Tour of a Computer Repair Shop 7-22-14
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
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Alone at work! Time for a quick tour of what I do and where I do it. At the time of recording, we were still moving from our old location, so this place is not as organized as it should be. Enjoy!
The best computer shop tour on youtube right now bar none. Thanks for posting. Thats a great shop you have.
Thank you! It was one of the only that I was able to find
hey ,if anyone else needs to find out about
electronic repair tool kit
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my m8 got excellent results with it.
Really, really enjoyed the video. That's my dream place to own a place like that, it's full of tech. IT is about diversifying the areas you cover to and you've definately covered a lot there. Everytime I think you were finished the rooms kept going. It would be nice to see an updated video of the place tidied up too
***** I will be doing an updated video eventually. Work is just too busy at the moment to be making videos. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
appleontheapex Great, I forgot to comment in your quiet room I had a laugh when I saw the tools of trade for dismantling was a great big hammer too :) also you seem full of great ideas Re the workbench. Ofcourse it's a good idea of you thought of it yourself :D
That is a nice building. I like how you've organized a lot of the stuff into bins. I wish I had the room to do something like that. Most of my space is used for my 9 benches but I try not to have too much stuff collecting if I can help it. One thing I might suggest, my benches are laid out much the same as yours and I would suggest you consider putting up some peg or slat board along the wall of the benches you have. It is really nice to set up pegs to lay keyboards on, set shelving on, wrap cables around and I keep cd's on them too. I also have some hangers for screw drivers. Those wire baskets for the slat board would probably come in handy too over the benches.
hi everyone ,if anyone else is searching for
remote pc repair
try Saankramer Electronic Magazine System (just google it ) ? Ive heard some great things about it and my partner got great results with it.
Nice Setup. I like the under storage for those tech benches that's the best idea I have ever seen.
Very nice place I have to say. Congratulations! I wish I can one day get to own my own place of work like yours.
Thanks! It's fun to work at a small place like this. Just the right amount of work to keep you busy but not make your overwhelmed.
You really have a nice job.I'm 16 and half years old and I do fixing PC's too for some small money,I do it in one room that I made just for that.I fix many kinds of software and hardware problems I even started fixing PlayStation's now and I hope I will have same job as you some day :)
***** Thanks! Sounds like you and I are pretty similar. I started out in my room fixing things, and eventually went on to work here. I wish you luck in finding a job that you'l like!
Can you tell me where do you live and which state
+Generalzye You are less then 18 and you can work at a normal job? But how? Because in my country (Hungary) young people can only do sh*t works for very few money. And a lot of adult people can't have a job because of some 'good' things. Where do you live? :D (I'm 15)
+Generalzye And I'm interested in computers too.
+appleontheapex I want to do something like this too, but I have no idea how to advertise myself. How did you do that?
Amazing in one word. So many rooms with so many parts, so good.
Thank you for the video. This is a model of what I have in mind and working towards..
This place is massive. Thanks for the tour!
Solid setup. Might want to rethink having the air compressor in the moldy smelly room as the compressed air is then blown out the hose
That isn't something I had thought about. The mold issue is being taken care of, so I think I'll keep it in it's place. But yes, moldy air being sprayed everywhere no es bueno.
so computer repair is alive in your region!!!
Somewhat alive! It's not dead, but it's still a somewhat viable profession for a small business of two or three people.
Thanks for everything and am also working so hard to get my junk in order as yours thank you% you now my model
It is a slowly dying bussiness for retail, but if you get maintenance contracts for local small medium enterprises that outsource their IT you can survive as a business if you're willing to go mobile (people will always need someone to help them IT)
Very nice, I draw inspire for our future computer service, thanks and good luck...
Thanks for the tour, am thinking starting one of my own.
very nice layout
LOL! Upgrading to Windows 7 ^^... I am still getting customers with XP in mid 2020. Not a lot of them any more, but considering it hasn't been supported by Microsoft in QUITE A WHILE NOW... I still get a G series PowerMac here and there too. :)
yeah Just checking this out because I realized I"m propably going to have to work for myself, and also think I'm going to take the A+ cerification instead of going to get a bachelors degree. I'm really trying to get a job in this field. Its my dream and my passion since the first time I was exposed to hands on training repaiing computers, but I just wanted to share this mainly just to say I'm 40 years old, but at one point I was incarcerated for a decade for defending my self, but I still put some of the blame on me because around that time I was doing and hanging in places that I had no buisness being in them places. Im saying all this basicallly is since my release I achieved my associates degree in computer in elecronic engineering thinking that if I achieved that maybe employers would look past my conviction and look at my present position, but not the case and prettty soon I'll probaly be another man with loans debts and unpaid tuition. After watching this and reading your guys comments just created a passion and addiction to hire myself for my own position!!! If you guys know anybody that might want to hire let me know i'l travel im from philadelphia. I alsoo really think I can pass that A+ certification. sorry if this post was to long but its how I was feeling at this time.
awesome tour... thanks!!
