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February 2024 by Aj L.
I gave my Samsung laptop for screen replacement. They took one month only to say that parts are not available. Not a good experience with this shop.
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February 2024 by Gorbi H.
customer service is 10/10, the manager right there is very good in all terms,. i recommend buying from them. oh btw the monitor that i bought from them is really really good the pg248qp.
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December 2023 by Kayvaun K.
I came in with a few minor problems and looking to get my PC cleaned up a bit both physically and virtually with my drives. I had the pleasure of having Damien work on my PC and he was super helpful and friendly. He took care of all the problems I came in with and then some. On top of that he made sure to help me out with some precautions in case I ran into any issues again by providing me with links and steps on how to approach these problems in the future. Sensational Customer Service!
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November 2023 by Austin D.
AVOID THEIR REPAIR SERVICES! I've come to this location twice for repairs. The first time they told me I needed a large power supply than what my tower had and said I didn't have any more issues. The second time I came in for repairs I told them I was seeing the same pre-failure signs I had before I came in the first time. I told them my fan was shutting off twice on startup as before. I told them my concerns were another power failure issue. They told me they "stress tested" the computer and recommended a fan replacement. I accepted their diagnosis and they charged me for a new fan + install. I'm in the middle of moving to the east coast & booted my PC up to see if they fixed my problem. They did not. Fan still shuts off exactly how I showed them at drop-off. My computer was NOT fixed & my problems continue yet now I'm scammed out almost another hundred $. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!
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November 2023 by Micheal M.
Central Computers forgot to order the part for my laptop repair, causing a 5-10 day wait time to extend to almost one month. Even then, they neglected to ask if I wanted a matte or glossy screen, so I was stuck with the latter. The screen replacement cost $289 including $50 deposit. I have no complaints on the workmanship. Earlier in the year, we bought equipment and they were competent. They do not perform cell phone repairs.
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October 2023 by Andy Escobar
I was not much aware of Radio Shak since I was really young when they were open and soon after closed. But when I visit this place I feel similar to what many people describe visiting Radio Shak was. As a software engineer I feel like this is the equivalent of Toys R Rus for adults.
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September 2023 by Edson V.
The greatest service ever, this a place you can come and get your problems solved. Damian was a 10 star for sure!!!
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August 2023 by Gary Anthony Chan
They have everything you can think of. All in stock. They have knick knacks that only Website have these guys have it. This is my new favorite place to go
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August 2023 by Tim Riener
With the demise of Fry's Electronics in the San Francisco Bay Area (and beyond), Central Computers is the next best do-it-yourself, hobbyist and tinkers store for purchasing computer hardware components. Pricing isn't generally unreasonable (but check online before you make a purchase here) and the staff is knowledgeable at least 90% of the time. My only reason for knocking 1 star off an otherwise 5-star rating is based on a single bad experience where I purchased an item after being told it offered a feature and when it did not, I was told that only exchanges (or maybe get store credit; I can't remember) were allowed.
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August 2023 by John T.
I went to this store to get help removing a stripped screw on my laptop. They told me they may need to use a drill to remove the stripped screw but they did not have the right drill bit so I would need to leave my laptop and come back the next day to get it when it was done. At no point in time was I made aware that this process would destroy my laptop screw hole and essentially make my laptop unable to be flush with the bottom base panel. Also now there is this hole at the bottom since no screw can be placed in the hole. If this was something that could not be done without damaging my laptop then I should have been told.
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August 2023 by Robert C.
Great place to find electronic/PC parts with knowledgable and friendly staff! I came looking for a custom mechanical keyboard base and keycaps a while back. Talking with the staff, they were able to find the specific model in stock in the back and opened it to allow me to take a look/demo like the ones they have on display. Friendly and easy to talk to for your needs. Prices would be retail, but if its available you can take a look and pick up immediately instead of waiting for delivery without seeing the product. There is plenty of parking in the area, though the location is not so obvious to find.
