These guys are doing it right. Exactly what you hope for in a local business. I found DC through a Facebook group when I asked for computer repair rec's. Checked out their website, then gave them a call about cleaning up my Mac before my vacation. I put it off to the last minute and wasn't sure they could help. Luckily, they could help me, and the rush fee was $100. I love that fact they picked up the phone and it wasn't some dead doornail employee who could care less about my computer issue. Chris, the owner, actually answered the phone. He said to bring it down. I came in that same day and he told me they would: clean it up, install new OS, remove junk, and speed it up overall. He quoted me end of the week, but it was ready sooner, so happy about because it would be ready for vacation. Total came out to about $430 with the rush fee. It's been about 6 weeks now and my computer is running amazing, so fast! They also have refurbished Macs for sale, which I'll be back for when my current computer stops working. Super 5 Stars for DC Computers! They care about their business and customers. So glad I found them. read more

I cannot recommend DC Computers enough! I'm not tech-savvy at all, and in this industry, it's easy to feel overwhelmed or taken advantage of. Dan and his team immediately put my nerves at ease. I brought in the laptop I use for work, and Dan understood the priority level right away. Not only did they fix the issue faster than expected, but the cost was far lower than I had imagined. As someone who has a small business, seeing their attention to detail was inspiring, it actually makes me want to be a better expert in my own field! They treated me like a local because they are locals and residents who have been serving San Diego for 10 years. If you need a repair or a new computer, go see them. I'll definitely be back! Eric Atilano Resident Lending Inc. read more

DO NOT GO HERE they up-charged twice from my quote on the phone The battery they gave me is not any good My computer doesn't work as good anymore since getting my replacement battery Also the service was terrible they were not nice read more

Super chill dudes, fixed my M1 MacBook Pro for way cheaper than Apple and other stores. They replaced my screen extremely fast in an hour. No complaints! read more

Fast and efficient service! I brought my iMac in for a software issue. After installing the new OS, the wireless mouse and WiFi connection wouldn't work. The professional technician who helped me thoroughly understood my needs and estimated the repair would take a few days. To my surprise, it was ready for pick up later that same day. I highly recommend DC Computers for all your computer needs. They also have a cool Red Ducati motorcycle parked in their showroom! Thanks! read more

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TLDR: Don't leave your computer there for 30+ days or they'll claim it's theirs without warning Had a less-than-fortunate experience here due to unstated policy, deceit, and lies without remedy. I brought my $2,000 laptop in when it randomly stopped turning on. They diagnosed it, called me and said the motherboard is fried, and it's not worth fixing the laptop. I said ok, that's fine, hard drive is intact and have some stuff I need on it, I'll pick it up when I can. I took a while to pick it up (months). I run a business myself and have a working computer at home so it wasn't priority for me to get it. When I did come in to pick it up, they said they couldn't find it and that they recycle computers after 30 days usually. They gave me no notice that this was a thing, I understand I took a while but I think it's crazy to throw away a laptop of that quality without any notice. I didn't sign anything when I went there, there's nothing online about it, and nothing on their website about that policy. They also said they don't note in their system/tickets when they "recycle" someone's item. They later called and told me they have good news and bad news, they found the hard drive but not the rest of the laptop. I said that's good but it's still unreasonable they "recycled" the rest of the parts in that laptop and that I want some sort of compensation for it. He said "what do you want another broken laptop?" I said "yes, an Alienware m17 r5 with a 240hz monitor without the motherboard will do." In this convo he also said they never resell these computers or the parts, they only recycle them. I was later told by the other owner that they do resell them. Pretty shady to tell me different things. I wouldn't care what they did with them with proper notice. I later emailed them a list of parts in the computer and an average resale price of them and demanded compensation. Magically, the next day, I got a call and they said that they found my laptop! Great, so it took all this to get my laptop back and they did everything they could to keep it to resell the parts. The owner told me they are legally allowed to keep it after 30 days, which would be true with a signed notice or any sort of notice to the customer but that wasn't the case. Today I picked up my laptop and they still had me pay the $89 diagnostic fee after all the headache. So, this review hopefully helps someone else avoid this issue. I'm sure based on their other reviews their service and ability for fixing computers is great, but don't leave your computer there too long or they'll say it's theirs! Edit: in response to Daniel's reply, going "the extra mile" would definitely look like notifying the customer before taking their stuff. And that's not even the extra mile, that's the law. Just know that the "extra mile" at this store is less than compliant with the law. read more

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These guys do amazing work. A bit pricey, but you get what you pay for. Chris is a very nice guy and takes care of business. read more

Everything'. efficient knowledgeable well run felt in good hands from start to finish and reasonably priced.

