I had to buy a refurbished MacBook Pro quickly when my old one blacked out one time too many. For the most part I was helped very well with one of the more seasoned techs so I could make a decent decision to suit my needs. Later, when I talked with one of the younger techs when I came in to finalize the sale, I was not treated as professionally as I should have and was almost charged for something not in my agreement. When I returned later to buy a new mouse, again, it was one of the more experienced techs who helped the most. So a bit of a mixed experience. read more

After two calls to ask if they could do an upper case repair on a macbook pro, the answer was "yes we can do it, it will take 2 to 3 days and it should cost around 300 dollars" I took the time to go there and now they refuse to do the repair and just state that "they will just ship it to apple" and "we just won't do it"..... I wished they would get their stories straight and did not waste my time with a subpar service and a less than amicable welcome. Not only did they loose a customer but I will never recommend this store. Just go to the apple store, at least you will get a consistent service. read more

Most employees were nice, however a couple were rude, not accommodating , and full of attitude. Even overheard talks regarding drinking alcohol around consumers. They refused to cooperate with corporate apple when we tried figuring out a very simple problem. They told us to leave and just take the ten minute drive up to the apple store. read more

We have been customers at Simutek since we first purchased our first Mac about 10 years ago. John Scott had been terrific in helping us with all the questions we had at the time. We are now on our second IMac which is about 7 years old. It was going slow and the wheels were spinning. Getting very frustrated we decided to bring it in for a clean up on the hard drive and and up date to the latest newer operating system. So glad we did that, it is so much better. Their prices are fair for the services they have. Customer service is responsive and available. read more

I've been going to this store for many years, have purchased a few laptops and several accessories as well as had several service calls. I went in for a minor fix which took five minutes and John, the customer rep, said he couldn't charge me for such an easy repair, noting he knows I am a repeat customer. This store is definitely my "go-to" store for anything Mac related because no matter who I talk to, the customer service is outstanding. If you are looking for a great locally owned Apple store, this is the only place you need to go. read more

I had a situation where i asked one of the younger employees to delete an admin password from their system records that was no longer needed after I had removed it and he completely ignored me. Later I confirmed from an older worker that it wasn't deleted which he had promptly done. That younger employee didn't have respect for another's security information. read more

Well, my Safari quit today on my old iMac. See you guys tomorrow for a new one, or newer refurb. I use them because they're customer service is the best and supporting local businesses is important. read more

My computer goes nowhere else but Simutek. I bought it there and have had to go back a couple of times over the years to fix some troubles that I had. These people are professional and easy to deal with. My recent experience was that it would not charge. I tried everything and finally went to the Store. Because the system works on a magnet, a paper clip had attached itself to the charging port. They diagnosed it almost immediately, removed the offending paper clip and sent me on my way. I go nowhere else. Great people and great service read more

Had troubles with iMac, dropped off computer and got a phone in a few hours. I was updating to newest iOS and got an error code. They were able to fix the computer within 24 hours. Great service and friendly staff. At first I was headed to the Apple Store, but wanted to try Simutek after reading their reviews. Wonderful experience and will definitely head back if I have other issues with my computers. I am glad to support our local business. read more

I've had a few experiences here and they've all been great. Helpful and don't pressure sell. When they didn't have something they looked it up on a competitors website, printed out the page and sent us to them! Great prices on reconditioned iPads too! read more

Called to get a quote on battery replacement for my iPod that is too old for Apple to repair. Simutek's website says that they service vintage Apple products. Apparently not. That's the cost of being "Apple Certified" I guess? Jake was nice enough to give me the number of someone who actually could do the repair, but it sucks to be drawn in by false advertising. read more

Best place to repair your Mac or buy used one

Staff are very knowledgeable. Made the purchase of my Apple MacBook Air from here and glad I did. The Apple store IMO is not helpful thats why I made the decision to purchase from Simutek. Staff take the time to answer questions even after the sale. read more

Cattletown Steakhouse Tucson AZ. I went with a group -- we waited about 40 min until our food order was taken. I ordered the steak and fried shrimp. I ordered the steak medium well done. When it came. the center of the steak was definitely pink. The person beside me said they'd take it. So the waitress went back to the kitchen to redo my order (I think she forgot to enter it to begin with). After waiting almost another hour, my steak came and it was barely cooked. I told the waitress I'd take it home and cook it ask I knew how to cook and obviously they didn't know how. the waitress then got the manager who came and offered to cook the steak -- ye gods, by now I was starving to death and they wanted to re-cook for me a 3rd time!!! No way, I ate the shrimp and brought the steak home. However, I do believe the "manage" should have comped me the steak. I will NEVER set foot in this restaurant again. I heartily recommend you go somewhere else like Sullivan's if you want a GOOD dinner. OH yes, I had asked the waitress if she could get me a Blue Moon that was less than a pint. Instead she brought me a glass of Blue Moon -- it certainly wasn't a pint -- but they charged me for a pint. My bill was almost $27 for a really crappy meal.... rolls were straight from a package read more

