Tech Lab

You won’t find a more response and talented IT guy than Lai. You can take your computer or device to his shop, have him help remotely or come to your place. I recommend him to all my friends.

Really unhelpful. Couldn’t help me with my smartphone issue, couldn’t refer me to someone else, claimed they didn’t even know any other shops in the area. If that is their level of service, I would stay FAR away.

DO NOT, I repeat, do not use this company if you actually want your laptop back in at least the condition you dropped it off in!
I recommended Tech Lab to a friend who’s hard drive crashed. She had a lot of irreplaceable data and was very worried it was gone for good. I recommended these guys based on the other good reviews and seeing their storefront as I pass by regularly.
She received the laptop back in worse shape than she gave it to them in. It was nothing short of completely destroyed. Missing screws, scratches, won’t even boot anymore. To add insult to injury, very rude service to go along with it.
There are a lot of good data recovery companies in the area to choose from, this is not one of them. I will be taking my own business and referrals elsewhere in the future!

My hard drive crashed on me and they were lighting quick patching my baby back up was done in 2 days flat
thanks guys!

My laptop screen just went blank so I took it to Lai at Tech Lab. He popped out the battery, waited a few seconds, stuck it back in and got it to boot immediately. I’ve never been in and out of a computer repair shop so quickly. I thought I needed a new laptop but Lai revived it and now it works great.

I brought in a completely dead iPhone 4s, fairly confident that there was absolutely nothing they could do to revive it. I was primarily interested in just getting some crucial data off of it. I was told by an Apple Store genius that this would likely cost «in the thousands,» and was also quoted by a reputable online service between $ 450-​$ 1450.
I’m a pretty tech savvy person, and this phone appeared to be beyond reviving even to get the data off it. Instead, Tech Lab was able to completely repair the phone for **$ 80**. They changed the charger port and battery for this amount. No other company even noted that as a possibility.
Highly recommended!

Service was quick and price was very fair. Will go back in a heart beat.
Thanks guys

After I had a hard drive crash I went to Tech Lab to help recover my documents and photos.
They did an above and beyond job of making sure they could get me what I needed.
After I took my recovered files home and found a few important ones missing, they let me make an appointment to personally help locate the files. While I couldn’t get everything due to corrupted files (not their fault), they got me most of the missing files and went beyond my expectations.
Extremely friendly, understanding, and excellent value for what they offer. Good communication and the recovery went for exactly what they quoted me (not charging extra for file search at the end)
Go to Tech Lab for data recovery and you will not be disappointed with their service.

Tech Lab is an adequate place to go get your computer repaired. I’ve used them pretty often over the past couple years because its the closest place to my house and they are reliable. The only knock I have on them is that they are kind of overpriced to me. Also during a data transfer they were doing for me, they lost some of my files, and when I emailed them about it they never responded. When I went to ask about the files in person, the guy pretty much said «it happens» and didn’t offer an apology or any kind of reimbursement for my lost files. I still use them, because pretty much all computer repair places I’ve been are equally incompetent but if another local place opened I wouldn’t hesitate to take my business elsewhere.

Charles does phenomenal work. He’s super conscientious and has gone above and beyond to take care of me at every turn. I can’t recommend him enough! I had dropped my i927 down a flight of stairs and the screen was ruined. He somehow noticed that since the buttons weren’t working there was likely a broken cable. After getting quotes on parts he determined that I’d be better of replacing the device. However since I was committed to retrieving my data from my digital lifeline, he suggested that he could just buy a used i927 to use as a «parts phone.» That way, no matter what issues he ran into, he would have a replacement part on hand. He completed the work in half the time I expected and shipped both the repaired and cannibalized devices to me while I was traveling in California. What service!

They had and sold me just the part of a dell power supply that goes from the wall to the power brick. They only charged $ 10. Had I gone anywhere else and bought a whole power supply, it would have cost me many times that.

Tech Lab is the best! I hired them to do a factory unlock of my phone, and they had an amazingly fast turnaround time. The next day they both called and emailed me to let me know it was done (which was very helpful, as I didn’t have a back-​up phone!)
Their work was so good, I also had them replace the cracked screen on my old phone. Very fast, friendly, reliable service at fair prices in a pleasant shop.

I had a major virus in my computer that knocked it completely dead and I thought everything was lost, Charles was able to reload my operating system and save all my files and I was thrilled that I did not lose a thing, he did a great job communicating with me on what was going on and the price was very reasonable, if I ever have another issue I will go back to Tech Lab for sure.

These guys are awesome! Exquisite, friendly, and fast service at a very reasonable price. I strongly suggest.