Listened to what I wanted and made suggestions based on what I was going to be using the computer for. Will be my first stop for the next pc. read more

Everything went well. I was uncertain about choosing a laptop, or a desktop (Mac of course:). I thought, well, I might really enjoy a laptop. So, after carefully selecting a MacPro with double M1 chip, I happily took it home. I quickly realized that I am still a desktop gal. DC Computers let me bring it back, and I comfortably settled into a new iMac desktop. These guys are highly knowledgeable, ever patient, and really want to please. T . H . A . N . K ~ Y. O . U read more

I found the people at DC Computers dishonest, slow, expensive, and rip-off artists. They said repeatedly my computer would be diagnosed within 3 to 4 days (their website says 2 -3), but it ended up taking 5 days. I asked if I could get a discount of any kind because they were late, but the technician refused. If it might take them longer than 4 days they should say that, otherwise they're being dishonest. And it took them a whole week and a day to get the necessary parts for my laptop. We are in the days of Amazon that can have your product on your doorstep in a day or two, and it takes DC Computers a whole week and a day to get my parts? I need to use my regular computer that is in their office ASAP, I can't wait so long. As well, I needed to get ahold of the technician at some point and the person answering the phone said the technician would get back to me right after speaking with someone else, and lo and behold hours had passed and the technician never get back to me - so I had to call him again. And the cost to repair my touchpad that clicked and keys that wouldn't register was about $100 more to replace than ChatGPT said would be fair. They charged me $299, which seems too much for something which seems pretty simple. In any case, I wanted to be better informed about whether the cost was fair so I asked them to tell me how much parts and labor were separately. They refused to break the price down for me like that. To me, that's a fair request. What are they hiding? As if all this was not enough, they did not fix the touchpad of my laptop at all, and I think might have made it worse, but they insisted I pay. It is obvious to anyone it wasn't fixed. To pass it off as fixed is pretty incredible to me. I didn't have the best feeling about DC Computers when I walked in because it was something of a mess, and my feeling turned out to be right. I won't go back to these guys, there's got to be better options out there, but I didn't have experience with getting my laptop worked on before so I had to go with an unknown. read more

Soooo...in the middle of writing a chapter, my laptop screen went dark, and I could not revive it. I tried all my tricks...nothing. Panicking, I went to DC Computers where I always purchase my computers and they fixed it in 20 minutes. The owner was super kind to me knowing I am not a hardware or software person, just a network person. I highly recommend. They even laugh at bad jokes, no charge. read more

Great service! Fast, easy and effective! My computer looks like new They even went the extra mile and called me to make sure they could make other complementary fixes they saw necessary. Great team! read more

Took my computer in with a pretty specific problem where the system going into restart for no reason. No blue screen. No bios. Nothing. But it happens pretty consistently. They had it for 2-3 weeks with no response, then after I called they had it for another week or so trying replicate the issue. They said they had a fix (said they had to replace my sata drive). I was concerned about dropping $500, but they told me the work was warrantied so I went ahead with it. Got it back and it happened day 1. Took it back in and they had it for another 2-3 weeks, said they couldn't reproduce it. I said that's ok but can I get my money back and I'll just start throwing parts at it. Said they wouldn't give me a refund because it did fix a problem just not the one I took my computer in for. read more

Just had my old laptop brought back to life by Nate. Very happy with the communication & service.

I like this company as I got water on my brand new computer from Best Buy. They wanted $995 to repair and it was only 2 months old. Basically no one else could do this even Geeksquad. I ended up buying a laptop from these guy and am happy with it read more

I've been a client over last 10 years, and just made plans to buy my next refurbed iMac from them. Excellent quality customized Mac products and flawless service throughout. read more

DC Computers came through in spades again. Nate listened to understand the problem I was having and took ownership in resolving it. The crew at DC Computers is knowledgeable, reliable and the price is right. Need peace of mind? Drop your PC off with these guys! read more

DC Computers is the bomb. The first time they set me up w/ great computer. Done in a day. Fair price, great service. Today a driver needed to get changed. Done in an hour. Ba-da-da-Boom- ba-da-da-DING! They took care of me like it was my birthday. These guys cannot be beat! read more

They never gave me a response after a week of waiting. That's enough of a reason. And I think having to waste 85 characters on an explanation is a bit BS. read more

They fixed my computer ! They were nice. Place was clean. I will be coming back in the future. read more

Very nice and helpful. Even though I wasn't able to get any of my data extracted, they recommended a place that would help me and they were kind and respectful the whole way through. read more

Excellent service! Fast service, friendly staff, super helpful and solved my computer issue promptly and to my great satisfaction. Would definitely come here again for my computer needs. read more

I've needed technical help a few times and have always received great customer service. Will continue to go for help with my apple products.

