PC Repairs and Upgrades

When they first appeared in the marketplace, personal computers were little more than curiosities and the exclusive province of hobbyists who knew how to go about repairing or upgrading their own systems, because they typically had built them. These days, practically everybody owns at least one PC, and many folks consider personal computers a necessity. Most of us constantly rely on PC's for communication, information, and maximizing personal/professional productivity. But, just as most folks are unable to repair their own vehicles, most are completely lost when their PC's become sluggish or unstable, or stop working completely. Many are even lost when it comes to setting up and optimizing a new PC. Max PC was established to provide these services, among others, at an affordable price. We can perform the installation, diagnostics, repair, and/or optimization procedures with which you may need help.

If your computer is a little older, and is still working, but is struggling to keep up with your newer software, Max PC can give your old machine a new lease on life. Why scrap your old PC for an expensive new computer, when we can bring it back up to speed with a few appropriate upgrades for far less than the cost of a new one? Or if your current PC just doesn't have the capabilities to meet your growing needs, we can add components to provide the additional functionality you want, again at far below the cost of a new PC. The following list contains just a few of the PC upgrades that Max PC and provide:

more memory for faster overall PC performance
wireless networking capability
faster, higher resolution graphics
expanded storage capacity
an internal smart-card reader
more peripheral device ports
a new keyboard with enhanced functionality
a new pointing device with expanded capabilities
a faster, higher quality printer
a new faster optical drive with enhanced functionality
a larger, higher resolution monitor
a second monitor to increase your virtual desktop workspace
a TV tuner card

Give us a call. You can rest assured that Max PC always offers latest technological solutions to maximize your PC's efficiency. For each project, we will typically offer multiple alternative solutions, and we'll discuss with you the advantages of each, but the final choice is always yours. We'll never pressure you into one component or another. In fact, we don't mind installing new components that you've acquired elsewhere. Our primary focus is on service. Nothing else.

Your Place or Ours

Many of our services can be provided at either your location or ours. It's your choice. Naturally, pricing for each specific service differs between In-Home/In-Office and Carry-in work.

Only In-Home/In-Office prices are listed for procedures that must be performed at your location. Similarly, only Carry-in prices are listed for services that aren't readily performed in the field. However, we do offer pick-up and delivery for these services.

Maintenance contracts are available for $45.00/year per computer, and cover annual check-up and cleaning at your location.

Don't see a service listed below to fit your need? No problem. Contact us for a no-obligation quote on whatever you need.

All our services are guaranteed. If we can't get it done for you, you pay nothing.

NOTE: A $20.00 trip charge will be added to all client site services. Pick-up/delivery of your equipment by a Max PC technician is available for all Carry-in work for the same $20.00 fee.

New PC Set-up

Take the hassle out of setting up your new computer and peripheral equipment with our PC set-up service. We will come to your home or office, set up your computer (including monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers) and connect/configure 1 external peripheral device, such as a printer. We will also configure your new PC to access the Internet through your pre-existing Internet Service Provider, communicate through 1 pre-established e-mail account, and test everything for proper functionality. Hardware and software not included. Estimated time: 1.5 hrs

Your location: $90.00

External Peripheral Installation & Configuration

Need a new printer, scanner, or other external peripheral set up? We will add one new external peripheral to your computer, and install all currently available firmware and driver updates to pump up your new equipment's performance potential. Hardware not included. Estimated time: 1 hr

Your location: $60.00

PC Check-up & Cleaning

To continue running reliably, your PC needs periodic preventative maintenance, just like your car. Keep your PC running smoothly with our PC cleaning and check-up service. We will clean and inspect your PC, benchmark and evaluate your system's performance, and provide you with upgrade recommendations to enhance your PC's capabilities. Estimated time: 1 hr

Your location: $60.00 / Carry-in: $40.00

PC Tune-up

Improve your PC's performance with our PC optimization service. We will enhance your computer's speed and performance, optimize it's basic security features, remove unwanted programs, and install available software updates to ensure your PC is running at its best. Estimated time: 2 hrs

Your location: $120.00 / Carry-in: $80.00

MAXimum Tweak

This service includes all our standard PC Tune-up procedures, but adds the latest BIOS and device driver updates for all your computer's hardware components. Installation of the most recent BIOS and driver revisions enables your machine to deliver its maximum speed and stability. Estimated time: 3 hrs

Your location: $180.00 / Carry-in: $120.00

Virus & Spyware Removal

Is your PC infected with malware that's driving you crazy by generating annoying pop-ups, blocking your emails, or producing other unwanted behavior? We will remove all viruses and spyware/adware from your computer to restore its proper functionality and performance. Estimated time: 4 hrs

Your location: $240.00 / Carry-in: $160.00

Hard Disk Data Recovery (Data Files Only)

Recover your lost personal files, digital music, photos and data files following accidental removal through file/folder deletion, unintentional drive formatting, etc. We will retrieve all your recoverable personal files from any drive that can still be read and provide them to you on an optical disc. Estimated time: 6 hrs

Carry-in: $240.00

Data recovery from non-functional drives is often possible, but will require a 3rd party disk rebuild at additional expense prior to data recovery by Max PC. Because of the hardware nature of this failure, no recovery guarantees can be made for drives that have completely failed. Charges will be based entirely on time and materials.

