Rios Computer

Called up Mike to get an emergency power adapter for my laptop. If you’ve ever had to do that, you know it’s an insultingly expensive affair, but necessary.
Didn’t want to pay $ 80 for something from the manufacturer. By the same token, didn’t want to pay $ 5 for something that doesn’t work, as I’d already tried eBay and craigslist with no success.
Mike runs his business out of his house, but he’s courteous and prompt. Didn’t expect it, but he made me a receipt too, so he’s legit. He’ll help you out and you’ll save money. Recommended.

Mike Rios really knows what he is doing and yes, he comes to your house. He can fix really difficult stuff, like hard drives that have died with your years of data on them. He can set up a home network and get all the computers talking. He has been doing this stuff for 20 years or more in the Arlington area.
Yes, he is not cheap, but what is your data worth? He has skills and knowledge costs money. And once he fixes your computer he sets it up so that you can maintain it.
Here is the polar opposite: the Best Buy Geek Squad. Sure, they are cheaper, but if you drop off your computer with them, and they have 20 computers to fix and they get behind, they may well do it the easy way — reformat the hard drive and reinstall the software. And whoops, there went all of your digital photos and your music collection, gone. The point of hiring Mike Rios is that you WON’T have the Geek Squad experience.

Not long ago, I was a girl uneducated in the ways of tech. My desktop runs Windows Vista and after years of barely using it, I finally decided to do something about it. Several people told me that my computer would run better if I just added more memory. I had no idea what to do. Open my computer case? how do i do that?
me: «which side of the tower do I open?»
minger: «The side with the crack»
I called Rios because they were in the area and did house calls. other places wanted me to bring my computer into the store, no thanks. The service guys were really nice, very helpful, owner called back to make sure this info was taken, that info was correct, etc.
I paid them $ 140 to come to my apt and add 4Gs of memory. I already had 2G, the guy took my two and gave me 4G, to me that adds up to 6G, but somehow I still only was left with 4G. It only took 10 minutes to rack up the $ 140 damage. Pause. How’s that for math? good luck with the math if you have a real problem
3 stars because they were polite and did the job. I realize now it was like paying $ 140 for someone to tie my shoes. My tech friends and every guy that knows about this are embarrassed for me. Lesson learned, next time unless computer is dead, DIY.