Honestly this place is on route to my job so one day I popped in to see if they could help me set…read moreup a new case for my desktop. The man behind the counter who almost couldn't be bothered to look up when I came in gruffly asked what I wanted. When I asked about the new casing he told me that it was far to complicated and they wouldn't do it! He also informed me when asked that they most certainly do not sell the parts to do it myself, but they wouldn't mind selling me a slim video card for the same case! This store also seems to be a headquarters for one of the candidates running for sheriff but with this kind of service I can only assume they do more harm then good for said candidate!

okay so here's a list of everything wrong with this pathetic place…read moreTemporarily closes So the employees can smoke Takes forever to get the job done When the job is done, its done terribly I had a computer of mine to get fixed because it wouldnt turn on, when it was done (3 weeks later) everything I needed on my computer was wiped. I didnt have microsoft office, My windows 7 turned into windows classic. And my computer was named Jorge. This place should be terminated. It's a waste of space. And the name. How original

Bruce went over my iPad with me and pointed out the issues and gave me a quote. Then he advised me…read moreNOT to fix the iPad, but rather buy a new one based on the expected result of the repair. He then gave me several recommendations about how to optimize the performance of my iPad. He spent about 20 minutes with me, all while knowing that he was not going to get paid for the value that he was providing me. He was generous, knowledgeable and nice. I was very impressed. Many thanks

They BROKE my phone!. Came here with an iPhone 16 Pro, my…read morescreen was aftermarket so I wanted to get something nicer. Mind you my screen fully worked going into it. I asked if he had screens for it, he said yes and it would be $360 and 30 mins. So I shopped around for 30 minutes and when I came back he said they didn't have a screen for it after all. But while opening my phone he damaged my current screen rendering the touch functionality useless, and said he wouldn't cover damage to the screen. Damage he did! I would not take anything here. Unprofessional phone breakers!

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.

I'd taken my external hard drive into a local computer shop (Newport County Computer) and was told…read morethat the data on it was not recoverable. After doing a little research, I decided to call a few other computer shops. Russ at First in Service was incredibly friendly, thorough, and helpful in explaining his recovery process while also explaining that there was no guarantee that he could recover the data. I decided it would be worth the 25 mile drive to have Russ look at it. He called a few hours later, shortly before closing on a Friday just to say, "I wanted you to be able to enjoy your weekend knowing that it looks like I can successfully recover everything." A few days later, he had copied all my data onto a new hard drive that is working perfectly. If I run into any computer problems in the future, Russ will be the first person I call!

From 1st impression, through end of 1st service request, and multiple stops since, w/ Russ, I felt…read morewell informed, and, in good hands. The service request executed each time, on multiple different laptops, across multiple years, mirrored one of the range of possibilities - and timelines for each possibility - laid out after his initial hands on assessment. Service is well priced and billing for services rendered always aligned with what was quoted for that service and any necessary replacement. Beyond all that, there's the trust & peace of mind you feel that you're dealing w a straight up good dude, who will treat you right. Can be tough to get that in this space, and similar, like a good car mechanic. On my way to Russ, I travel by quite a few service providers, large and small, on my way from southern RI to Swansea I'd not take my laptops anywhere else. Absolutely "First in Service".