PC Hardware Troubleshooting

Does your PC completely refuse to start? Does it start but immediately die? We'll diagnose your hardware problem and provide you with a diagnostic report and repair estimate. Estimated time: 1 hr

Equipment faults - Your location: $60.00 / Carry-in: $40.00

PC Software Troubleshooting

PC giving you problems? Does it crash frequently for no apparent reason? Does it become unresponsive and require a restart? Or maybe it's acting like it's gone completely insane? We'll diagnose your software problem and provide you with a diagnostic report and repair estimate. Estimated time: 1.5 hrs

Software Issues - Your location: $90.00 / Carry-in: $60.00

PC Repair

Once we've diagnosed your PC's specific problem, we can perform the necessary repairs to get you back up and running. Estimated time: varies

Your location: $TBD / Carry-in: $TBD

Pricing for your repair of PC's specific problem will be based on its nature, as detailed in your repair estimate.

PC Internal Component Upgrade

Want faster or higher resolution graphics? Need more memory to support a new program? Need an additional hard drive to meet your growing storage demands? Want to add more USB or other communication ports? We will install and configure one new hardware component in your computer, along with all currently available firmware and driver updates to pump up your computer's performance potential. Hardware not included. Estimated time: 1 hr

Your location: $60.00 / Carry-in: $40.00

Primary Hard Drive Upgrade

Running out of room on your hard disk but want to keep all your programs and data on a single, large-capacity drive, rather than adding a second drive? We can clone your entire existing hard disk to a new, larger drive of your choosing and provide any currently available firmware update to bump your PC's storage capability. Hardware not included. Estimated time: 4.0 hrs

Carry-in: $120.00 (single disk) / $180.00 (RAID)

Application Title (Single Application) Installation/Upgrade

Want to improve your PC's productivity with a new software tool or upgrade to the latest version of an application that you're already using, but not sure how to go about it? We'll get that application up and running on your computer with our software installation/upgrade service. In addition to performing the installation or upgrade of one application and configuring it to run properly on your system, we will add convenient desktop, start menu and quick-launch icons, as desired, to enable speedy access. Software not included. Estimated time: 1 hr

Application Suite Installation/Upgrade

As above, but covers the installation and configuration of an entire suite of application programs, such as Microsoft Office. Software not included. Estimated time: 1.5 hrs

Security Suite Installation/Upgrade

Ensure that your PC is protected from harmful viruses, trojans, and other malicious software with our security suite installation/upgrade service. We will install and configure your selected security suite, and perform all updates available at the time of installation. We will create convenient desktop, start menu and quick-launch icons, as desired, to enable speedy access. Software not included. Estimated time: 1.5 hrs

Operating System Installation/Upgrade

Maximize your PC's capabilities and improve its level of security with a newer operating system. We will install and configure your selected operating system, configure your email service and peripheral devices to function correctly in the new environment, and perform all OS and driver updates available at the time of installation. Software not included. Estimated time: 3.0 hrs

Back-up & Recovery Software Installation (Data Files Only)

Protect your digital music, photos and data files from loss in the event of a catastrophic drive failure. We will install and configure data back-up software and configure your PC to automatically back up your files at regular intervals. (Requires a second drive.) Hardware and software not included. Estimated time: 2 hrs

Back-up & Recovery Software Installation (Full System)

Protect your entire system from loss in the event of a catastrophic drive failure. This option enables you to recover your operating system, all configuration settings, and all of your application programs, in addition to all of your data files, without reinstalling and reconfiguring everything individually. We will install new back-up software and configure your PC to automatically back up everything necessary to recover your entire system. (Requires a second drive.) Hardware and software not included. Estimated time: 3 hrs

RAID-1 (Mirrored Drive) Installation

Outstanding desktop PC protection. This option will not only completely protect you from a drive failure, it will enable you to continue working, even with one bad drive. And in the event of a single drive failure, full protection can be easily restored after replacing the defective disk with a new one. (Requires a RAID controller and second drive.) Hardware and software not included. Estimated time: 4 hrs

Power Failure Protection

Protect your PC from damage due to power failures and power line fluctuations. We will install and configure an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to protect your system from power spikes and configure the computer to shut down gracefully in the event of a power failure. UPS not included. Estimated time: 1 hr