Londonmac

Got out of warranty apple gear? Fancy a RAM or hard disk upgrade but don’t have the technical nous to get the job done on your own?
London Mac are brilliant. They offer friendly independent advice, upgrades and repairs on ALL Apple Mac gear that’s far cheaper and friendlier than the Genius Bar on Regent Street.
I had a hard drive replaced in a Santa Rosa MBP and they had it done in less than two hours. Wonderful people and they’ve got some lovely old retro Apple gear in their little shop too.

Londonmac’s a small operation. So small that I’ve been past its location a million times on the bus and just happened to see it a couple of weeks back and bookmarked in my mind «just in case.»
Well, «just in case» happened last week when the sad, little hard drive on my Macbook Air failed. Nonplussed (because I back up regularly like a good little doobie and you should, too!), I walked on over to Londonmac.
There I found informative and courteous service. Turnaround was quick and since I didn’t have or need an appointment for service, I was well-​impressed to get a call that my computer was ready the next day.
Price-​wise, labour was about £65/​hour and while I’m sure I paid over the odds for the replacement hard drive, it was worth it. I think I could’ve got the drive cheaper online, but was I really going to a) wait for it to be delivered, b) be assured that the drive was from a reputable source, and c) find someone to install it? No, on all counts, especially since the last time I tried to take apart a Mac (just for kicks) all of the teeny tiny screws just about drove me out of my teeny tiny mind!
That said, I did ask about a replacement battery for another laptop and the nice woman working there did advise that I could get a cheaper, 3^rd party battery online — less than anything she’d have in store. That’s integrity.
They had some Apple products in store, look to do a roaring trade in iPod repair, and also do data recovery.
Out of warranty and lacking AppleCare, I wouldn’t hesitate to entrust my Apple gadgets with Londonmac. Thanks to them, I (and my laptop) live to torment Unilocal another day.