After reading the 3 reviews on yelp, 2 good 1 bad. I thought I should tell it like it is with Slaco…read moreand Andrew the owner. I have been using Slaco for at least 3-4 years he repaired & cleaned my original computer. Then I bought one from him 18 months ago and it has performed perfectly and was reasonably priced. Andrew discussed at length with me my requirements and various options for a new computer based on my usage and tech savviness (not great). In all this time with say 4-5 visits to Slaco, Andrew has been the perfect gentleman, and also giving lots of advice in plain language. I don't know what planet the person who gave the bad review is from, but I firmly believe that people who have had a bad experience are far more likely to post a review, and that is another reason why I had to write this review. Peter C.

Definitely one of the dodgier computer stores I've bought from over the decades…read more I bought a new system from them recently, and maybe it's my fault for wanting to save a bit of money, but they cut corners and do a shoddy job. For one thing, they manage to offer the cheapest quality motherboards possible, so i have almost no room to expand my computer later on. The power supply is barely powerful enough for what they installed, with no room to expand further except replacing it with something powerful. The drives were installed haphazardly without proper mounting brackets, in one case screwed in sideways across three drive slots. One of the more egregious problems is that they sell me a board that is only compatible with dual ATI video cards but proceed to install an Nvidia GPU instead. So when i do upgrade the computer, i'm on the hook for buying two video cards anyhow Worst of all, instead of a modern OS, they installed Windows 7 and then "upgraded" it to Windows 10. In the process they somehow managed to mangle the installation and leave fundamental programs unworkable. I literally couldn't even open the Calendar or open the Windows Store on a clean install. If a computer store can't even install Windows correctly, how can i trust them to actually sell a computer. I'm enough of a geek to know how to dig into Windows Powershell and eventually fix the numerous problems, but that is simply not something i should have to do on a brand new computer. I will not be trusting this company with any of my problems in the future.

How do you tell a great business from the rest? Answer: How they treat others when no one is…read morelooking. A couple of years ago, I was a student working on a research project and needed a few 5-drawer industrial filing cabinets, at the lowest possible cost (limited budget). In my quest, I went to every retailer in town - office depot, staples, heritage, and source - and was told the same tired line - no, we don't do small sales; no, we don't offer discounts; no, we don't deliver; no, you can't pay later; no, we don't have special deals for students ... I was made to feel like I was not worth their time .... get the picture? At my wits end, I went to the last store on my list -- IMPACT Office Furnishings -- these guys were located in "rail town" (commercial drive/ powell area) -- and believe me, I wasn't expecting much (downtown eastside). After I explained my situation, and limited budget, the owner was interested, receptive, professional, and efficient ... he made me feel welcomed. In fact, not only did he offer me a fantastic discount (cost), he didn't ask for payment right away (pay later). The furniture arrived a few days later in pristine condition with a highly professional delivery crew. As soon as I got the funds, I paid in full ... a couple of weeks later. To this day, every time I drive by the IMPACT office furnishings store on Grandview Hwy & Boundary, I think of how altruistic - and willing to help - the owner was. The value of this business comes from their integrity, honesty, and sound business practices that put humanity before profit. Believe me, my other reviews (yelp restaurants reviews) are brutally honest criticisms ... but here, it's nothing but well deserved praise. I highly recommend IMPACT office furnishings - they were there when I needed them, did so willingly, and had no expectation of reward or recognition. Think about this, I am writing this review nearly 6 years after the fact, and to this day, I still remember how well they treated me. IMPACT Office Furnishings - a class act. UPDATE: I checked out their website, and here is their customer testimonials ... universally positive. http://www.impactoffice.ca/testimonials

One of the shitty things about working from a home office is that it makes you realize how shitty…read moreyour office furniture is: How shitty? SHITTY. The saddest part is that I actually spent more money on a bells & whistles 'gaming mouse' than on my shitty $50 non-breathing pleather non-adjustable wobbly chair from Office Depot. Sure it's fine if I'm just spending a couple hours a day pwning n00bs in first person shooters, dribbling nonsense on Yelp and searching for *ahem* adult material, but with my ass virtually fused to this chair after a full day of work, I started hating it. So I got my grown man on and booked an appointment at Impact. I didn't actually end up buying anything there (as I didn't quite dig the selection) -- but the staff were some of the most courteous, professional and knowledgeable salespeople I've ever dealt with. They had a lot more 'conference' chairs (that you buy for peons and visitors) than hardcore tasks chairs (that you buy for yourself and the bosses). It must have been a slow day because I had three salespeople lavishing attention on me. They pulled out chair after chair for me to test - narrowing it down based on my needs, preferences and budget. Apparently, my lazy man recline was *never* the right way to sit. More suited for office managers outfitting an entire office, but a good place to start your quest for the perfect office chair.