Amazing service! I had a very positive experience with Nate. Everyone here I've come across is very helpful, extremely knowledgeable. I had heard the repair work here was phenomenal, so I brought in a 2011 macbook in for repair, which turned out to be a lost cause, Nate suggested a replacement macbook that was perfect for me. His suggestion was thoughtful and customized to my needs and budget. Nate also didn't charge me for the diagnostic on my 2011 macbook, and transferred everything to new MacBook for free. Great customer service! I highly recommend this place, they are very clear and precise in their communication and friendly too. They also have the latest macbooks for sale at great fair prices. I will shop here in the future and bring all of my mac needs & repairs here. Thanks! Fallon x read more

Came here to get my laptop physically cleaned. It only took 20 minutes and the service was quick! They also noticed how slow the laptop was to gear up and aided with that. Kind of them to notice and go out of their way. Everyone here was super fast to help and considering they had numerous customers that was appreciated. I also brought in an old laptop that they kindly recycled for me. The place is very clean and has access to a large parking area. All in all will definitely come back for my computer needs! PS: they also sell laptops, cases, chargers, etc. read more

Got a work computer fixed here but haven't booted it up to confirm it works, I'm sure it does. They have a very nice and helpful employee (pictured) that made the experience very enjoyable! read more

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Parking: Parking is within a shopping plaza which includes a grocery store. I haven't had issues finding parking whether it's close by or a bit of a distance. the time that I had to park a distance it was a good walk due to the area that it's located in. Service: The service was professional. I have an old laptop and has questions regarding getting a new one. All the questions that I had they were able to answer which I enjoyed. The big takeaway during this interaction was they didn't recommend the latest and greatest like some folks would do. Based off the age of my laptop (MacBook Air 2013) they recommended what year to start at to where it would make a huge difference. Due to the age he said any upgrade I do beyond that would be amazing. felt a little attacked but in a good jokingly way since it's been 10 years since I've upgraded my laptop, he got a good laugh out of that. Ambiance: Ambiance is great. There's two ways that you can walk in from whether it be from the street or inside the plaza. The plaza would be the recommended entrance as to where the service desk is located. there's PC accessories followed by Windows and Mac Laptops. Opportunities: Only thing I can think of (unless I didn't see it) would have the prices of the laptops that are on display. I think they were present though. Overall: Being a 10 year veteran of my MacBook Air I am seeing the...AGE show on it and I'm glad that they understood what I was going through. They recommended ALOT of laptops and whenever I was ready to come and talk to them which I will. I forgot the names of the 2 individuals that helped me but whenever I do, 'll be sure to give them the recognition that they deserve! Bonus: They have a cat that chills in it's little house which for some reason I liked. Has nothing to do with laptops, but cats are pretty cool 5/5 read more

The majority of reviews I have read were very positive. My experience was extremely high also. Everyone I talked to was very professional and highly knowledgeable. Being a retiree and not technical, I could have been vulnerable to a variety of 'upgrades' or other costly charges, but instead I walked away with a repaired computer much better then the one I brought in at a fair price. Wouldn't think of going anywhere else. read more

Super friendly and efficient! Was looking for some very specific screws and they had them in stock.