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July 2023 by Joshua Pak
My computer had been working completely fine for the past 5-6 months, but suddenly for the past week, it had an ongoing issue of completely and randomly shutting off anywhere between 5 seconds to 1 minute of being turned on. I tried to begin fixing the problem on my own but I had no idea what the problem was and initially thought that it could be due to a faulty thermal paste application causing CPU overheating and creating this shut-off problem. However, after applying the new thermal paste, the temperatures were fine but my pc was then stuck on bios and completely unusable and would not boot to Windows at all. Furthermore, it then wouldn't recognize my hard drive. I searched online for hours but I still could not fix the issue in any way and began to worry because this was a recently new pc that was also quite expensive and I was beginning to ponder whether or not I should sell the parts and instead build a lower performing pc. Thankfully, I decided to at least bring it to a pc repair shop to see if they could diagnose what the problem was and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. When I initially entered, the person at the counter was very friendly and told me where to put my PC for a diagnosis. I had the pleasure of working with a technician named Damien who was very helpful and very knowledgeable. He immediately began to change some things in the BIOS page, and within 30 seconds the PC surprisingly booted to the Windows page. I was dumbfounded as I looked online for hours and still couldn't find anything while Damien was able to diagnose and fix the bios problem that quickly. He then began to run some tests on all of my hardware components and was quick in diagnosing the absence of problems with my GPU, motherboard, CPU, and hard drive. But after putting the RAM in overclock at the BIOS page, the PC shut-off problem was finally found. The PC began shutting off within seconds of being turned on and so I finally knew which component was causing my PC to shut down constantly essentially rendering my PC useless. He went back into the BIOS and shut off the overclock mode and it was smooth sailing for several minutes without shutting off. But thankfully, he also stated that if the problem continued even with the overclock mode off, that it could either be due to too many RAM sticks causing an overdrive/overstress on my motherboard I believe (I have 4x8GB DDR4) or that one of the RAM sticks could be faulty and to test it out by removing slots 1 and 3 and 2 and 4 separately and seeing whether or not the PC would shut off again. When I got home, the PC would unfortunately turn off again after several minutes which was still better than the initial 5 seconds to 1 minute but this was still a problem that I had to resolve. I took out slots 1 and 3 and the PC surprisingly stayed on for about 15 minutes but shut off again. So afterward, I did what I was told and took out slots 2 and 4 and kept 1 and 3 and thankfully, the problem is now completely resolved and the PC is able to run for hours like normal without powering off on its own. I believe I saved hundreds of dollars compared to if I had decided to simply sell the parts and build a less performing PC, bought the same $200 hard drive I purchased (due to me thinking it was faulty because BIOS wouldn't recognize it), or if I had gone to another PC repair shop. I am extremely grateful for Damien's expertise and friendliness as I had also asked him many questions regarding my PC and my own opinions as he very nicely answered them and gave a step-by-step description of what he was doing such as what test he was running and how if the problem was very severe, the tests would display error lines over and over again, or even stating which components were working perfectly fine. I highly, highly recommend coming to this store if your PC has any problems, and asking for Damien if he is available. His expertise diagnosed and solved the problem within about 30 minutes and he was very friendly in giving advice and opinions even to all of my questions. G
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July 2023 by Kevin A.
It was time to upgrade my computer; since I first came there in 2013 and had great experience, came again in 2023. Talked to Damien, he quickly understood my needs, suggested options, we've chosen the one that would suit my needs/wants/budget balance. In few days I got my new desktop;much cheaper than a new one (some components were reused), tested. Worked out of he box :)
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July 2023 by Phillip H.
To be honest you should just shop new egg or Amazon. 15% fee for returns if you open the box, few items in store are on par with Amazon or new egg for pricing, it's just more expensive for a worst customer experience. 2 stars for a in store pc store
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July 2023 by Joshua P.
My computer had been working completely fine for the past 5-6 months, but suddenly for the past week, it had an ongoing issue of completely and randomly shutting off anywhere between 5 seconds to 1 minute of being turned on. As a student, this occurred during my finals week and I was unable to bring it to a shop due to my lack of time and so I had no choice but to use my slow laptop for all of my projects/studying which was extremely unfortunate. Once my school quarter had ended I tried to begin fixing the problem on my own but I had no idea what the problem was and initially thought that it could be due to a faulty thermal paste application causing CPU overheating and creating this shut-off problem. However, after applying the new thermal paste, the temperatures were fine but my pc was then stuck on bios and completely unusable and would not boot to Windows at all. Furthermore, it then wouldn't recognize my hard drive and so I was really perplexed as to what was going on. I searched online for hours and tested several things but I still could not fix the issue in any way and began to worry because this was a recently new pc that was also quite expensive and I was beginning to ponder whether or not I should sell the parts and instead build a lower performing pc. Thankfully, I decided to at least bring it to a pc repair shop to see if they could diagnose what the problem was and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. When I initially entered, the person at the counter was very friendly as I asked if I could bring my pc from my car into the store to get a diagnosis in which he very kindly pointed me to where I should bring my pc. Then, I had the pleasure of working with a technician named Damien who was very very helpful and very knowledgeable. He immediately began to change some things in the BIOS page, and within 30 seconds the PC surprisingly booted to the Windows page. I was dumbfounded as I looked online for hours and still couldn't find anything while Damien was able to diagnose and fix the bios problem that quickly. He then began to run some tests on all of my hardware components and was quick in diagnosing the absence of problems with my GPU, motherboard, CPU, and hard drive. But after putting the RAM in overclock at the BIOS page, the PC shut-off problem was finally found. The PC began shutting off within seconds of being turned on and so I finally knew which component was causing my PC to shut down constantly essentially rendering my PC useless. He went back into the BIOS and shut off the overclock mode and it was smooth sailing for several minutes without shutting off. But thankfully, he also stated that if the problem continued even with the overclock mode off, that it could either be due to too many RAM sticks causing an overdrive/overstress on my motherboard I believe (I have 4x8GB DDR4) or that one of the RAM sticks could be faulty and to test it out by removing slots 1 and 3 and 2 and 4 separately and seeing whether or not the PC would shut off again. When I got home, the PC would unfortunately turn off again after several minutes which was still better than the initial 5 seconds to 1 minute but this was still a problem that I had to resolve. I took out slots 1 and 3 and the PC surprisingly stayed on for about 15 minutes but shut off again. So afterward, I did what I was told and took out slots 2 and 4 and kept 1 and 3 and thankfully, the problem is now completely resolved and the PC is able to run for hours like normal without powering off on its own. I believe I saved hundreds of dollars compared to if I had decided to simply sell the parts and build a less performing PC, bought the same $200 hard drive I purchased (due to me thinking it was faulty because BIOS wouldn't recognize it), or if I had gone to another PC repair shop. I am extremely grateful for Damien's expertise and friendliness as I had also asked him many questions regarding my PC and my own opinions as he very nicely answered them and gave a step-by-step description of what he was going to do such as what
