Matt is an honest businessman. Dropped my computer off and he assessed it and let me know my…read moreoptions and cost to value. He doesn't charge a diagnostic fee in his words he would rather you put it into something new if it isn't repairable. Refreshing to find an honest locally owned business. Highly recommend him and would use him again without hesitation . This was in relation to a cracked computer screen.

Only place that I absolutely trust with my computers and all the sensitive information it contains…read more Have used them many times and would refer them to anyone. Can't believe I have not rated them before. Totally great.

I'm so glad I found this service online. Jennifer is amazing! She rescued all my data, photos,…read moreprograms, etc. from my 8 year old dying laptop with a battery that was about to explode. She kept me informed every step of the way and had moved everything from my old laptop to a flash drive in a couple of days; this was on a weekend! My original plan was to replace it with a desktop from Best Buy, but Jennifer explained that she had available a refurbished laptop that would suit my needs and would work much better than what I could get at a big box retailer. The price was also affordable and fit into my budget. I love my new laptop, it's so speedy with no bloatware junk loaded into it. I highly recommend Common Courtesy Computer Help to anyone with computer issues.

This was the third computer repair service I tried to see if my wife's two broken laptop computers…read morecould be saved. Neither of the first two services I tried (Computer Doctor in West Warwick, and PC Tech in Warwick) answered their phones during their posted business hours. Ironically, although Common Courtesy works by appointment only, the owner actually answered the phone when I called on a Saturday morning. I was able to drop off the computers that same morning, and was told they would call me Tuesday. As promised, they called Tuesday to report their initial evaluation. The older laptop (which we'd bought used for about $200 or $250), overheated severely and had a damaged hard drive (it had been banged into a wall while it was on). Considering what we'd paid for it, it was more cost-effective to simply buy another used one, instead of repair this one, the owner explained. The other laptop (which we'd bought new for about $300 or $350), had been dropped, and the charging jack inside the computer had broken. Common Courtesy explained that this was a low-end laptop, and was very labor intensive to dis-assemble, as it was not built with ease of servicing in mind. Due to their familiarity with this laptop's construction, it was quite possible that the jack itself was okay, but the mounting board it was attached to was broken. It would take considerable labor to replace the board that the jack was mounted on, they explained. Furthermore, there could be additional damage from the fall (such as a bad hard drive), but that could not be diagnosed without tearing the laptop apart. Again, buying a used and/or refurbished laptop would be our best bet. Common Courtesy sometimes sells refurbished laptops, but currently had none available, as they tend to sell out quickly around Christmas. After relaying this information to my wife, we ultimately ending up buying a new laptop (Chromebook, in particular, for about $250) from Best Buy. As for the old laptops, we decided to let Common Courtesy Computers keep the older one to recycle it for parts, but my wife wanted the newer laptop back. Due to the fact that Common Courtesy does not have a store or shop with regular business hours, it was a bit difficult making arrangements to pick up the old computer we wanted to keep. I had to reschedule appointments twice before I was finally able to get the computer back. But, to their credit, Common Courtesy was always responsive answering the phone or returning calls. I was also thankful that there was no charge to us for evaluating the laptops. Common Courtesy is apparently a one-person operation; although their operations are based within a large strip mall on Warwick Avenue, the owner also works off-site at clients' businesses or homes, and therefore, cannot sit in a storefront shop all day. My family's computing needs would probably be served more conveniently by a slightly larger computer sales/service business, that has more than one person, and a store with regular business hours, and a larger inventory of reconditioned computers. We had been going to such a place in Warwick for several years, but apparently, they are no longer around, so finding a replacement business has been difficult. Nevertheless, I was impressed with Common Courtesy - their name suits them very well, because they have the common courtesy (which is actually not-so-common these days) of answering and returning phone calls. Also, the owner explained the problems with my wife's computers in an easy to understand, non-technical way, and gave common-sense advice that I readily concurred with. If you don't mind working within the appointment-only business model that Common Courtesy uses, then I would recommend them without hesitation to any homeowner or business that needs computer help.

These guys are terrific. My desktop was riddled with viruses and malware brought in by an unsecured…read morewebsite. Frankly, The computer was so corrupted, I thought it was a loss. Fourtech fixed it perfectly, had it ready within a reasonable time frame, with no unexpected charges. What's more, they made a last minute adjustment for free. I'm definitely a future repeat customer.

Came in for a simple issue and they got me in and out super-fast and at an affordable price. I…read morewould come here again!

