Golden State Tech Consulting

If you have any computer issues, Gabriel is the best person/​place to deal with. A week before I took the Bar exam, my computer was having track pad and battery issues. Every store I called said it would take 2 – 3 days to get the issue diagnosed, and another couple of days to fix.
So, after reading some reviews on how prompt Gabe was, I sent him an email on a Monday. He called me that afternoon we discussed my issues and he ordered the 2 pieces needed. By Wednesday he came to my place, ran a system check and after he confirmed both items needed to be replaced, he installed the equipment. The entire process took 30 mins (Add an extra 10 mins b/​c we got caught up in a discussion about The Wire).
Anyway if you want affordable, prompt and reliable service for your computer needs, you absolutely should contact Gabriel… Or if you just want to avoid the inconvenience of dealing with the Apple Store!

Gab and Ellie are amazing. They helped with my organization for several years and worked wonders with our tech issues. Not only do they do great work but they are also very personable. They are professional, prompt, kind, and patient. I have worked with many tech people over the years and Gab and Ellie are by far the best I have ever worked with.

This team is smart. They are kind and understanding of your needs. They are able to really solve any problem you have and have been a great help to me in the past with problems that I’ve had. I can’t think of any one else that I would call for a personalized solution. I recommend them to anyone.

As an owner of 2 small businesses, Gab and his group are invaluable and true life-​AND-​business savers. The pick up service, late night, weekend — anytime — unparalleled service with our crazy schedules. I have known and worked with Gab for over 10 years and he is a trusted and extremely knowledgeable support person.
Services provided: replacement keyboard on a MBP, replaced a trackpad on another, installed a RAID server for the company, data and drive recovery.
I had a computer lock up on my while traveling over a Christmas holiday. He had local service set up for me the next morning — data was salvaged… and so was my job!
Extremely Highly recommended!

Couldn’t be happier. Contacted them in the morning and Gabriel responded within the hour. He came by my apartment that afternoon and took a look at my laptop that wouldn’t start. He took a look and gave me his honest opinion and and I decided I didn’t want to proceed with repairs (not worth it for a 4 yr old laptop). He gave me advice on how to salvage my laptop and even took the hard drive out for me so I could scrap the laptop. When I asked him what I owed him he said nothing. All in all he came to my home, spent 30 minutes with me and didn’t charge me a thing. Highly recommend and would definitely use him again.

It takes an extraordinary experience to compel me to write a Unilocal review, but if anybody is worth the praise, it would be Gabriel and his partner Ellie from Golden State Mac Consulting. My early 15″ 2010 MacBook Pro was giving me some debilitating issues after over hundreds of dollars and multiple trips to both the Pasadena and Cerritos Apple Stores, so I decided to look for an alternative and gave Gabriel a call. I gave him a quick synopsis of my situation and he did his best to help me resolve my issue over the phone, which ultimately didn’t succeed, so he went ahead and took the next available opportunity to get my machine in… which was 7:30 the next morning! Both him and Ellie showed up looking sharp in GSMC attire before I could even crack my eyes open. Fast forward a few hours later tonight and Gabriel shows back up at my place with what was basically a brand new computer. He thoroughly explained exactly what was wrong, what he fixed, and where I’ve been shafted by Apple previously. We chopped it up a little bit and I learned that both him and his partner have nearly a decade experience each working for Apple, and left about a year ago in order to pursue this dream. I’m hard pressed to think of a better customer service experience I’ve had, and am endlessly thankful for what these guys did for me. All in all, Gabriel essentially gave me a new computer in a time frame and price that were just too good to be true. Give these cats a ring if you need anything Mac related, you won’t regret it.

Brilliant people doing brilliant work for great prices. The Mac Pro at my studio went down and would no longer power up. After some intensely stressful days, I found Gab and Ellie at GSMC. They found the issue to be related to something called my «SMC» (I think). They did some of their magic on my machine and everything has been tip top since! Do yourself a favor and go to these guys. Their personable nature, vast ocean of knowledge, and excellent customer service will no doubt impress.

Very friendly and extremely knowledgable people! With their previous experience working for Apple directly why would you go anywhere else? Fast and customized service at the click of a button or the ring of a phone. Basically like a personal Apple Store, without the lines or the chaos. Who could ask for more? :)

I also opened my i mac to a flashing grey folder/​question mark and knew it was going to be bad. I found Golden State Mac Consulting here on Unilocal and after reading the reviews, gave Gabriel a call. After a short time testing my machine, indeed it was a failed hard drive. Sad, but they got me up and running in no time with a new hard drive, much faster then the old. They made this trying transition as pain free as possible and answered all my questions, even those related to another computer!

I was just on the phone with Gabriel & he was incredibly helpful. I went to the apple store a couple days ago to get my macbook pro looked at because my keyboard was malfunctioning and a couple keys weren’t working && the workers at the apple store told me that there is nothing that they can do. So found Golden State Mac Consulting on Unilocal and Gabriel go my serial number and phone number and called the store and made some arrangements for me and he talked to a couple people. Thank you SO MUCH!
I will defineitley call you if i have any other issues!

Life as I knew it was over. I opened my 2009 MacBook Pro one evening to find a flashing folder icon with a question mark on it. Apparently my computer was no longer recognizing my hard drive. It was failing and needed a data recovery professional, the Geniuses at Apple said.
This news was catastrophic. I had priceless photos of my new baby’s first few months of life that had not been backed up. I was willing to do anything to have these photos (and my sanity) restored.
The Genius at the Apple store referred me to Golden State Mac. I gave them a call immediately. Even though they were closed late Saturday night, I received a call back within minutes of leaving a message. Gabriel at Golden State Mac explained what he would do to try to help and was able to pick up my computer the following day – that’s right, this service comes to you! I can’t say how comforting that was. My computer was going to be looked at ASAP and I didn’t have to go anywhere.
The next day, as promised, Gabriel drove to my home and ran a diagnostic assessment on the spot. He then took my computer back to his office to perform more intensive work and kept me in the loop the whole time. My hard drive needed to be replaced and no data was able to be recovered using software – it needed emergency surgery in a clean room. Gabriel referred me to an ethical place that could perform this more extreme type of data recovery. So helpful! Did I mention that he didn’t charge me one penny for his time? The diagnosis was free, as promised. Golden State Mac even packaged my hard drive for me, saving me that extra headache. Golden State Mac Consulting really understands how precious time is for its clients.
They were also able to consult me on a hard drive replacement and upgrade, upgraded me to a new hard drive at a great price – better drive and price than the Apple store offered – and installed the newest Apple operating system for me. I’m extremely happy with their service. Very friendly people. I will consult them for any future Mac needs!

Golden State Mac recently assisted me with a home audio solution. Gabriel assisted me in choosing a surround sound setup for my living room, he helped me wall mount my television and he also set up my speakers and receiver. He did a great job, was on time, cleaned up before he left, and couldn’t have been easier to work with. He delivered a complete solution and even helped me troubleshoot some bad speaker wiring in my home.