Computer Exchange

Specialties

We repair virtually every make and model of computer and laptop, including business workstations and servers, and networks at your home or office. And we don’t just stop at computer repair. We offer cellphone repair, and we also provide Apple product repair at a much better price that you will find anywhere else! Virus removal, spyware removal, data recovery… we do it all. Because we service over 700 computers a month, we have more experience with a wider variety of products than any other company in this market. No one does a better job than Computer Exchange at repairing your system at the best possible price.

History

Established in 1995.

Computer Exchange was founded in 1995 by Charles Kelly after being laid off by Bulldog Computer Products when they closed the doors after 12 years in business. Charles worked for Bulldog for five years and was one of the last four remaining employees. When he started, it was a company doing 15 million dollars a year and employing 60 workers. Having watched the demise of such a dynamic company from the inside he learned some key lessons about how to make a company survive during good times as well as bad.

Feeling that low overhead, combined with very good customer service would be the right combination, Charles opened the first Computer Exchange in a very small retail spot in Hop’s Plaza, on Washington Rd in Martinez, stocked with a nice selection of what were then, very high end used computers at discount prices. In those days a nice 486 computer would retail for almost $ 3000.

From the very first day, sales were brisk and the store was profitable. During the first year or two, buying

Meet the Business Owner

Charles K.

Business Owner

Charles was born and raised in Augusta. He attended Aquinas High School, and then Augusta College (now Georgia Regents University). He went on to work at Circuit City and Bulldog Computers. Charles worked for Bulldog for five years and was one of the last four remaining employees. When he started, it was a company doing 15 million dollars a year and employing 60 workers. Having watched the demise of such a dynamic company from the inside he learned some key lessons about how to make a company survive during good times as well as bad. Using that experience, he founded Computer Exchange in 1995; and has succeeded in expanding out to three locations.