I was very impressed with how much they did to help me with my broken Canon printer. Special…read morethanks to Kevin.

The sales guy seemed nervous, but he found us at the right time, as we were thinking of replacing…read moreour old huge machine to correspond with our move. The delivery and connection was fine. But if your office doesn't have someone with analytical computer-thinking skills, you may want to stay away from Ricoh machines. The driver installation is not plug and play, the paper instruction manual leaves much to be desired, and the menu tree of the settings isn't organized in a way that is logical to the average person (although they may have improved on these aspects since 2005). We were trying to do something a little bit fancy (like emailing the faxes to ourselves instead of having it print out all the junk faxes), and the Sales guy had trouble helping us. He came around a few times, but I think we just figured it out ourselves through trial and error. They have a smart system for service calls. I sent an email to "dispatch" as described on their email, and a guy showed up at my office less than 3 hours later (which is good, except I had asked that he contact me to arrange a time. Good thing I wasn't out at the time). We still have that same Ricoh machine from five and a half years ago. No complaints.

Went to Crackerz to get an issue fixed with my laptop. They said it's probably the harddrive going…read morebut they'd try and see what they could do to fix it otherwise. Turns out it was the harddrive that needed replacing and they did an amazing job! Kept me updated ever step of the way and gave me many options as for what I'd like to do with my old data. They were fast, friendly, and a pleasure to do business with! I would highly recommend them and I reckon I'll be going to them when I want to get a gaming rig made.

As others have said, Source has a good range of furniture at fair prices. Moreover, their service…read moreis great - friendly, fast and efficient. I wish to thank in particular Arwin for assisting me when making my purchase and Keith for solving a problem I had afterwards. Both are great ambassadors for the store, which will now be my first choice for the furnishings they supply.

Great place, would not buy furniture anywhere else. Chief has helped me out many times and has…read morealways come through. The store has a warehouse in South Burnaby which has been very helpful.

Well if you need personalized service on a computer, This guy is a good bet. He will go into detail…read morewith you on your situation. He tries to be reasonably priced and offers a lot of good knowledge.They also sell used laptops there to with warranty.

I stopped in here to ask about a few different items I was looking for (tablet case, and a couple…read moreof different cables). The store clerk didn't seem to understand what I was asking for; he kept showing me a wrong cable and insisting that it was the right one (it wasn't -- he doesn't seem to understand the difference between a female USB and a male USB, which is not rocket science, and he also didn't understand the difference between a data transfer cable and OTG). It took me five times explaining to him before he actually listened instead of just patronizing me as if I didn't know what I was asking for. I would not come here again unless 1) I wanted someone to talk to me like I was a toddler or 2) I want to talk to someone who ignores all the words coming out of my mouth and just waits his turn to reiterate the same thing based on the first three words I say. I also would never trust a repair job of any technology I cared about to these people -- based on what I observed of their lack of basic expertise and talk-down-to-you bedside manner, Pacific Repair is an excellent candidate for doing 'half-ass repairs because we think you don't have the expertise to know better'. Better value for new components at NCIX, better value on used parts at Free Geek, and better value & peace of mind for repair jobs at the Hackery.

A wide selection of printer cartridges in stock and ready for pickup. Great value for money.read more

These folks are terrific! Used them for going on 10 years now. Gotta get my cartridges refilled…read more I'll be ordering again, since I can't make it all the way across Abbotsford. (I gotta re-apply to HandyDart.) Last I heard, they do pickup and delivery. Oh, and I'm Dutch-born, so it's very handy that Just Ink is pretty much right around the corner from a Dutch store!

The sales managers were extremely knowledgeable and very helpful throughout my purchase. I have a…read morelot of checks and balances to adhere to, which led to plenty of back‑and‑forth before we could finalize anything. Despite the complexity of the situation, the sales team remained patient, supportive, and consistently helpful. Their professionalism made the entire process much smoother.

Horrible, terrible experience. Bought a Powermatic PM1250…read more($1000 air filter) in September 2021, it was having issues for couple months and stopped working Dec/21, when I reached out to Ultimate Tools. Had to contact them at least 4 times before I finally got a response - a phone number for Powermatic. Contacting Powermatic, I was told Ultimate Tools is the distributor and thus has to deal with it. I received a single possible solution (replacement board), which did not fix the issue. It is now April/22 (about 4-5 months since my initial contact), and I'm still without a working air filter. Powermatic has not returned a single of my 5-6 voicemails, and getting a reply from Ultimate Tools is not much better. I'd understand if I bought a $20 fan, but this is a $1000 air filter. I don't say this lightly - STAY AWAY!!!!!