Contemporary Computers

these guys took great care of me. none of that shady-​mechanic type crap you can deal with at some repair shops. were transparent and did not push their own interests during my decision making process about whether my fix would be worth it or not, and were very reasonably priced for the diagnostics and labour. so relieved to have my situation solved, thanks!

My hard drive crashed HARD, there was no hope of booting back in to my computer and I was worried I’d lost everything. These guys managed to retrieve all my files from my fried drive. What would have cost me $ 200 at Bestbuy or Future shop, cost me $ 120 here. When I got my backed up info, I was still missing a chunk of information, old photos, work files etc. and they took it back, found the missing files, all free of charge.
Cant recommend these guys enough.

Phil is unreal! Probably the best computer repair shop in Toronto. Don’t hesitate to trust this guy with your computer!

Just wanted to echo what so many others have said. Phil is a first-​class professional, does work quickly, affordably, and doesn’t take advantage of folks who know less about computers than he does.
You can trust him with your computer. You can also trust his pre-​builds /​refurbished IBM computers — they’re all far more affordable than similarly-​specced units at Future Shop or BestBuy, for a fraction of the cost for far better quality.
Especially if youre a «browser, facebook and email» kind of person, Phil will take care of you.

Brought my laptop in about 3 weeks ago, was basically hoping for a miracle but it was too far gone, motherboard blew up or some junk. These guys were great, tried everything they could, even searched for replacement motherboards but it was a lost cause, after all this work they only charged $ 40!
Fantastic service, great people, if I ever need help in the future this is where I’m going
Don’t but sony vaio! POS!

Great service, great pricing, great people… what more can I say?! Saved my butt when my computer died and did it for a very reasonable price. From now on they are my goto guys for computer service. I HIGHLY recommend them.

The hinges and entire backplate on my HP dv9000 came undone and having a laptop where the top doesn’t stay up sort of defeats the purpose. I thought about buying a new lappy, but this one works fine and just needed a little TLC. I decided to look for a computer repair shop and, of course, turned to Unilocal!My lovely friend Sarah L recommended Contemporary Computer and if she recommends anything remotely «techy», I’m there. Also, it was convenient to my house, too.
I called to ask if they did this kind of repair and Phil knew instantly what model I had… apparently there was a hinge issue with this make/​model. He told me they had the parts because it was so common, so I raced over after work to drop it off. He told me it would be a couple of days, but, lo and behold, got a call from him two days later telling me that they didn’t, in fact, have the parts and would have to order them. That, he told me, would take two weeks. Needless to say, I was bummed and wished he would have checked before he told me he had the parts. I was able to use my work laptop at home while I was waiting for the parts to come in, and sure enough, about two weeks later, he called to tell me everything was done.
My laptop is like new and the top stays up again. Score! Phil was super nice and I’m sure he didn’t mean to make me wait so long. The prices were reasonable and I couldn’t be happier.

Last year, Phil at Contemporary Computers did a little upgrade and cleaning of my laptop. He also completely revived our old desktop Mac. In both instances, I was very pleased with the results and decent costs for the work done.
I didn’t realise how obsessively attached I was to my MacBook Pro until I spilled water on it and watched it shut down! After removing the battery and letting it dry, I was pleased to find it working again after a couple of days.
But there was no question I’d be bringing my laptop to Phil to make sure there isn’t water left in there, slowly wreaking havoc.
I find Phil professional and courteous and he obviously loves what he does — all of which makes for great service. He’s clear about telling me what he can and can’t do for my computer and what to expect. Phil has also been great about quick turn-​around when I request it.
I also really like that he’s absolutely non-​judgmental and doesn’t make me feel like an idiot, regardless of the fact that I’ve done something idiotic… yeah!

This computer store was on the border once. Seriously. They shot scenes here.
Today I needed some random stupid cable adapter and the guy had it for 8 $. Awesome. I also tried to buy a PCI-​E DVI out card while I was there, but he didn’t have one. Less awesome.
The Good:
— conveniently close to my house
— had the ‘must have’ kind of weird item I needed at a good price
— phoned first and the guy double checked the inventory and had my cable ready when I arrived
The Bad:
— there is no stock in the front room. It’s basically a waiting area where the guy has his desk. You have to ask for anything you’re looking for and he goes in the back and gets it. It’s like Consumers Distributing for computer parts. Only without the catalogue and tiny pencils.
— I have no idea what he sells here. He clearly sells odd cable converters, but does not sell DVI video cards. Or maybe he does, just not today.
Overall, I will definitely come here again when I need that ‘one weird little thing that I need RIGHT NOW’ but I probably wouldn’t buy stuff here if I was pre-​planning.
I don’t like shopping at the beer stores where you have to order from the menu, I like the walk-​in ones. Kinda feel the same way about computer parts… I want to browse, not ask for specific items.