PCs Plus — Local services in Brandon

I came in to see if they had any screws to secure some enterprise SSDs for a server. The gentleman at the front counter and I fished through a cup of screws to see if we could find any. We were able to find 22 specialty screws, so I now have enough for the job and additional drives if I can find some more before the deployment.

He had to come up with a price because it was a handful of loose screws, and the price was much lower than the time and trouble he saved me by making the extra effort to help me. I told him to increase the price by 250%, paid it, and we are both happy. Now I don't have to go to Home Depot, Best Buy, or Walmart praying that they happen to have something that will work; in 5-10 minutes, I walked off with more than enough to get the job done at a great price.

In the past, I've visited this store a few times when I needed something quickly and didn't want to wait on shipping and the hassle that usually involves (I've had a lot of parts stolen or lost in transit), so I'm glad to have a store close by that specializes in computers and is willing to go the extra mile. It's a rare thing in this area.

For those negative reviews (I read them all), all I can say is this: as someone who works in IT, I would charge a fee just to look at your laptop and find out what's going on. This is for two reasons: it takes a lot of time and effort to find the problem, and you might be surprised how often you tell someone what the issue is and they decide to bring it somewhere else.

Even if you bring it in with the most likely problem already identified, that's not always the true issue at the bottom of it. So we have to check and verify.

It would be the same as going to one doctor, expecting a free diagnosis, and then going to a cheaper clinic to get your treatments done. That happens all the time, so the fee isn't to get rich, it's to stay alive.

I hope PCs+ is in business for as long as they desire to be. I'll be back soon, I...

As founder of Extraordinary Business Solutions, I like to be able to refer clients to a place to get great PC hardware and peripherals that's locally owned and not a big box store, I must say in the 12-year partnership I have had with Sideline PCs plus, they have been a cornerstone for any service and sales initiatives for clients.

There's no way we would have the 15-year success with servicing our clients if we did not have the parts and devices Sideline provides.

Thanks so much for being knowledgeable and friendly vendors and continue helping customers save money with value and quality products and service in the...

Brought a computer in to get assistance with it not booting properly. Was told it would be $22.50 if I chose not to let them actually repair whatever the issue was. Once they checked the machine they called and said the GPU had failed. Since it was under warranty I decided not to buy a new GPU from them. When I went to pick up my computer I was told it would be $45. When asked why I was given some excuse that the $22.50 price is only if I choose not to have work done, and since no work was needed they wanted a full hour of labor costs. All that was done was then clearing the CMOS and trying a new GPU...