My computer seems to be on the blink lately and was thinking of bringing it to my nearest Best Buy to have the Geek Squad look at it. Is it really worth their expertise? has anyne used it before?
2007-03-22 14:28:26 · 9 answers · asked by gurl 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Geek Squad is more like a bunch of salesman trying to sell you more crap. They are crap. They charge you a lot for something so simple.
2007-03-22 14:49:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are very expensive. You probably have many capable computer techs in your town. Look in the yellow pages. I used another outfit like the Geek squad. Will not name them, they are semi local. 3 or 4 towns around here. They come in wham bam open computer, do a system check, smile a lot to questions. Put some of the programs they like on your drive. the safety ones. Take off what you had. Tell you now every thing is fine. Good idea to have us in every 6 months. ////Of course it is, for their pocket book. I asked the Geek squad why they charged tax on labor, they said that is how they did it. That was about 6 months ago. I did not hire them. There is a free site on the Internet, they will go through the problem you are having, give you an answer, no charge. Darn i am on the wrong browser. Google it, Protonic .com see what comes up They are great.I checked the web site on the other browser. Give them a try first.
2007-03-22 14:37:56 · answer #2 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
STAY AWAY FROM GEEK SQUAED they are over priced and under educated. Im nto saying everyone that works for geek squad is a idiot but if they do have any decent computer knowlage they arent allowed to use it. geek squad isnt into pc repair anymore they are into computer sales its there job to make sure you buy a new pc. What alout of people dont knwo when you sign the paper work to have geek squad look at your pc you sign over the rights to all information on your harddrive best buy is now the proud owner of all your self made porn or what ever you do on your pc and now they are legally allowed to do with it what they please
2016-03-29 00:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use it. If you have a specific problem ask on here. The money isn't worth it, and if it turns out to be a hardware problem at the end of your own personal troubleshooting, Best Buy will 'install' their own specified overpriced hardware. If you can find a way to do it yourself you can spend less money, it will take time, but your time isn't worth their money grabbing claws.
2007-03-22 16:51:30 · answer #4 · answered by lecrackzor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's worth it to go to the Geek Squad. I got my computer from them, and they're very good. They may have a very funny name, but their Volkswagen Geek Mobile will keep them high-tech and ready to work.
2007-03-22 15:28:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i recommend going to an actual computer programmer and engineer...the geek squad have no idea what they are doing and are REALLY EXPENSIVE...i hear they charge like 500 dollars just to look at it.
2007-03-22 14:39:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're very expensive, I think they charge like 100 bucks an hour. If you have a tech guy at work ask him he'd like to make a few bucks and see if he can fix your computer.
2007-03-22 14:33:18 · answer #7 · answered by cireengineering 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not. at least in pinole california.
never had home service, just in store and i was not impressed. i spent over a hundred bucks and the re-install lasted less than a week.
2007-03-22 14:32:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes they reformat your pc and end up with this fake version of windows xp
2007-03-22 14:36:16 · answer #9 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