Computer Repair, Computer Sales, Computer Training
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24 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered
Services we offer
CUSTOM IT SOLUTIONS AND ON-SITE SERVICE FOR BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, BUSINESS NETWORKING DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND SERVICE, RESIDENTIAL NETWORKING, UPGRADES, AND SERVICE, CUSTOM DESIGNED COMPUTERS, WEB DESIGN AND CERTIFIED QUICKBOOKS PROFESSIONAL, DATA RECOVERY.
Ray showed up early and performed all items on our list plus more. He ran into some unforeseen issues when reworking the network, but stayed and completed them. He did not charge us for the extra time it took to figure out the problem. When we had problems a few days later he returned our call immediately and helped work through the issues over the phone. Very professional, punctual, knowledgeable and reasonably priced. We will definitely use them again. Thanks Ray for all your help, hope we don't need you again in the near future but glad to know you are just a phone call away.
Description of Work: New computer set up and data transferred from existing business computer and to re configure the network as well as set up the external hard drive for back up.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Rebecca C.
12/2010
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
I've used this company before and have been pleased. This time, I made a work order on-line and was called within a few days. (Usually, they call right away, but didn't for some reason this time. I was not in a big hurry though, or I would have called back.) I made an appointment for evening, and Ray accomodated me. He came by and spend a couple of hours getting our computers running. A few days later, I called back because my printer wasn't not communicating with myn desktop, and I wondered if it was related. Ray spent about 30 minutes on the phone with me talking me though a reinstallation of the software, which fixed the problem. He did not charge me for the additional time, and never questioned whether it was related to the earlier work or was a new problem. I appreciated that, given that I am a repeat customer. I remain pleased with Southtech.
Description of Work: Debugging desktop and laptop which were infected. It took several hours.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$220
Deanna W.
10/2010
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
This is the third time we have used SouthTech and we remain 100% satisfied in every way. This is an outstanding very customer-service-oriented company. Now that we've found them, we won't go anywhere else!
Description of Work: Set up two pc workstations in two offices in new condo; this included a router, a wireless pc and a 4-in-1 printer.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$325
DEB M.
09/2010
5.0
computer repair
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This was one of the best customer service experiences I have had in my 11 years in Charlotte! I emailed Laura who called and emailed me back and set up an appt. that was convenient for me. No window but an actual time! Wow unheard of these days. Ray Abrams came out and immediately got to work. It is obvious that he knows computers very well. He had my issue diagnosed in a few minutes and proceeded to repair my computer, give me recommendations for upgrades, and answer all of my many questions with extreme professionalism. He is a very personable guy and I was so comfortable after speaking with him I actually left in my house alone while I ran a quick errand. He spent just over 2 hrs. at my house and after using the Angies discount my bill was exactly as anticipated. My computer is working without any problems. I wish I had used SouthTech a long time ago but will always call them in the future.
Description of Work: helped with our computer that was taking way too long to turn on and operate
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$185
Jim E.
08/2010
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Customer service, Laura, got back to me promptly and arranged appointment for next day at time convenient to me. Ray showed up on time, which was in the early evening. He was very dilegent investigating the problem, and finding a solution. Would very much recommend this company
Description of Work: Cleaned home computer of virus, and set up protective firewall.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
Deanna W.
08/2010
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Ray is 100% excellent. He is fast, thorough and does a wonderful job of explaining what he is doing (if you want to know) and offering suggestions. This is our second time using this company; I wouldn't use anyone else in the future but them!
Description of Work: Set up two computer and a fax/printer/scanner/copier in new home office. Also continued tweaking my PC from the previous virus attack.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$193
Deanna W.
07/2010
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
WOW! I had - unfortunately - had a virus attack my PC on Wednesday evening. I called Laura at SouthTech on Thursday a.m. and she scheduled Ray to come out first thing today (Friday). He was here 2 1/2 hours and not only took care of the virus but also handled about 5 other things I threw out as needing done if he had time. I was incredibly impressed with his knowledge and expertise as well as his thoughtfulness in explaining what he was doing and answering questions in an 'easy to understand & relate to' way. He was so nice and not the least bit condescending. I have already set up a second appointment for him to come out and reset up all our PC equipment after we move in 2 weeks. This company has my highest recommendation!
Description of Work: Remove virus from PC; checked and updated all security measures on PCs; set up Outlook and transfered Lotus Notes mail into Outlook; upgraded husband's PC to IE8; checked all processes; cleaned up hard-drives from old printer and any other ancillary programs that are no longer being used; reinstalled Adobe and Java.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$193.75
alan K.
03/2010
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Ray, the owner, spent several hours trying to make the programs work. Because of a problem with my computer he could not make the programs burn successfully. Because he was unsuccessful he did not charge a fee. South Tech seemed very knowledgible and fair. I recommend them without reservation.
Description of Work: I called South Tech to install a DVD burning program on my computer. They came to the house 3 times and tried several different programs to attempt to do this. They were unable to successfully do this because of a problem with my computer.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
JAN R.
