the original Tron came out. Told him what I was looking for but I gradually got discouraged as all he was showing me were the bigger style bigger sound units that are common for home systems. But, alas! With a little patience we revealed a new treasure: smaller desk top speakers! Minor speaker mesh stains on the front but super decent with a little TLC. He was super friendly and chill, even making an effort to find parts that could potentially be missing from this set (like compatible power cord). It also came with an amp box that I've got sitting below my desk table, which was a nice surprise (I keep it plugged in for the deeper sounds or just unplugged for more "regular(?)" crispy audio). All that for a really awesome deal; I think it was something like $15-30 or something crazy like that. Good shit, dude! Thank you. If you're looking for small speakers, I probably snagged the last set but I definitely recommend this place for any help with acheiving 2 things at once: reusing/upcycling any sort of old working electronics and supporting a damn good local friendly small business.

It is amazing! They have everything and if you need something fixed that they don't handle they…read morerefer you to those that can!!!!!

United Radio Supply. That sounds important. This electronics distributor, now going by URS, is a…read morewalk-in supplier of tools, cable and a selection of electronics parts. Klein Tools, many made in the USA. They have items like a flameless heat gun, which could go well with their contactless infrared thermometers. They stock plenty of datacom cables and parts, routers and hubs, HDMI and other video cables. They also have heat shrink tubing. Don't forget the awesome Elenco Snap Circuits for kids! URS stocks some Spark Fun Arduino and Lilypad Arduino items! They also have LED strips. Those are all pretty useful things you will not find in retail stores in Portland! The universe of electronics parts is huge now, and it is difficult for local suppliers to stock. So their actual parts selection is small. They have blister packed 74xx and the like, and a few bulk resistors, capacitors and LED's. But they are a good place to check if you can't wait on remote suppliers for something you need now!

We made the rounds today to the best of the best in this neighborhood and today they came through…read more We knew we needed something but we weren't quite sure what. That's when he came to the rescue. As we explained our needs, little by little he was able to hone in on just what would work and just what we needed to leave with. By the Time all was said and done, we left with the perfect items we knew would do the trick. The guy who waited on us knew what he was doing and smart and friendly made the experience that much better. I can't say enough good things about him or our experience here today. Need electronics? Choose this one, even if you have to drive a little farther. It'll be worth it.

While I like to say I never have liquids by my computer....I grabbed my MacBook Pro really quick to…read moredouble check something and knocked over some water. Didn't think I'd gotten any into my laptop but the next day - the thing would not boot up or hold a charge. At all. Took it to Apple who didn't even bother looking at it - just said "It's $1500 to repair and a new one is the same price". I really couldn't afford a new one right now and was going to just buy the special wrench you need for a MacBook and just see if we could fix it via a video I found when the guy at CompuRite said - you can just come over and use it. Thought that was pretty nice. Once we brought it in, they said they could do a diagnostic for $89.99. Figured - well I'll try anything...why not? At first they couldn't get it working either but said they were going to try something else. A few day went by and I was expecting them to say it was a nice paperweight when they said "Oh yeah, it's all ready to go and you just owe $60 more". They had to replace a port but thankfully the motherboard was fine. I'm beyond happy as my daughter is taking this to college in the fall. Apple users - don't both taking your stuff into Apple, try this place first. I'm sold!

Not impressed. Kept changing the time on us so we went with someone else. The other computer…read morerepair company with whom we worked was excelled.

Our Gaggenau induction cooktop had a failure of one side in 9/19. Cascade diagnosed the problem,…read moreordered the parts and completed a very complex repair (see photo), and it's still working fine over two years later. As of 12/21, however, the phone number is not in service.

They repaired my wife's KitchenAid mixer, but not well. It worked for a while but stopped working…read moreafter a little less than a year. And, when it did work, it leaked grease. Eventually we gave up and bought a new one.

Had an old laser printer that needed an old school USB cable. Rather then buying on Amazon, thought…read moreI would check this place out. Oodles of electronic bits and bobbles when you walk right in. They have a whole shelf of different cables on aisle 2, including those old school USB cables that I was looking for. 3 cables for$6. Not bad, not bad. They also threw in a free goodie bag from Microsoft filled with pens. So many promotional pens. Awesome place if you know what you're looking for!

Surplus gizmos is a super cool place. For any electronics geek out there, you know what this is…read more Just a bunch of goofy stuff that you can use to build robots or electronic gadgets. I met the owner, unfortunately I can't remember his name but he was a super nice guy and really funny. I'm so glad there is a place like this up here in the Portland area. It's one of those places you'll find that one thing you're missing

My 13 year old daughter was assigned the intimidating project of building her own school computer…read more We chose to go to AMT because we figured that although it was likely to cost more than big box stores, we would have the advantage of knowledgeable staff. We were very excited to see that the pricing was not only competitive, but the staff actively looked for ways to save us money. There was never any pressure to upgrade items. In fact there were a few things we had chosen that they suggested we would not need. The owners, family, and staff are all extremely helpful. We set up a time for my daughter to learn to build. Steve (one of the owners) spent several hours helping her one on one. She left with a fully operational computer that she had chosen the parts for and built herself. By the time we left, we felt like we were one of the family! Thank you AMT for giving us such a fantastic experience! A++ for knowledgeable staff, great customer service, quality products, and community support! We will be back.

I've been involved with computers since 1982 (commodore 64 era) and at age 73 prided myself in my…read moreknowledge of computers and technical "stuff." Until I was hacked, that is. I had seen AMT's store near the Sherwood post office & took my Possessed laptop in on an information mission. Steve was in the shop that day and was so kind and knowledgeable that I felt comfortable leaving my computer with him. Little did I know at that time that banks send customers who have been hacked to AMT and this type of crime is not uncommon, even in Sherwood. Not only did he save me $$$, but he was generous with information that will help me in the future. Great place, great people.

The best for technology information! Service is always tops and reasonable prices. My go-to guy is…read moreScott for all my questions on technology.

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