Category Archives: Apple hardware repairs

Why is my iMac so slow and how can I fix it?

Posted on August 13, 2020

Over the last couple of months we’ve had an increasing number of people contacting us asking why their iMac is so slow. This seems to be particularly common for people with a “slimline” iMac who have upgraded to OS X … Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro Retina battery replacement service

Posted on June 1, 2020

The first MacBook Pro Retina was released in late 2012 and there are now large numbers of them with failing or failed batteries that need replacing. However, unlike every previous Apple laptop, replacing the battery is not a trivial task … Continue reading →

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Which Apple products are worth buying in 2019?

Posted on November 30, 2019

I was speaking to a customer in Bradford-on -Avon today about replacement options for their venerable MacBook Pro 15″ 2011, which has once again succumbed to a failing GPU. The discussion came round to what they should replace it with, … Continue reading →

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Mac mini 2018 RAM upgrade service

Posted on August 23, 2019

One pleasant surprise about the 2018 Mac mini is that the RAM* is once again upgradeable and you can fit up to 64GB RAM. This makes it potentially a good choice of machine for musicians, programmers and anyone else needing … Continue reading →

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MacBook Air and MacBook Pro keyboard repair

Posted on October 31, 2018

One of the more common problems we encounter is Macbook Airs and Macbook Pros with faulty keyboards, and almost without exception it’s because of liquid getting spilled on the keyboard. This typically means replacing the entire top case assembly, which … Continue reading →

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Macbook trackpad won’t click, respond or is broken? Beware…

Posted on July 13, 2017

A customer from Devizes recently gave me a MacBook Pro with a broken trackpad that now wouldn’t start up. Alarm bells immediately go off when I see a trackpad that won’t click, or is becoming increasingly hard to click… When Li-ion … Continue reading →

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iPod Classic data recovery

Posted on February 9, 2017

On a few occasions over the years I’ve been asked to recover data from one of the “Classic” iPods. With modern iPod Touch and iPhone this is typically a futile job if the customer hasn’t backed up via iTunes or iCloud. … Continue reading →

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Solid State Hard drive upgrade service

Posted on February 19, 2016

If you’re wondering what you can do to improve the performance of your Mac, there’s one thing above all others that will improve performance. Simply put, replace the internal mechanical hard drive (HD) with a Solid State Drive (SSD). Even … Continue reading →

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