William was awesome and very knowledgeable and really helped us another and the price was very…read morereasonable. I highly recommend him. Five Star Rating for sure.

Convenient, professional and reasonable. Pick up and delivery service provided. Would recommend…read moreand use again.

My HD wouldn't load up, it went into a loop (a Microsoft StopCode error that causes it to reboot…read moreconstantly). Basically I installed software that was interfering with normal boot up. I wanted a new hard drive anyway, so I removed the drive and put it into a casing that allowed me to use it as an external HD. BitLocker requested a recovery key in order to do this and I just couldn't seem to do it. I just need the files available on "Desktop, Downloads, and My Pictures" less than 500Mb of data. The Bitlocker Code (recovery key) was included in the shipment that I sent to see if these guys could do it for me. ... with the recovery key, it is a simple enough process but for some reason, my laptop just would't do it (timed out at 75% before finishing). Secure Data Services wanted to charge me $2300 to do this!!! I was SHOCKED!!! Now if you know tech, this is way too much to unlock a drive with the recovery code that I've already supplied. Google the steps for yourself. "Unlock a Drive with BitLocker Recovery Key" or "fix MS StopCode error" on YouTube. It's NOT rocket science, I just thought a couple hundred would save me the time and trouble. BIG MISTAKE! The charge 28.95 to get your HDD sent back, what a waste of time for basically what could be called "extortion" at worst and a complete "ripoff" at best. I DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU USE THEIR SERVICES.

We tried to use all of our local resources to recover data from one of our devices and were…read morereferred to Secure Data as a last resort. They were able to recover 100% of our data and worked extra fast to complete it. Although it is a big investment to recover data, it was a valuable investment for us. We plan to keep Secure Data on file, should we need data recovery in the future.

I remember Micro Center when they had a one-room storefront on Lane Avenue in Columbus, Ohio (early…read more1980s). I knew the owners personally by their first name (Hi Tom) before they became a national superstore chain. I knew them when the internet was a baby, you didn't need more than 64 kilobytes for a computer, and a 5.25" floppy disk could hold more than enough for your program. They were sponsors of our Apple Computer User Group (COACH) in the day. They are good people, dependable and trustworthy, and their 30-day return policy cannot be beat. My first computer, an Apple II+ and monitor, was from them in 1983. I now have their own brand, a PowerSpec Windows 11 Computer. For over 45 years, they have been my computer store!

My fiance builds computers as a hobby, and I sometimes come with him as well as I love electronic…read morerestoration, and can find soldering supplies here as well as small scale electronic components This place is like a cross between RadioShack and Best Buy.

I cannot recommend calling this place on the weekend, however. I didn't pay attention to the store…read morehours posted and called just to see if I could get someone to ask about my sudden catastrophic spy-wear problem with the laptop. I ended up talking to some guy named Joe, who is the weekend PC Help emergency guy. Joe actually comes to your house for like $35 and then charges like $100 and hour (I'm pretty sure that is what he said...) while he is fixing the problem. I was hoping this would only take a few minutes after reading Jimmie L's review for the place but Joe informed me that a similar job that he had done that morning took about three hours. Sorry Joe, but I think I'll wait til the regular store hours and hopefully write a glowing update soon with similar tales of the dirt-cheap 10 minute spy-wear fix job.

CHEAPEST COMPUTER FIX (CCF) DIDN'T FIX OUR COMPUTER, BLAMED THE PART SUPPLIER (FROM EBAY!!)AND IT…read moreTOOK 2 WEEKS - All for $110! Our computer stopped working-power supply. We called around looking for a local (Howard County) computer company and spoke with CCF in Columbia. It took almost a week to get a diagnosis (they promised 1 day), another week to get the part (which was expedited) AND they wouldn't return our calls. It broke again (same part) within 24 hours. We took the computer to another repair shop in Clarksville, they cleaned the inside, replaced the power supply while I was there - for $120 AND they stand behind their repair for 12 months. CCF is willing to return the part and refund us any money they get refunded to them - that's it! They didn't even provide an invoice - but they offered to show us the EBay receipt!

Marty is amazing. He fixed my laptop. We had all but given up on. He was fast. Kept me updated…read moreevery step of the way. His fees were very reasonable. I dropped the computer off he delivered less than 24 hours later. I can not say enough good about this experience. I would give him more start if it was possible. A+

Fantastic service and very efficient, Friendly Computers always gets me back in working order in no…read moretime. What I love is that they will come and fix your computer in your own home and unless major "surgery" is needed, the problem can normally be fixed in an hour or so. Great for busy students and business professionals, who do not have the time to go wait in line and deal with the impersonal computer repair centers. Both times that I have used Friendly Computers, Marty, was my personal repair guru. He saved my life, at least academically, by getting my computer functioning again after an episode with the "blue screen of death" which nearly deleted my entire hard drive and the whole quarter-worth of work, lucky for me Marty saved the day as well as most of my hard drive! I cannot recommend them enough and hope that if you find your self in need of a computer guru that you will call Friendly Computers too, after all they are a life saver!