Awesome man , really, you inspire. Keep it up, greetings from Peru.
Me: I'm alone at work today, all day today...
*Customer walks in....
Me:....
just curious how many techs do you have or how many customers do you take on per day? great run of a general repair center, i been added for 34 years and never got it good enough to give tours.
At the time of making this video (I also have 3 more tours from later years) there were two of us. Customers per day was anywhere from 2 to 30, and I couldn't tell you why! The business is still going now in June 2020, but has moved to a new location, and only the owner works there now. Business is quite slow, but he makes up for it by doing more consulting.
6:10 Holy MSI motherboards.
how do you go about retrieving gold from parts?
I tried looking into it but where i live nitric acid requires a licence
We don't do any precious metal retrieval from e-waste. We simply break it down as small as we can get it and drive it over to our recycler. Most of what we do involves separating the copper from heat sinks and fans, or cutting off the gold fingers on cards.
sweet shop man, that place is squared away.. Im testing for my A+ next week, and currently work as remote tech. But i love hand on/hardware.. wish i could find a shop hiring like this in NE florida area
good luck on your A+ but you probably passed by the time you read this, but im thinking I should and can pass that certification myself. I have almost like I have like eleven years and its funny how them certification is sometimes more relevant than a deegree,
Jamar Jones I'm 13 years old and passed my A+, but I heard about a 9 year old that passed his A+ and Network+, CCENT, and Linux+ on the first try. IDK, this guy in school told me about it.
Jacob Catch at 9 years old?! That's pretty impressive!
Jacob Catch It is hard?
Well for me it wasn't, I didn't even study, but I only took the 701 & 702 versions which were actually all multiple choice. The newer ones might be harder...
Yeah we had a place like that back in the day but only 100 times bigger and 300+ employees. Now the company is located in India for cheaper labor and tax reasons. Yaaaayyy USA!
+Jordan E Our old location was about twice as big with about 10 people. It's a shame that little repair shops are going away, they're interesting places.
Can you please name the company? I am from India and looking for one good / pro laptop repair shop - anywhere in India. Thanks, Regards,
quick question - As a repair shop , how is the software licensing handled? Example a client's device has Win 7 with MS office 2010 which has crashed etc and they don't have the keys available.
We usually just use our volume license key for all loads because that's easiest. However, we do use a tool called "ProduKey" to save any existing keys. If Office is present, we use their key.
Cool thanks
Great shop men thats my dream . It sucks no having money to make it come tru. Where u get iphone parts and computer parts
We usually get iDevice parts from eBay. If we need a computer part there are lots in our parts room, but again, eBay is the place to go.
Why do I still see Computers with parallel (pink) port in the back of desktops? I thought we disrcarded those 10 years ago.
They're still around, especially in custom-built office machines. In fact, I bought a new motherboard for my NAS this year and it has a parallel port.
Excellent setup.
I am Electronics enthusiast who has fixed dryers to iPhones, who is passionate about IT as well as Repairs. Have double CCNA, MCITP Server admin, as well as experience. Would love to come work for you.
I like it
Want to learn how to fix computers? Just start taking them apart and putting them back together. You can learn loads about them on RUclips ; and the schooling is free.😁
It's very Nice computer shop.
Thank you for sharing with us but I would to ask about image installation from the network server.
In other words when imaging operating system from the network, what procedures do you follow?
We do not do any network imaging on our customers' machines. Our method of installation is to remove the drive and image it from a ghost image using Norton Ghost. We have pre-made loads for different types of chipsets. So we copy data off to the tech machine, image it, dump the data back on and it's ready to go.
I hope one day we will work together and open branch office in my country Timor-Leste. Thank you 🇹🇱🙏🏻
Have you done a video on your server & tech machines and how you use them in your business?
I have not yet made one. I'm a bit hesitant to do so because of the amount of "proprietary" software methods that we have. It would make an awesome video though
Hello I am wanting to set up a tech bench what would be the best and lest expensive way to have monitors mounted to the wall for laptop testing thank you.