Simutek is the best. I purchased a used 2015 Retina MacBook from them. It's a great little machine, but I work on my computer all day, and after a trial run, it proved just to be too small. I took it back the next day and traded it for a used MacBook Air, which the owner, Rich, generously upgraded at no extra charge. Unfortunately, I later realized that the Air had a badly scratched screen, so I went back again, and they were great about switching it out for another, similar model. If you're a fan of excellent customer service, as I am, these folks really raise the bar. My experience with Simutek was outstanding, and will keep me coming back. read more

First and last time I'm going to set up an Apple appointment with this business. I had my appointment set since last week to get a battery replaced on an iPhone. Came in on time just for them to tell me that they were not doing same day service. Instead they were going to mail in the phone for the repair. I asked them why they didn't just notify my beforehand and saved me the trip and time. They said that it was an issue I had to take up with Apple directly. They did mentioned that they emailed customers, but I never I received an email. How about picking up the phone and calling customers? I know my number was attached to the appointment when I made it. I ended up driving up to the Apple Store and explained the situation. They apologized for the inconvenience and repaired my phone that same morning. Now that's how good customer service should be. The Apple Store employee apologized on Simutek's behalf... shameful. read more

Amazingly helpful, affordable, quality Apple laptops, iPhones, etc, with similarly high quality repair service, highly recommend.

I've been waited on as promptly as I could hope for with courtesy and knowledgeable staff (more customers than staff, just wait). They've pulled off a miracle or two for me over the years as they fixed some serious issues with hard drives. Prices are reasonable. read more

Very good service. Fixed my mac book in 2 days and they did a brilliant job.. For free...:)

The guys at Simutek have always been extremely helpful and knowledgeable about any Apple products we've ever been interested in. They had a great selection of used MacBooks, one of which I'm a happy owner of. They not only helped me set up my new laptop but also gave me great advice about features of my phone that I hadn't considered and took the time to help me set up my phone as well. read more

For someone like me (techno-challenged), Simutek is a godsend. The staff treats me kindly and with friendliness. I never feel like I'm asking a foolish question. Love those guys! read more

The crew at Simutek is awesome! I've done business with Rich & his staff for over 15 years now and they've always taken great care of me, my friends & family. Recently had an iMac crash and thought there was no hope of recovering anything. They were able to get my computer in quickly, replace the hard drive & actually recover ALL my data. Felt like a miracle had taken place. No one better for Apple sales & service. read more

Simutek was outstanding in taking time with me to truly find the best product to fit my needs. I absolutely loved the service my salesman provided and the continued email support has been unexpected and wonderful. Highly recommend them over the big box stores anyday. read more

A far better choice than the always crowded, super noisy Apple store here in Tucson. I've been going to Simutek for over 10 years and have always been satisfied with their recommendations, courtesy, customer service. It is a much further drive for me than the Apple store. Apple's service bar is always jam packed, and their techs told me Apple only allocate only 20 minutes per customer. Simutek doesn't have those issues. read more

Hmmm ... knowledgeable, friendly Apple support in midtown or a trip up to La Encantada to wait in line for a "genius"? I'll take Simutek any day! read more

Friendly and knowledgeable. So fortunate to have a strong company locally that I can go to for help.

We live in Sierra Vista and were notified that there was a recall for Apple MacBooks early 2016 due to faulty keyboards. We logged in to the Apple Support site and opted to have our MacBook repaired at Simutek in Tucson (since we use our MacBook for work and can't waste time mailing it in to Apple). After traveling for an hour and 45 minutes we arrived on time for our scheduled appointment with Simutek at 2pm August 10, 2018 (Apple Case ID 100606709658). The Simutek Service center stated they could not replace the keyboard there, and they would have to mail it in. I objected stating I had an appointment with them to have the MacBook repaired there at their store while I waited. They went into the back room and checked and confirmed that they can't repair/replace MacBook keyboards in their store. So I wasted a 3 & 1/2 hour trip to Tucson to get our laptop repaired. Simutek is suppose to be an authorized repair center and Premier Partner for Apple but they can't even change out a simple keyboard on a MacBook. Very poor customer service and, I wasted 3 & 1/2 hours of work to just drive to this inept and so called Premier Apple Partner. read more

For dear people who just want to read a 'gist' of the review about this shop, we must say this; please be very cautious if you decide to get services from these guys. You may confront with seriously unethical approaches from them only because they want to make you pay more even when you don't have to pay at all for getting proper services. So just please be cautious to be overcharged or wrongly charged by them. For people who wonder more about the story that my friend and I experienced yesterday, here it is. I've had a problem with the delamination of my MacBook Pro monitor and been noticed by my friend that Apple provides the monitor replacement service for free. So I've booked for a service with this "Authorized" repair shop. For the first time, when we've got there, the place looked nice, and everything seemed going well, but after I've given my laptop for changing my monitor and came back to work, I've got a phone call from a staff whom I've talked to at the shop. He said that "according to Apple's policy," I should get repaired my battery and pay for it if I want to get the free replacement service for my monitor from Apple. Since I wasn't so sure whether that kind of policy exists, and also because the staff kept informing different prices for replacing the battery, we felt suspicious. So I called Apple directly and talked to Apple's senior advisor when my friend and I got to that store again. The Apple advisor confirmed that there is no such policy, and it turned out that the authorized repair shop only can notify their customers about the result of the visual inspections (not force them to repair additional things and make them pay). The unlucky staff murmured when I transferred the Apple manager's call to him, and we already knew that he lied to me and kept trying to hide it. We even could hear the staff who informed us the nonexistng policy was talking to his manager in the back stealthily. Finally, the manager came to us and confirmed the fact that we don't have to pay for unwanted services. Well, the most important thing you may need to focus on this story is this. While we were talking to them to make sure every problematic issue with the staff's statements, all clerks' attitude was something. I saw a staff eyeballing and saying "are you serious?" when I requested the staff who brought my phone to talk with the Apple advisor to be where I can see him because he went to the room where I couldn't hear and see him. (Imagine that someone takes over your phone call and go anywhere you can't see one). In short, no apology until I requested one. Hope those who read this will be served in a right manner as a customer. Now, I'm going to make another appointment with official Apple store rather than this shop. read more

