I found Your IT Dept through Yelp when my fav laptop physically crashed to the ground. Fortunately it's a Toshiba and solid as a rock, but the screen wouldn't turn on, and the directions for tearing it down to test it were just too complicated. (Turned out I needed a new LED screen entirely; the last step in the testing process. So glad I didn't attempt the repair on my own!) They had it done in no time for cheap, plus cleaned out the entire laptop (tore it down, wiped out the keyboard, etc) for no extra. Runs better now than it did before. And their ideas for the future of their company are innovative; I'm excited they're in the area and do local repairs (and sell nicely refurbished, all-legal computers and peripherals), as well as work the larger companies in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, etc. They give you a card, stay in touch through email or phone, and work fast. Worth the visit and a bookmark imo, esp for what they WANT to do with wireless in the future. I got some GREAT ideas from them to save money and get faster internet. Nothing but love for these guys; they clearly love their work and the community, and tell it to you straight. No punches pulled, and very professional. read more

It was around noon on a Saturday, and my Dell Inspiron laptop "fell" off the bed in what can only be described as an angry and forceful manner. I'm a W&L college student, but unlike many other students, I'm on complete financial aid with limited (if any) support from my parents. I tried over and over to get my "stupid, useless" laptop to turn on, but of course it did not. At around 7:30 pm I started calling IT companies even though I knew I wouldn't be able to afford any repairs. I had no luck until I called Your IT Department, who miraculously picked up the phone at 8 pm on a Saturday (I'm from Chicago, that's just simply unheard of). Though their prices are extremely reasonable, with my situation it would not be possible for me to pay upfront. Upon expressing this concern and asking about payment plans to the owner, Matt, he simply laughed and said "don't worry, we'll take care of you". By 9:30 they had met me to pick up my laptop and begin repairs. They were super nice and very reassuring that I would have the data I needed recovered (I was mildly freaking out, the philosophy proposal for the 15-20 page final philosophy paper worth 60% of the final grade was lost somewhere on my oh-so-broken laptop and had not been backed up anywhere else - on top of this I'm a writer and none of my incoherent babblings are backed up anywhere else either). I can't describe how grateful I am for the compassion of Your IT Department; not only was this the most efficient and exceptional service that I had ever received, but they had a complete understanding for my particular situation and were willing to work with me still, something most places would scoff at in our "wonderful" capitalistic society. My computer was finished with all repairs by Sunday night, which I can only describe as either remarkable or magic - they must have used magic - since I didn't even hear back from other IT places in town until Monday afternoon. When I got it back, it was in better condition than before (I'm serious, magic is at work here), and all my data was recovered. I would not only highly recommend Your IT Department for any technological needs, this is the ONLY company I would recommend. Thank you guys again for AMAZING service and for saving my poor little laptop's life. read more

I can't thank you enough for your efforts on our behalf. I know it comes at a price for you to devote this much of your time to this problem and want you to know how much we appreciate your pro-active stance. All of us appreciate your humor, intelligence, curiosity and especially your technical proficiency. Did I say how much we love your humor? read more