important stuff
important stuff
the first touch
Your best chance of a successful repair is getting the device into the correct hands to begin with, I see macs on a weekly basis that have been damaged by people trying to repair them themselves or by inexperienced repair shops. Macbooks are delicate little creatures Apple do not want you to repair it they want you to buy a new one! If fixing them was easy this website would not exist!
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open all hours
Due to the nature of how I work, I am able to offer flexible hours for contacting me and for both drop-off and collection. I am happy to take WhatsApp messages and usually respond straight away 7 days a week between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. I also offer drop-off and collection of devices during these hours, but evenings are preferred.
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a friend in me
The majority of my jobs now come from repeat customers, other repair shops I do freelance work for, or from people I have done repairs for who have recommended me to friends and family. A good reputation cannot be bought; it is earned. I enjoy what I do, and without broken devices on my desk, I wouldn't be able to do this.
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who am i?
who am i?
who am i? the bit about me:
Fixthings-MacBook repair isn’t a business run from a shop. I did own and run my own PC repair shop for many years, repairing Macs, PCs, laptops, and game consoles. Over those years, I repaired thousands of Macs and laptops and also ran a successful console repair business that, at its peak, was doing returns for larger businesses. Due to the nature of this business, I was working 7 days a week and spending around 14 hours per day in the shop. Eventually, it became too much, and the business was sold so that I could spend more time at home and start a family. During Lock-Down, I got the bug again for repairing.....
who am i ?
GOOGLE REVIEWS
GOOGLE REVIEWS
Honest reviews from real customers:
Since starting FIXthings I have met a lot of great people, had many repeat customers and even made some pretty cool friends. Its's because of these people showing their appreciation and recommending me to friends and family that I am able to continue to do what I do, and I thank you all!
Many other repair shops BUY reviews I earn mine..
GOOGLE REVIEWS
repair video
repair video
This video is a live repair of a Macbook pro that came to me with a no power issue, the customer said that ” after using an aftermarket charger the Mac would no longer power on “
Both USB-C management chips (CD32 chips) had blown.
In the video I remove both blown CD32 chips, then remove the same 2 chips from a donor board clean the chips and re ball them and re install these good chips on the broken Mac.
JUST
ME
Diagnosing another faulty Macbook Air.
refurbished macs for sale
why pick me
why pick me?
I'm a freelance repair technician
I have no "shop" no "staff" I work from my workshop at home repairing devices for people that find me and I now do freelance repairs for over a dozen PC shops in the midlands that do not do in house board level repairs.
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experience
I have been pulling computers apart and repairing them since I was a child, I ran a successful PC and Game console repair shop in Birmingham for over 7 years, I now spend my evenings specializing in Macbook board level diagnostics and micro-soldering. (I still do repair windows laptops and game consoles )
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Apple Suck
If you are unlucky enough to have a broken mac and have had one the "Genius Guys" tell you that your mac is "Vintage" and cannot be repaired or have been quoted HUGE sums to replace the entire Logic-board, GET IN TOUCH. The "Genius's" in apple shops are just salesmen they get commission for selling you a new mac, they are NOT technicians!
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thework bench
Having the correct tools for this kind of work is essential. Using quality built for the specific job tools makes this difficult job possible. Micro soldering and diagnostics is a job I learnt to do 25 years ago but with the release of each new device every day’s a school day.
Click the behind the scenes button to find out more info about what tools sit on my bench.
