Check Ups:
Wonder what’s going on with your computer? Has it grown sluggish, or prompting you about anti-virus software? Maybe you’ve been spoofed into buying “fix it” software after the “click here for FREE scan” offers on the ‘net? Just looking for advice? Give us a call at 970-221-4560. A few minutes on the phone can often help you get going in the right direction. Other times a closer look is necessary to narrow things down. At All Brands, we provide free in-store diagnostics for desktops and charge a $45.00 fee for laptops. From there you can decide if you want to go forward with the repair or maybe it is time for something newer. Any check up fees are put towards any service you may choose to have performed. Turn around for troubleshooting like this can be as quick as 10-15 minutes to 1-2 days.
Pricing:
Desktops -FREE!
Laptops -$45.00
Tune-Up:
Things running a little poky lately? You’re not alone, almost half the calls we receive involve slow systems. Part of the challenge is Windows® itself. It is now (Windows 7®) sporting over 50 million lines of code including over 50 layers of dependencies ! I didn’t believe it either, Google it. It’s huge and complex. Adding to the mix is today’s internet-it’s huge and complex and changing. So you can see…we turn the whole thing on (Windows), introduce typical anti-virus/spyware software and get all hooked up (to the “net) then open your favorite browser, maybe some tunes or a movie trailers while we simultaneously do our banking, pay bills, check stocks, file taxes, socialize on FaceBook®, Surf our habits, Twitter® a bit, find a deal on Craigslist®, or Ebay®, send emails and send instant messages at will, with real time weather, market updates, ski reports, and new flashes from our favorite network, all running in the background….whew!-get’s involved fast! and all before our first cup of coffee!
Then, over time add the seemingly endless updates, 100’s of them, and after about a couple years of everyday use, software gets tired and confused-it can’t find things as fast or at all. Windows slows down, hunting for who know what, prompting us with errors, taking longer to start up, then things grow intermittent or stop working. Maybe you’ve tried 2 or 3 of the best “fix it” softwares out there, but they cannot restore it’s performance. It seems they are better at keeping monsters (adware etc) out than getting them out once they accumulate. Time for a TuneUp.
Data Backup:
Do you have your data-pictures, music, documents etc. backed up? Save you data before restoring you software. Call store for details-970-221-4560.
As you’ve probably already experienced, most aging system software does not just get better on it’s own. And trying to find a little bad code here and there proves impractical-I could find that infamous “needle in the haystack” in less time. A better, long-term solution is rather than “fix” the old installation of Windows, is to start fresh-wipe the drive, including any “monsters” and reinstall Windows. Even Microsoft will instruct you to do the very same thing. There’s nothing like a brand new, squeaky clean install right off the original source…it’s as good as the day it was shipped. Sounds daunting? Don’t have discs? Don’t have time?… Call for details. 970-221-4560. Turn around for system software restoration is 1-2 days.
*Data Backup!! Need your data-pictures, music, documents etc. backed up first? Save big on bundling a backup of your data with this TuneUp-See the Backup Tab or Call store for details-970-221-4560.
Pricing:
1-Restore Windows/Drivers/MS Updates etc.-Flat Rate-$90.00. Occasionally more for missing driver search.
2-Backup Data (working drive)/Restore Windows/Drivers/MS Updates etc-Flat Rate $150.00 . Occasionally more for missing driver search.
Hop-Ups:
Feeling the need for a little more, hmm something?-A hotter video card, or a big storage drive, maybe you need more USB ports, or a DVD Burner? A boost in RAM can really improve an out of balance, under resourced, system especially running later programs like Vista. While XP can cruise comfortable with about a 1GB, of RAM, think 3-4GB running Vista. A hard drive up grade can really be nice…now you have all your media in one place and can use it all from one place. It seems everything is USB and having an open port may be needed for that next new gadget. Don’t know what available for your unit? Just call and let us know what you would like to add to you system. With part in hand, typical turn around for this service is 1-2 days.
Pricing:
• Add RAM-FREE with RAM purchase
• Add Internal Storage Hard Drive-Flat Rate $55.00
• Add enhanced capability via PCI card (USB, FireWire Network etc)-Flat Rate 35.00
• Add custom ordered parts and/or perform custom order builds as requested-Call for quote /availability.
Give Up:
There comes a time…If you’re working with dated, unsupported software or aging, slower hardware, you are really left on your own and it can really be a challenge keeping it going with all of today’s offerings. Today’s computers cost less and are more powerful than ever before. Remember when they cost $2999.99 15-20 years ago? Now you can buy 10 brand new computers and a nice dinner for less. Newer is in fact different than the ten+ year ago look and feel, but it is so much more useful and powerful. Spend some time to get going again-you will be so much happier in the end.
Back-Up:
• Over 90% of all data being stored today is on people’s personal computers and phones.
• Over 90% of that data is not backed up .
• Hard drives are currently failing at about 550,000 drives per month nation wide-over 18,000 a day.
Backing up your data to another volume is really the only cost effective way to minimize your loss if the original drive fails. And in recent years we have really had a need for more storage. Gone are the days of burning a disk or two…how many songs, documents, pictures, movies, emails are on your system? Today’s consumer level backup strategy is to backup to another drive due to their size and low cost.
• For backup to CD or DVD (up to approx. 12GB)-Flat Fee-$90.00
• For Backup to Hard drive up to 500GB-Flat Fee-120.00
