by Michael | Aug 29, 2018 | Our Services, Tech Tips
It’s a stressful time. No, not trying to get the kids or grandkids to bed after an ice cream-induced sugar rush – your PC or Laptop giving you grief. Whilst your instant reaction might be utter dread as you cringe at the potential cost of repair, there’s a good chance that all it needs is a PC MOT. “But, my PC isn’t a car?”, we hear you ask rhetorically. And quite right you are. Well, it’s kind of similar to the MOT your car has to pass every year. It just involves a lot less oil, and some input from a bonafide computer geek. That doesn’t really give you much to go on. So let’s delve a little bit deeper into what a PC MOT is, what it involves, and why your machine might need one. PC MOTs Explained In a nutshell, a PC MOT Service is a systematic procedure that is aimed at optimising your PC’s overall performance. Because, over time, most PCs accumulate things like junk files and develop small-but-unresolved problems which can manifest themselves in a variety of different ways. Fortunately, a PC MOT can usually reverse any adverse effects caused by years of usage and no proper maintenance, clean-ups or optimisation. Take Teign Geeks’ PC MOT procedure, for example. It generally involves: A Virus Check Service & Programs Optimisation Removal of Any Junk An Integrity Check of RAM and Hard Drive System Files Check Registry Analysis & Optimisation Once completed, your PC, Laptop or MAC will be running just like the day you first got it out of the box. Better still, it costs as...
by Michael | Aug 8, 2018 | Our Services, Tech Tips
A No Fix No Fee guarantee is one of the most – if not the most – important factors you’ll need to consider when choosing a computer repair specialist. Teign Geeks has had a No Fix No Fee PC repairs policy for years… and so should any other reputable computer repair company. Yeah, you did read that right. If we can’t figure out what’s wrong with your PC, Laptop or Mac, we won’t charge you a single penny for trying to diagnose the problem for you. Imagine that happened in all walks of life, aye. You’d be much better off financially, no doubt. Can you imagine taking your car to a mechanic because it’s not running right, them spending an age stripping it down to its bare nuts and bolts, then not charging you a penny because they can’t figure out the fault? We’ve proudly been promoting our No Fix No Fee PC repairs policy for years. It’s a key differentiator between Teign Geeks and a lot of our regional competitors. Some say they do it. But very few actually walk the walk like we do. What are No Fix No Fee PC Repairs? When you or any other customer brings a computer into Teign Geeks, we’re pretty confident there are few faults we can’t fix. We aren’t perfect, though. From time-to-time, we’ll be faced with a fault that even our rigorous head-scratching won’t fix. Or, similarly, after spending some time diagnosing the problem(s) with your PC, we might come to the conclusion that it’s not economical to repair. For example, the cost of the repair(s) would outweigh the...
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