I had a laptop problem and stopped at this place about 15 minutes before they were opening. Some long haired nerd came up and started interrogating me and why I was there. I told him I had a laptop problem, did not know the place wasn't open yet, and was waiting to get my laptop looked at. Apparently this guy worked there, so he told me they are not open yet. I really only had a general question about my laptop, and so I asked him and he told me he wasn't sure if he had the time to help me because he needed to open the store first. I asked him the question anyway, and he gave me some half-assed answer, then told me he really doesn't have time to talk to me about my laptop because he needed to go open the store for the day, which was The Wright PC, where he worked, where his job is to help people fix their computers among other things.
I have to say this hippie looking nerd was probably the most anti-social, rude, dismissive asshole I have ever met who works at a business that is supposed to serve the needs of customers. That was my very first experience with this shitty place.
I took my laptop to Bits & Bytes at Elliot & Alma, they were the complete opposite. I wrote a long review on how they have helped me, my sister, and my friend, and how great they've always been. They are everything that The Wright PC is not.
My second experience with The Wright PC was when my laptop power cord went out and would not charge the battery. I knew the battery was good because it was a stronger new one, but the cable had started giving me problems after I yanked it out of a plug. Anyway, I simply just needed another power cord.
Of course there is no way in hell I would have even considered going back to The Wright PC after that first experience, but I had a lab meeting that afternoon and needed to recover some data from my laptop for a presentation, so I needed a power cord ASAP.
Unfortunately, my favorite place Bits & Bytes had sold the last power cord they had that would have worked for my laptop, which is kind of an obscure Acer Model, so it is not an easy power cord to find, and so Bits & Bytes didn't have an extra one in stock. That's not a bad thing, because they were nice about it.
But, I ended up being in a position where I needed a power cord asap, so since I knew The Wright PC had parts, I stopped by there that morning before heading to Fry's Electronics, where I knew they had them for like $40. I hate going to Fry's because they and Best Buy tend to rip people off on cheaper parts that always need to be replaced. It is like when an auto mechanic charges you $80 to fix a fuse.
Anyway, knowing that you can find a power cord on eBay or other online sites for about $15, but knowing I did not have that kind of time, I reluctantly tried The Wright PC.
The guy working there ignored me for over 20 minutes while he stood there ripping off some poor guy. The employee there was charging some poor guy over $300 to add memory and reload a new version of Windows. They charged him like over $100 just in service charges, and kept trying to induce him to trade in his laptop for one of the models they had for sale in their shop, which were not actually as good as the computer he had. He had a pretty good Toshiba with a newer processor, which had Windows standard on it, so they were essentially trying to convince him to downgrade and pay for it.
After finally acknowledging me 20 minutes after I walked in the door, I had my laptop and explained my situation, showing them the old power cord that needed to be replaced. The guy grabbed a bucket full of used power cords and started trying random ones to see if they would give my computer a charge. After like 4 tries, he found one that fit, had the right voltage, and then proceeded to try to sell it to me for like $45.
I told him to go to hell.
This is exactly what auto mechanics do. They know you're in a shitty situation, need your car or laptop back asap, so they take advantage of the situation and try to rip you off and make the most money out of you that they can.
This guy even had the nerve to try to suggest I should trade in my laptop and buy one of theirs, which were overpriced and used. I can't believe that guy also had the nerve to try to sell me a used power cord for $45, when I can get a new one on eBay for $15.
DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These guys will rip you off, overcharge you on every little thing, try to sell you crap you don't need, and if you are in a dire situation they will try to take advantage of you and overcharge you.
These guys are quite literally the sketchiest computer business I've ever come across. These are the kinds of people you do not want having access to private data on your hard drive. Do not take your business to these guys.
I have always had a great experience with Bits & Bytes at Elliot & Alma. Their reviews show how reliable and honest they are.
This The Wright PC place absolutely sucks. read more