I'm so happy I brought my Mac book here. I panicked after my son spilled a drink on my laptop. I sent DC Computers a message on yelp and instantly got a quote for a liquid spill. I immediately brought my Mac book in and unfortunately there was more damage to my laptop. But they took care of the problem and quickly gave me an update as to the other damage that was done . I'm so happy they saved the life of my laptop. I've already recommended a friend . Hopefully I won't see them anytime soon but if I need to they will be the ones I contact. Thanks to Darrien not sure if I spelled right . He took care of me once I brought my laptop in and fixed my laptop. read more

Deplorable business practices. I purchased a MacBook Pro from these guys and spent over $2300 and also bought some additional items, bringing my total to around $2550. I received a MacBook as a birthday gift so no longer needed the one I purchased from DC Computers. However, after looking at the receipt, I discovered they do NOT accept returns on anything new, sealed or unused, and they charged me nearly $400 restocking fee for the laptop. Ordinarily I would not have a problem with this, but they do NOT tell you about the restocking fee or their refusal to accept brand new items back until AFTER your purchase!!! This is very deceptive and dishonest as these policies should be clearly posted so that you know you will not get any refund for new, unused merchandise and that you will be forced to pay a ridiculous fee for them to essentially put the computer back on their shelves. In addition, the guy who helped me was rude and condescending when I told him I wanted to make a return. I also told him they need to have their return policies posted so that consumers are aware of them prior to making any purchases from them. Had I know they have such a large fee for returns, I never would have purchased from them. Should you choose to use Snap to finance your purchase, don't do it. They do not know how it works and the refund process is horrible. I cannot recommend this merchant after this first and last experience. If you choose to buy anything, ask to see their return policies BEFORE you spend your money or you too will be out a lot of money simply because they are greedy and lazy. read more

I stopped by DC computer earlier today to inquire about replacing/fixing the broken screen on my HP Envy 17. The rep came out and initially said that diagnostics cost $35.99 but there's a 7-10 day wait on diagnostic , but that service could be expedited for $199 for over night service. I told him I use my laptop on a daily basis to run my business and couldn't wait 7-10 days. He then said I can disable the "touch screen feature " on the laptop and he could do that for $199. Again, disable the touch screen feature on my laptop until my screen is repaired for $199. Not only was I insulted the fact he quoted and wanted me to pay $199 to simply disable the screen. I told him I couldn't do it and left the store. I came home , simple Google search "disable touchscreen on hp" a video popped up on youtube. I followed the simple instructions and here we are! Advice google search what ever you think might be wrong with your device before allowing them to do anything for you. It took me less than 5 min. My laptop is working perfectly fine without the touchscreen feature that I never used. $199 lol can you believe that ! One Ninety Nine! come on DC Computer , you can definitely do better(that was shady) Paul read more

Battery exchange for my 2015 Macbook pro. Different from most stores they did not try to sell me a new one. Repair was done swiftly and very professional. Communication was flawless! Price reasonable. Very happy! I will definitely come back. read more

This company is THE BEST!!! I have had many computers repaired by many stores and DC is by far the most professional and well priced. They are patient with questions and their service is second to none! I pity the fool that doesn't use DC!!! read more

I am revising my review to be more positive. After trying their best to repair my old computer for which i paid $700.00, the going rate, but with no success they just gave me a new device which i feel is more than fair. I know they did their best, but sometimes it simply is best to call it a day and start anew. Thanks to all the employees at DC. read more

Great service and always very friendly! I bought a computer with them and when I have issues they are always there to help. Issues are typically user error. I highly recommend read more

I'm so glad I bought my laptop from Daniel. I'm still getting acquainted with my new computer and have run into a few problems. Daniel always very graciously helps me through my learning curve. Thank you Daniel:)) read more

This place has solved many probs for me over the years and kept my computer alive so much longer than I expected. They're always prompt, informative and don't make me feel like a total idiot about my lack of computer prowess. Many thanks! read more

An update: I had an issue with my laptop bluescreening every 10 minutes after receiving my laptop again. I wondered if it had anything to do with the repair and took it in. The person at the desk assured me that I would not be charged anything for the diagnostic after explaining my situation. A week later, I got a call stating my laptop needed to be replaced, or that a repair for the issue was $400. This was post- spending $200 for my replacement part that fixed my original issue. When I went to pick up my laptop, the invoice stated that my diagnostic, instead of the $39 was $89 because it is a gaming laptop. Not that it was free. They've worked with me and have been super friendly, but I wasn't sure how to take the charge for the diagnostic. I paid because they've worked diligently with me about my laptop but didn't appreciate being told there would be no charge if they were going to charge me anyway. Long story short, my laptop is still under Dell's warranty, and I ran an advanced diagnostic to see how much they'd need to service. The diagnosis was that nothing was damaged in the laptop (after an update) and I am using it now to write this review. I'm not too sure what's happened there, I don't know enough about laptops to be suspicious of anything. But my laptop has been in and out of the shop since mid-July, almost a month now. I just hope it's all over. read more