T ask them for your computer needs!
E ach person they help will be fortunate to have made contact with Tech Lab
C heap, No!
H ella, Affordable, YES!
L ate my computer was not, it was 2 days early. Under promise, over deliver, woot!
A dorable staff
B AM!
Ok so that was very cheesy.
But seriously, I took my MacBook Pro in Monday to have the keyboard replaced. The lovely assistant took a look at my computer, knew what parts needed to be ordered. Parts came in Thursday, I took my MacBook in Friday with a promise it will be done by Monday… 3 hours later I got a call from Lai, it’s DONE! WTF, who does this?!? Like new.
Word!

I recently used Tech Lab to unlock a iPhone 4s from ATT for use on t-​Mobile network. I brought the phone in just before Christmas and Charles told me they could have it done within 48 hours and ready for pick up on Dec. 26 — seriously awesome!!! It was not as expensive as I expected. When I picked up the phone, Charles helped me cut my SIM card and get it going. When most places are so difficult to deal with, Tech Lab was a refreshing experience. I will definitely use them again and highly recommend to others.

I came here to fix my janky cracked screen on my iphone 4s. The service was great. He was very friendly, professional, and knowledgeable. You can tell he takes his job seriously. I definitely saved tons of money by going to him rather than the Apple store. I would definitely recommend him to other people.
P. S. If you are hungry, he will most likely recommend a really good restaurant to try! Haha!

My fiancé loves her laptop so when she broke it we knew it had to be fixed fast. After checking out the Unilocal reviews and receiving high recommendations from friends we took it here. Turns out she overheated and fried her hard drive. Charlie diagnosed, fixed, installed windows 7, and had it repaired in 24hours! Did I mention he did all of this for $ 200! Amazing.
Oh and did I mention we were stuck in traffic and he stayed open 20 minutes past closing to explain what was wrong with the laptop and how he fixed it.
You can not find better service than this! ¹⁰⁄₁₀
We will definitely be back if we need anymore repairs.
Like them on Facebook for $ 5.00 off.

Great place! I broke the face of my iPhone, and was afraid I’d have to go buy a new one. In my search on craigslist, I came across Tech Lab’s ad. Looked them up here on Unilocal,read the reviews, and called them to make sure they seemed normal.
I dropped off my iPhone, picked it up a couple of hours later, and it was perfect! They charged a great rate, good service, and they even called me up a couple of weeks later to make sure I was still happy with the job they’d done.
I have nothing but good things to say.

This place pretty much rocked my socks off. My bf found the place while we were driving on Rainier – ridin’ dirty like we always do. He said I should check them out just based on the Unilocal reviews. Fortunately/​unfortunately, my iPhone’s microphone had stopped working just the day before, meaning that I could hear people talking but they couldn’t hear me, so I had a chance to give Tech Lab a try.
The building is very Columbia City-​ish with plenty of parking. Inside, there were large screens posting info about their vast services (don’t judge them about the extra «L» in the word «follow” – they’re going to fix it. It’s not nearly as noticeable as when a Chinese menu has the word «shrimps» on it.)
I was greeted by Charles, who looked very smart – and not just because he was wearing glasses. I told him about my dilemma – my new Hans Solo in carbonite case didn’t protect my phone from a fall and phone back itself cracked. I attribute it to the fact that Hans was in carbonite. If his hands and legs were free, I’m sure Hans would have been able to shoulder-​roll onto the floor.
After some entertaining banter, I left Hans in good hands with Charles. I was given an initial quote and an ETA. He even called me partway through to tell me that he tested my phone parts in other phones and other parts into my phone to see if he could isolate the issue. Awesome. I was just thinking he would see the part was broken and replace it – but he went above and beyond at no initial cost.
When he called later, he sounded apologetically grim: My motherboard was damaged. The motherboardin’ motherboard. A death sentence to something replaceable like an iPhone. Apple had told me that my phone could be upgraded for $ 150 (but I’m waiting for the Fiiiiiiiiiive!) so I’m going to wait until I can’t tolerate not talking on the phone. This may be a good time for me to work on my ESP skills anyways.
Even more amazing, my final bill was less than HALF the original quote that I was given. And it wasn’t the lower bill that blew me away, it was the goodwill behind it. I felt the love *fist pump*
So in conclusion, this is the place to be. So clear out the [*ahem*] questionable content on your devices and bring ‘em on down. Don’t forget to «like» them on Facebook so you can get $ 5 off of your first service with them. I am using my ESP to send you one final thought right now…
If you heard me say, «I like giraffes» then my ESP must be working.