After spending forty years as a computer engineer, I thought I could change the keyboard in my own…read morelaptop. I ordered a new keyboard, looked at a youtube repair video, and realized that I was completely out of my depth. I took it to Wolfie who deftly disassembled the entire machine, discovered that I had the wrong keyboard, then built up a replacement with pieces from the old and new keyboards. This involved careful work on plastic pieces. The result has worked great now for a couple of weeks. I give Wolfie my highest recommendation.

Communication was off and on, but that's to be expected when chatting through a third party like…read morethe Yelp app. Once we hooked up, Wolfie(?) was concise and accurate about his pricing and the work I requested. It went well and I had my screen replaced in about an hour. This was on a foreign phone (Oppo Find N5, a fold phone not sold in the US) that 3 other shops declined to work on. Pricing was good also, so I give this repair service an AAA+++ rating.

Very affordable Honest…read more I actually only needed a new charger cord - He did not want to charge me but I gave $20 Another company wanted to charge me $150 to get my data onto hard drive when all we needed was to try a different charger! So grateful My new go to for all computer related issues

Quick turnaround on a windows install. Reasonably priced and friendly. I definitely recommend.read more

It's really sometimes hard to try to find a place that best suits what you are looking for. I truly…read morerecommend this place because they actually care. They try their best to tell everything and give you step b step directions. I was looking for different places that was affordable to refer to my friend. This is a great place with reasonable prices.

We had an external hard drive that stopped working at the worst time possible. We needed a drastic…read moredata recovery, and had gone to two previous places before that weren't able to provide the service we needed. We were referred to NeuralEarth as "the people who can get it done". We needed expedited service, and when we walked in, the folks there literally took the drive out of our hands and started working on it immediately. Within 12 hours, we had a diagnosis, and within 48 hours, we had the recovered data. This was a LIFESAVER. Yes, you will pay more money for services like this, but compared to other places we tried (and that couldn't provide the services in the time we needed), this was so very worth it. The folks at NeuralEarth are dedicated, very knowledgeable, and all-around awesome. I can't thank them enough. If you need critical data recovered, you won't find better than NeuralEarth.

My computer suddenly reboot, and I (shame on me!) hadn't backed it up in several months. It had…read more*everything* on it--notably a slew of documents, all my photos, etc., most of which was irreplaceable. After several months of agony, I took it to Adrian at Bridgetown Electronics Repair (who had just helped me with a broken smartphone). He was not optimistic, since it appeared that the hard drive itself was the problem. After some discussion, I agreed with his suggestion to send it to NeuralEarth. I got a phone call from NeuralEarth the next day to let me know they had my drive and we discussed their process, what kind of expectations were realistic for me to have, etc. Their $50 fee for an initial diagnosis would be applied to any additional work I agreed to following the diagnosis; of course I agreed to that! They called me sooner than I'd expected to say that, yes, the problem was the drive itself but they were confident they could get most, if not all, of my data! The quote for the Tier 3 recovery was $600 (about which I gulped, then agreed to--after all, any recovery was more than I'd have otherwise!) and, as I was going to need a new hard drive anyway, I agreed to have them go ahead and get me a better-than-average model for an additional $67.99. I just had my final phone call with them. The only files they weren't able to recover were my operating system (which was not a surprise but also no loss, since it can easily be downloaded and installed to the new drive) and a few system files that were also of no use to me otherwise. At this point, my new drive will be delivered to Adrian to reinstall in my desktop box. Although I would--of course--have preferred to pay less for the work, I could not be more pleased, and cannot recommend NeuralEarth more highly!

NO NEW RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS…read more Not a review so much as a comment: I just called to see if I could get some help with upgrading my Mac to add needed memory. The voicemail states that the business is no longer supporting new residential customers (only existing residential customers with support plans). I very much appreciated the clear message so I didn't waste time leaving a voicemail and waiting on a return call. Now back to Yelp to try and find someone else.

I have a 2013 MacBook Pro with a CD drive that was starting to slow down considerably, presenting…read moreme with the beach ball of doom with just about every action I tried to take. Plus, my battery was no longer holding a charge, so I was tethered to my adapter. This is the time at which I buy a new computer. But you can't get one with the CD drive anymore, and I still use mine for my outdated exercise videos and movies on the plane. So I consulted Joseph at Portland ComputerWorks about a tune up. He recommended I increase my memory, replace the battery and get a solid state hard drive. His pricing came in at under $400.00. He also cleaned the interior and tightened the hinge for the screen. I love the result! This machine should go on now for at least two more years. It's like having a new machine! I do not live anywhere near Portland ComputerWorks, but it was Joseph's appraisal, manner and trustworthiness that made me leave my personal grid. I won't go anywhere else in the future.

Took some old computers in to have data transferred to a hard drive and then wiped. And took my…read morecurrent newer computer as well. I came back working better than brand new. Same for my husband. Fast turn around time and decent pricing.

They revived my pc when I thought there was no hope. They even stayed after closing until it was…read morefixed. Glad I found this place, and the service was amazing. Super nice guy, we actually chatted a bunch while he was fixing my CPU. 10/10 would recommend

So glad I found these guys! Stephen was very helpful! I thought my whole business document…read morelibrary was about to be lost. Stephen was able to walk me through getting it to a safe place over the phone. I chose Slave To The Machine because of its proximity to my home office but I didn't even need to wait for an appointment or go to their location. Thanks again for the great service and for being 'real Portland' at its best! I will be hiring STTM for my next issue which is a hardware compatibility issue.

I was looking for a reliable PC repair service to troubleshoot my brand-new gaming PC, and I'm so…read moreglad I found Slave To The Machine! Unlike other PC repair services that jump straight to charging for a diagnosis, Stephen actually took the time to give me troubleshooting advice--for FREE! Stephen genuinely cared about saving me money and even suggested that I contact the PC brand's customer service first before having him work on my PC. His honesty and willingness to help without asking for anything in return really stood out. If I ever need professional repairs, I know exactly where to go. Highly recommend!

I recently got my screen replaced on my iPhone 15 due to a dead pixel at a place in Portland & not…read morelong after my toddler dropped my phone on concrete & it cracked. I decided to take it to Mad Genius this time because the last place used a non-OEM screen. Nate was awesome, explained everything he was doing, and had an Apple Certified screen & screen protector installed within an hour. Highly Recommend!

My iMac died on me and took it to Mad Genius to see if they could bring it back to life and…read moreretrieve any files. Nate was professional, had great communication and was upfront with diagnoses, repairs and costs. Unfortunately, the hard drive was not salvageable, but Nate gave me additional options for possible retrieval. I did have them install a new SSD to replace the old disc drive. Everything worked fine with new SSD. I'd recommend Mad Genius and Nate for all Apple/Mac repairs as they are friendly, knowledgeable and specialize in Macs.