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Laptop Repairs Darwin
Repair shop · Winnellie, Darwin
Cracked screens, dead batteries, loose charging ports, coffee spills and laptops that won’t turn on. Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Acer, MSI and MacBook, at our Winnellie workshop.
Where the failure is a part, we replace it. Where it’s the board, we fix the board. A blown two-dollar component on a working fifteen-hundred-dollar laptop is worth chasing.
The whole laptop, not just the easy bits.
Screens and hinges
Cracked, black, flickering or lined screens replaced, and the common cracked-lid-near-the-hinge failure repaired properly. Touchscreens on 2-in-1s too.
Charging ports
USB-C and barrel ports that only work at an angle, or not at all. Re-soldered to the board, not glued, with the charging circuit checked while we’re in there.
Batteries
Batteries that die in ten minutes or swell and push the trackpad up. Replaced with quality cells, not the cheapest pack online.
Won’t turn on
No lights, no fans, or a charge light with nothing else. We trace the power-up sequence on the board and find where it stops.
Liquid damage
Coffee, water, beer, rain. Boards are cleaned, corrosion removed and damaged parts replaced. Bring it in switched off, as soon as you can.
Keyboards and touchpads
Dead keys, sticky keys after a spill, worn touchpads and palmrests replaced.
Slow laptops
An SSD upgrade and a clean Windows install with your files kept is usually the biggest speed-up an older laptop can get. Memory upgrades where the machine allows.
Overheating
Thermal paste replaced, fans cleaned or swapped, and the heatsink seated properly. Common on laptops that have spent a wet season in Darwin.
MacBooks
Batteries, screens, keyboards, charging circuits and storage on MacBook Air and Pro, within the limits of parts availability.
Data and migration
Files rescued from failing drives, and everything moved across to the repaired or replacement machine. See data recovery.
Drop it in with the charger.
- Bring it in
4/143 Coonawarra Rd, Winnellie, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, with the charger. No booking needed.
- We diagnose it
Free. We find the fault and give you a written quote for parts and labour. Where a part has to be ordered we tell you how long.
- You decide
Repair it, or don’t. If it isn’t worth it we say so and help you move your files to something new.
What it costs
You approve the total before any chargeable work starts.
Common questions
How much is a laptop screen replacement?
It depends on the panel. We identify the exact part for your model and quote it with labour up front. Common panels take a few days; unusual ones longer.
My laptop is plugged in but not charging. Is it the charger?
Sometimes. We test the charger first because it’s the cheap answer. If it’s the port or the charging circuit on the board, we repair that.
Is a five-year-old laptop worth fixing?
Often, yes. If the screen, keyboard and case are fine, a new battery or an SSD makes it feel new for far less than replacing it. We tell you honestly when it isn’t.
Will my files be safe?
Yes. We don’t wipe anything without asking, and if the drive is failing we copy your data off first.
How long does it take?
Batteries, SSD upgrades and cleanups are often same or next day. Screens and ports depend on parts. Board repairs take longer and we tell you up front.
Do you fix MacBooks?
Yes, within parts availability: batteries, screens, keyboards, charging circuits and storage.
Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area.
Drop-off at the Winnellie workshop is quickest. The tools for board work don’t fit in a van.
Before you come in
If liquid got in, leave it off and don’t charge it. Every attempt to power it on pushes current through a wet board.
Diagnosis is free. You get the quote in writing before any chargeable work starts.
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Find us
We’re the end unit of the 143 Coonawarra Rd complex, on the Mataram St corner — the same block as Top End Car Rentals and Campervan Hire.
Come around to the Mataram St side and park on the hardstand out the front.
Campers and caravans: under 12 m only, and by booking — book a time and wait for the confirmation before you drive over, so the bay is clear when you arrive.
Searching the street address in Google drops you at the wrong building on Coonawarra Rd. Use the map link below — it is pinned on our door.
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