David was very friendly and informative. I had a real problem with my work computer but he was able…read moreto figure it out and it did not break the bank. Our company has visited a few times and we have had nothing but good outcomes. It is good to have someone to trust when in need of tech support. They are centrally located on Mineral Spring Avenue in North Providence Gary Nahabedian United Parking LLC

I went to Core Tech to get my HP Envy laptop fixed. My laptop's hinge had broke and caused the…read morescreen to separate from the back plate. The plastic in the back of the screen was also damaged so it was causing the touch screen to lose sensitivity. I dropped off my laptop and David diagnosed the issues and got back to me with an estimate the day after. Parts and labor took a week. I got my laptop back and it's working great! Prices are very reasonable and David was very helpful.

The Geek Squad told me this was likely a motherboard and to expect approximately a $450 charge. I…read moretook this to A Computer Genius and these guys ARE AWESOME. $149 dollars later, I received the laptop back the same day I turned it in. Works like a charm. They performed a diagnostic and soldered on a new USB-C charging port. No data loss, no hassles, no problem. Have read "some" of the reviews here but from experience here ... if you go in with realistic expectations, communicate exactly what the problems are - this is the team. They've been here for 25-plus years! You're asked to pay a small fee up-front to help cover the diagnostic, and they'll give you an honest assessment and ask how you want to move forward. I'm not sure anyone can reasonably ask for more. Great job - this was my 4th (or so) repair and you'll always get a straight answer.

I had a horrible experience here. I brought them a memory card from my Sony camera. It contains…read moreover 2000 photographs from five countries including war zones with machine guns, etc. It was very important data to me. I could not see the files on the card so I brought it to them and before I brought it to them, I read online that no data recovery company should work on the card itself, But they should image the card and work on the image of the data. That way they cannot possibly screw up the original data. There's also a place to click an SD card with a little lever on the card so that it cannot be over written. Which I did. When I brought them the card, they charge me a diagnostic fee. I told him how important the data was to me, and that they should not work directly on the card. They told me that they understood and would not do so. About a week later they called me and told me they could not recover data and gave me information on another data recovery place With a special code I guess for a kickback. Instead, I took it to another data recovery expert. And they assured me that there was nothing wrong with the card and that they could have recovered any files from it, but they could see that the previous company had over written the card and reformatted the card during the period when they had it. Basically, computer, genius wiped off the contents of my card, even though they had told me that they would not work directly on the card. This is a devastating loss for me personally And represents months of lost work in thousands of dollars of lost images. So I called the owner to tell him what happened so that he could improve his business and maybe not cause thousands of dollars of damage to other peoples data. All they need to do is not work directly on the card. I thought it was a professional courtesy to call the owner to help him improve his business, and that it would be better than leaving a bad review online. I was told by one of the techs that he was busy so I left my name and phone number for him to call me back. Much to my surprise he called me back minutes later screaming at me on the phone. I said "Why are you yelling at me"? And he replied "because you want to loan me money". I said "no I don't". I called to talk to you about a problem at your store. To which she started yelling again. He was completely unprofessional and hung up on me. he never asked what the problem was nor would he let me tell them. I had been very polite to the tech I had spoken to. And I'm a polite person in general. I just felt that when something so bad is done by a business they should know about it. I asked to speak to the owner, because the mistake that was made is a mistake of processing policy at the store. It's the owners responsibility. I don't know if I've ever experienced as dysfunctional a business or as rude a business owner.. But I estimate the loss in my data to be worth about $10,000. I did not want to post a bad review on Google, so I called him directly so I could explain to him the problem so that he could improve his process to avoid doing this in the future. But it looks like they will continue to do this. There is just no excuse for treating customers this way.

Outstanding company! Brought in two iPhones for new screens only to be told there were cracks in…read morethe screen protectors... not the screens! Could have been $350 plus for the two phones... These days it's nice to know there are honest, trustworthy people out there! Highly recommended

Chris the owner called me after receiving my letter about my bad experience with them. He is very…read moreconcerned about the way I was treated and he apologized profusely. He is offering me a free hard drive diagnostic and I really appreciated him reaching out to me.

The Mac and iPhone guys are always helpful when I have a problem with storage or batteries. Not…read moreoverpriced either.

Thank You! Thank You! Walked from the port and they were able to diagnose and fix my IPad…read more Thank you for awesome service and support.

Excellent place, comped the device that they couldn't fix which was really kind!! They were…read moreextremely knowledgeable and had excellent prices for the repairs. Would recommend!!

Brought my Dell in for BIOS CMOS battery replacement, service was rushed and when I got home the…read moreDrive failed. Chris upgraded to SSD and tried to repair, but machine was not cloned properly and I lost all my Dell programs, they named the computer C: User/User. I could not change this. I have spent 2 months trying to rebuild this computer to what is was before I went there. Altho Chris had his staff spend a lot of time on this, and the computer is very fast (thanks to SSD), I am just disappointed in the outcome.