Literally spilled a shot of Casamingos Reposado all over my 2-in-1 Lenovo laptop and my keyboard stopped working. What a waste of good Jalisco succulent juice (tequila). Unfortunately, since my IT department for work is in Los Angeles and not having any geeky friends in NorCal, I turned to the next best option, the Yelp App!
Upon a quick search on Yelp, I came across Eric's Computers. I noticed that a Yelper I follow, Shelli H., had also gotten her computer serviced here based on her 5-star review. So, I sent her a quick message and she vouched for them. However, she warned me not to be freaked out by their location because they do all their geeky tech work out of a garage 1970s-Steve-Jobs-style.
After calling Eric's Computers, I spoke with Julian who told me that their hourly service fee is $55 per hour and to order a replacement keyboard for my specific laptop it would cost $36. He said that once the keyboard arrived, most likely, it would not take more than an hour.
Once the keyboard made it to Eric's Computers, Julian called me again and said to drop off my laptop anytime and added that the fix would take no more than a day. When I pulled up to Eric's Computers, I realized that Shelli H. was not kidding. They are located in the garage of a residential dwelling at the intersection of Elm Street and Pacheco Street near Baldwin Park.
Less than 24 hours later, I received a call from Julian that the laptop had been fixed. I went back to Elm Street and picked up my repaired laptop.
Definitely no nightmare on this Elm Street.
So, if you don't have computer savvy friends and don't trust Big Box stores with their fix-it squads, I would recommend giving Eric's Computers a try. read more