Paul Rhodes I would go to eBay and buy the cheapest VESA wall mount they have. I have seen them for less than $15
***** We do this for our server rack because most of the stuff is sitting there for hours unattended. Anything plugged in to the wall monitors is usually being worked on, sometimes by more than one tech at a time. Also, there is a power cord for PCs in the bundle of cables so it's always there when we need it.
What do you fix more? Computers or phones? Just curious.
Still in business on 2020
New location, but still in business.
I like the video
I want to start a PC tech place (PC Hardware only) Got any tips in terms of getting started and getting enough products, customers etc.
+Ch33kyMangozOnPC I would actually suggest against starting one. With the exception of PC gamers, fewer people are interested in buying a custom PC when they can go to Walmart and get one for $200. The market is drying up.
appleontheapex I don't think someone would get a $200 PC unless they want to play just CSGO or League at 30-40FPS
+Ch33kyMangozOnPC Your average user still does very basic things. Email, internet, basic things. They aren't usually gamers.
appleontheapex Oh yeah, bad thinking of me. I usually build PC's with good graphics cards for gaming.
I'm 16 now, but I want to own a tech repair shop one day where should I learn or study for this type of job? I know some stuff but want to know more on repairing computers and phones.
Other the going to school for this kind of thing, the best way to learn is by doing. Yes, employers love to see a degree, but it's the experience that they look for. Anyone can get a degree, but fewer can actually apply that knowledge to real-world situations.
My suggestion - Put a wanted ad on Craigslist. Ask for donations of old electronics. People will gladly give you things for free, or just a little bit of cash.
***** There is no better way to learn than hands on experience.
***** Sorry I was responding to his question.
It's all trial and error, I learned by making mistakes and learning from them. I also watched and read some repair, fix, etc.. tutorials and I still do from time to time. You learn new things everyday :)
Jstars23 That is great advice! That's exactly how I learned.
How do you do the recycling yourself?
For the most part, yes. Any PCB, metal, plastic, or other PC parts are saved in big bins and scrapped separately. As for tube TVs, we usually take the copper and PCB out and take the tubes to a recycler.
Wow this is old
Back in the good old days! I have a couple more updated tours on this channel if you can find them.
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YOU DOG! i know why you keep the hammer there! :) :)
i got one to.
:O
Do you own this place? it's very neat and organized.
Not the owner, but I do just about everything that the owner does! And thank you
i want to buy a laptop schematic diagram..
appleontheapex are you hiring?
why do you have computers still running windows xp? Also how busy is it there? From what I have seen computer repair is pretty much a dead industry yes you will always have a computer to fix but it isnt like in the late 90s early 2000's where there would be waiting lists to fix computers
Windows XP does everything we need it to and it has for years. No need to change what works! It's busy enough that we can make a pretty decent living from working there. However, you are right. It's a slowly dying industry. Computers are made to be disposable, and it's the sad truth
Isn't windows xp no longer supported by Microsoft? I would be worried about security. Unless those computers are not hooked up to the internet?
Thanks for responding.
Chris Stone It's true, but for various reasons, we never have cared about Windows support. It's no less secure than it was before. I won't go too far into why because it causes arguments lol. But yes, Windows XP is still our main OS, on the tech machines and counter machines
***** Exaclty that. I feel like I missed the golden age of computer repair and it's unfortunate
***** fixing phones and tablets is easy and very profitable its a booming business right now, not to mention other things like video game consoles and ipods. A lot of the computer guys just don't know how to evolve with the industry and they die off.
can i work there ? :)
do not outsource it. its easy enough to do why pay someone?
Are you still in business ? PC repair business is a goner from we see the big picture
I no longer work there, but the place is still in business. Unsure how, to be honest.
not messy enough for a busy IT workshop... your stands look empty
Well, that is true, but you have to remember that (as I think I stated) we were in the process of moving in still. Not many people knew where we were
appleontheapex either way , you're way more organized than I am, the backrooms on my store are a huge mess, but I've been on biz 15 years, and 3 on my own
Some of my past workplaces
www.caribecomp.com
www.sycomhn.com
facebook.com/tecnocomphonduras
www.compuserhn.com (broken, it wasn't me)
lucky
looks like mess to me!
I'm typing this on my sister's works Windows 3.1 computer :o
Pics or it didn't happen! :D
thinks video but i have a business purposes for u so pls mail me