ANYONE KNOW A RELIABLE PLACE FOR REPAIRING LAPTOPS AROUND S7/S10/S11 POSTCODES?

The Real Computer Shop on Ecclesall Road was used by my father in law recently and he was very pleased with them!

Depends what the problem is with the machine but I am sure they will have a look etc

:)

They are VERY expensive and can take up to 2 weeks for repairs although they do offer a fast turnround service for an extra £20. There was a thread about a maintenance company on here somewhere which I saw within the past few days; it was very, very significantly cheaper and came well recommended.

Sorry I cant remember the company name or the thread name but am sure you can find it with a search which I'd do for you myself but am so tired I'm packing up now.

I went in there today and they quoted me £95 to repair my laptop which I think is waaaay too much

anyone know of anywhere else??

That's extortion, pure and simple :suspect:

I want to upgrade my laptop - i need a new graphics card and driver etc. How much should I expect to pay and where should i go?

Will this wipe my hard drive??

ARAVIND, what up with it? and what make and model?? might be able to help.

xsarx, you can't! some models will accomodate additional hardware, if its an Lifebook 8010 then you can get an additional video card module for it. Most others are not upgradeable. Drivers probably but hardware, nope.
What make and model is it?

ATI IGP 130m is the name of the graphics card and the game I want to play doesnt support it!
What do i do?
Its a HP laptop which I bought in about 2002 running on windows XP... I think I might be looking at having to get a new one?

You wont be able to upgrade the video card in that.. New laptop time!!

I know a guy who works freelance repairing laptops. He used to temp for my workplace until we snapped him up. His laptop skills are amazing, we've saved hundreds, if not thousands in minor repairs that used to go back to the manufacturer.

He lives in Normanton Springs. PM me for his email addy.