Bits & Chips Computer Services
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Introduction
Hi, my name is Dave Bender.
I've been in business for 20 years.
I have 25 years of IT experience with the following Microsoft Certifications:
MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA
I'm trustworthy and focus on quality without cutting corners.
I can usually troubleshoot most issues remotely without having to come to your house.
Overview
Hired 77 times
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2 employees
19 years in business
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Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for responsiveness, work quality, and professionalism.
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Jeff H.
Jul 15, 2024
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
I must admit, I was on the internet looking for a local technician to repair my laptop power issue when Thumbtack put me in touch with Bits & Chips. He walked me thru a checklist to narrow down the problem and before I really thought about it, I'd taken the back off my Insperon, identified the problem as a battery issue, and switched out the hard drive to another laptop. Up and running the same day--business interuption avereted! I'm definitely not yet ready to hang out my Computer Repair 'Shingle' ... but very pleased with the results and thrilled with the minor charge for his assistance.
Details: PC • Laptop • Computer not turning on • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
Computer Repair
JT S.
Jun 7, 2024
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
David was wonderful to work with! I had issues with my printer not connecting to my computer for weeks. I had another repair person come to my house and for the same amount of money he not only did not fully resolve the issue but I had concerns over what he was doing. David cleaned everything up and quickly identified the problem. It was extremely easy to work with his remote software. I highly recommend him!
Details: PC • Desktop • Troubleshooting needed to determine issue • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
Computer Repair
Janine J.
Feb 3, 2024
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
I don’t like to share my views and I don’t write reviews unless the associated work was unbelievably poor or astoundingly good. It would be an understatement to say that David's work, at Bits & Chips, was in the second category. The quality of his work on my project was the very definition of "astoundingly good". It was, quite simply, amazing. I’m going to give some details because otherwise I can’t begin to do him justice.
For many months I’d been having major--and escalating--problems involving Microsoft-initiated, failed attempts to install its forced updates onto my Windows 7 OS Lenovo Thinkpad laptop. These forced update attempts had led to both a loss of storage memory and, eventually to those attempts cycling repeatedly, throughout the day and night. I learned how to shut the updates off but Microsoft would turn them back on. Eventually, this was happening so many times a day that I feared it would destroy my laptop--and I knew I couldn’t solve the problem myself. So, I first contacted a highly advertised, national computer repair “Squad”. That business first gave me remote “help” (from employees outside the USA)—and eventually scheduled me an appointment at one of the company’s physical locations in the US, for in-person support. Their remote “help” had only made things worse—and, then, without even starting my computer, their in-person staff told me the problem couldn't be solved and I should get a new laptop.
I was not happy when I left that store. As I drove home, I calmed down and decided to try to find and try out one more repair place before giving up. I requested help on Thumbtack and David, at Bits & Chips”, responded within the hour. He looked into my laptop remotely and said my problem was caused by a well known, solvable issue. He assured me that he was absolutely certain my laptop could be fixed – and gave a quote that was so low that it would have been crazy not to give his repair a try.
As it turned out, David worked on my laptop (remotely), on and off, for days. That work included but not limited to removing and reinstalling one corrupted file after another. I watched on my screen as he gradually undid the harm caused by Microsoft and the previous “repairs”. Each night, when Microsoft assaulted my computer, we tested the outcome of that day’s work. Yes, it took days to resolve all the corruption issues--but each day he assured me that these could and would be resolved—and that he would stick to his initial, very low price. I felt he deserved more than he was charging me and I even offered to buy him a gift-but he insisted that wasn’t necessary. It’s been several days now since the cycling has ended. My laptop once again has a decent amount of memory and I am typing this review on that laptop—all thanks to David and “Bits & Chips”. What can I add? Nothing but kudos to David and his business.
Details: PC • Laptop • Troubleshooting needed to determine issue • Remotely (phone or internet)
Computer Repair
Zaiden G.
2 weeks ago
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
As part of the process, my computer had to download a few updates. What should have been done in a few hours took all night because of my slow internet. Others would have charged me twice to finish the next day, but he offered to try again in the following morning and afternoon.
Details: PC • Laptop • Slow computer performance • Remotely (phone or internet)
Computer Repair
Guillermo P.
Oct 3, 2024
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Hired on Thumbtack
Hired on Thumbtack
I usually don't ask or look for help whenever I run into issues regarding my computer since I've been able to solve most of them, but for this occasion, I was completely clueless on how to fix it. For reference, I built my own gaming PC and had to troubleshoot several issues that I came across during the assembly and setup, which could appear challenging for some without the patience and taste for doing technical stuff but in the end I was successfull. Then, after several months of using the PC and some updates, I caught a bad upadate along with many trash files that ended up making my PC crash mid gaming and even messing up with the windows SO to the point at which the computer was almost impossible to use but this pro just connected remotely to my computer and solved the issues in one evening. I'm totally satisfied with the service and would recommend it to anyone who experiences any kind of issues related to the software.
Details: PC • Desktop • System error or blue screen • At the pro’s location • My home, venue, etc. • Remotely (phone or internet)
Computer Repair
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David Bender