FatalityTech
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What do you all think about computer shops??
I want to open one and want to know what others think of them.
I want to open one and want to know what others think of them.
I work at a computer shop. We've been open for a little over a year
Business is great. You just need to be competitive and not undercharge/overcharge.
Not only do we service computers, but we also refurbish and sell new/used computers. For our refurbished machines, we get commercial grade Dell's/HP's/etc. from a company called Intecra. They have pretty good prices.
selling parts isn't where the money is at, its doing service on people's computers
I would think starting a computer shop would be hard because you would have to maintain a decent inventory yet also sell before parts lose value.
WELL PUT!
im the lab manager in a small computer shop. it is a very difficult business. 95% of our profit comes from service (of which we do a lot bc we are right next door to the geek squad at best buy and our prices and turnaround time are much better) and 5% from retail sales. Just so you know, MOST vendors' prices are higher than newegg to begin with, so dont expect to be even close to as cheap as them, or any other online retailer.
if you are going to open a shop, make your service department the #1 priority
It's the exact same at my store.
We order EVERYTHING off Newegg, so of course we mark everything up a little it so we can make a profit. We only make about $50, if not less, on the laptops we sell. The desktops haven't been selling as good lately, but the ones we get in trade and whatnot we get all the profit on, which is good.
Our turn around time is usually same day, since I am such a good service tech and our prices are much cheaper and of better quality than places such as Geek Squad, Fire Dog, and Staples Easy Tech.
$40 Diagnostic Fee
$50 Data Backup (Usually over 1GB)
$89 Virus/Spyware Removal
$125 Hard Drive Reformat & Windows Reload
$175-->up for laptop DC Jack replacements
(I let my boss do the D/C jack replacements [some are an utter biotch to disassemble]. I'm just getting into deeper laptop repair other than LCD replacement/keyboard/memory/processor/heatsink/etc.)
We have a place down in Florida that repairs bad motherboards for a good price too, and they're speedy too.
computer shops effin rock....
i LUV going into computer shops and looking around...