Students and Parents beware! This place is only trying to get your money. My daughter had a dead iPhone battery for two days, after calling twice to confirm that they replaced batteries and also had them in stock (I wanted to confirm because she had to Uber there and I told them that), she gets there only to be told that there is not enough charge in the phone to run a diagnostic so they cannot replace the battery. Common sense tells you that a dead battery means there is no way to run a diagnostic. Would have been nice to have been told that a diagnostic had to be run to replace the battery in the two conversations I had with them before she Ubered there for $30.00 one way. They did offer to send the phone to Apple for $399.00. What a joke!! She will wait for her Genius Bar appointment at the Apple Store and pay $29.00 to have it replaced. read more

Simutek is the place to go in Tucson if you need help or repair with your Apple product or are looking to make a purchase. Great service and prices. read more

Great bunch of knowledgable people who really care about what they do!

Extremely knowledgeable. Great allternative to the Apple Store.

I love Simutek - it has none of the hype of the Apple store but that's not why I love them. Their techs are solid and fast and knowledgeable. I recently brought my 5 year old laptop in to upgrade its memory and hard drive. They advised me what to do and did it fast and a reasonable price. It was done in less than 24 hours and now it's like new! They saved me having to spend $2500 for a new computer...and Martha took the time to look at my photos from a recent trip to Burma. So I felt like I was at my "home town" Apple store. read more

We are so happy to have been referred to Simitek. The store has very friendly and knowledgeable staff. They have been able to resolve multiple issues with our Macs as well as upgrade hard drives, etc. And their prices are reasonable. We totally trust them with our Macs. read more

I have been going to Simutek consistently for several years. This place is great. The knowledgeable staff is always welcoming ant totally helpful. I LOVE that I don't need to make an appointment to get help with my computer or iPad. I REALLY LOVE that the staff all know my name and welcome my dog into the store when I have her with me. Simutek prices are also competitive (and often cheaper) than other stores in the Tucson area, as well as on the internet. This is a special place and I am glad to have this locally-owned and operated business in Tucson. read more

I will never step foot into the Apple store again. Had a major issue with my MBP, and needed it fixed right away. After being ignored by employees and standing in line for 20 minutes to "check in" I was turned away by the Apple store (not enough technicians to handle all of their reservations. Really?? HIRE MORE THEN), and headed over to Simutek. As soon as I walked in the door, my new hero Rich walked right over to me and asked me what I needed. I explained the situation, and he had my laptop open 2 minutes later. He recommended a solution, but said it normally takes 48 hours. I work from home and need my computer, so two days without it is a long time for me. He told me they would let me buy one of their used laptops and return it two days later. And I would if I could have, but it wasn't something I was able to do. So I left my computer there, and went home thinking I was going to have to give up two days worth of work. But lo and behold, about 4 hours later, I got a call saying my computer was ready for pickup. There was still something not working quite right, but they were able to find a $30 solution to a $400 problem. These guys ROCK. They are forever going to be the only place I go when I have an issue with my Apple products. THANK YOU!!!!!! read more

Relief to have this business here in Tucson. If you use any Apple products these people can help and at reasonable prices. In the "olden days" sending your stuff away was the gotcha of Apple. Highly recommend read more

I walked in the store for the second time today. Along with my wife and we were ready to pull the trigger on a Apple Desktop, NEW! After spending time and asking questions of two of the staff we were left with a feeling that these people really don't want to help much. They even mentioned that "we don't like to spend more than 20 minutes with a customer" !! What? I felt like saying well (you know what)! Those items are around $1500. The first time I was impressed with the store, the second time when I had money ready I was quite disappointed to say the least! I got the feeling that they really didn't give a damn if I bought one or not! And they sure made me feel that help for changing from a PC to a Mac was expensive and not free! Anything about learning from them was more money. And no military or senior discounts of any kind! I have yet to see a reply ! I'm sure Best Buy or Apple Store wants my business! Indeed they do $2314 Apple Store! read more

Great helpful service, go here before Apple store

Simutek is great. The staff is extremely knowledgable. You will, however, every once in awhile forgive them. They are so skillful with Macs they don't understand how others don't know as much as they do. read more