12/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
He did a great job, very pleasant and professional. I will call them with any computer issue I have in the future.
Description of Work: I called because I could not reach the internet. I have DSL service and I called my provider first but they did not correct the problem even though they charged me over $70 to do so. SouthTech came out the same day I called and corrected the problem easily. I also had them service my computer, my grandchildren's computer and add security software to the grandchildren's computer.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$205.71
KATHY T.
10/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
After several days of frustration with talking to a recording at the cable company, I decided to phone South Tech to see if they could help. Scott arrived at my home within 20 minutes; not bad! He was not as knowledgeable of Macs as he was at PC's (his confession; not my evaluation), but he eventually determined that our brand new router wasn't working. We purchased one he had in his car and are back on-line. He didn't charge us for the entire time he was at our home because of his unfamiliarity with the Apple equipment. We are very pleased with the service.
Description of Work: We could not connect with the Internet. After several days of dealing with the cable company we figured out it had to be us.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$248
JAMI G.
09/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Ray was superb. He came exactly when he said he would and returned the computer in excellent condition exactly when he said he would. My husband was out of the country when Ray brought the computer back to the office and Ray came back at 7am on the day my husband returned so that he could complete the installation (needed my husband to enter his passwords). My husband was back up to speed on the computer by the time the regular work day started and he was delighted. I had let Ray into the office when he returned the computer and casually asked him about a problem our own was having at home and he helped me immensely in diagnosing my own computer problem at home. We will never use anyone else but Ray for future computer repair. He can't be beat!
Description of Work: My husband's office computer was so corrupted that the whole thing had to be taken to Southtech by Ray, our repairman, and "blown away" and everything be re-installed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Candace G.
09/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
When I called, Laura was very nice and patient. She listened to my problem and then gave me all the details regarding their service. They were able to schedule me for that same day. Ray called to ask if he could show up early! In less than two hours he had fixed everything, recommended and installed a new anti-virus program and even looked at my dvd burner. I am thrilled with the service!
Description of Work: The computer had completely locked up - the screen, the keyboard and the mouse. It was a McAfee problem that I had not been able to resolve even after two hours on the phone with McAfee, two hours with AT&T and two hours with Dell.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$100
Rebecca C.
06/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Great. On time, on budget, professional. Also, after I had paid, I remembered to ask about an Angie's List discount. The technician said he would follow up, and less than a week later I received a rebate check, with no follow up by me. I was impressed.
Description of Work: Removal of spyware; installation of spyware detector; hard drive clean-up
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
ROBERT B.
05/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
The drive crashed, and they helped to save our information. They got the computer up and running again. He was very nice and helped us out well. He messed up a little bit on something and knocked some of the cost off the final price.
Description of Work: They salvaged information from the hard drive.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$192
Barb C.
04/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Matt was on-time and very thorough, as well as efficient. Completed troubleshooting in 20 minutes.
Description of Work: Troubleshot monitor problem and determined monitor needed replacement.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$83
KELLY T.
03/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Very efficient, accomplished all goals in an effective matter. Spoke in language I could understand! Accepted my Angie's List discount with a smile!
Description of Work: Fix computer screen on lap top. Check on virus protection on desk top. Determine best alternative for how to use i-tunes.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
BETH D.
03/2009
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
They are very good and they have also helped us over the phone without any charge.
Description of Work: South Tech repaired our wireless computer and installed fire security software. They cleaned up both computers.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$175
NANCY K.
08/2008
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Ray worked with us in our home office (and tolerated our very friendly German Shepherd dog) to help us become more efficient, effective and professional. We were very happy and will use this service again.
Description of Work: Excellent service, good price and Ray went over and above to solve a problem with coordinating all our computers and monitors and new cell phones. We were very pleased and will continue to use this company as our main provider of this service.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
GREG M.
07/2008
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Went well but follow up call went unanswered.
Description of Work: Repaired 2 computers and reconfigured network.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
TOM & PEGGY R.
06/2008
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
If you need any computer work done, this is the gentleman to call for. He is very professional and knowledgeable with computers. I am very satisfied with his work.
Description of Work: Ray Abrams came out and cleaned my computer, removed spam and viruses.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$50
KATHY T.
01/2008
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
I found Southtech on Angie's List and emailed the company that night. I received a phone call around 9:00 the next morning and was delighted to hear that I wouldn't have to disconnect my computer and drive to an office, but that a technician would arrive at my home at 11:00! Matt Vander Els was the field engineer who arrived on time and diagnosed my computer. He was friendly and patient with my considerable lack of knowledge of computer-eze. Matt informed me that the hard drive would have to be replaced and that he didn't know if he could retrieve any information from it (he couldn't), but that he would try. He suggested either installing a new hard drive or for me to buy a new computer. I chose to have him install a new hard drive for a third of the cost of a new reader/writer computer. I figured he would have the computer for at least a day or two but my computer was up and running by 4:30 that afternoon. Unbelievable! I was very pleased with the service I received.
Description of Work: My Hewlett-Packard reader/writer computer wasn't working and had been "grinding" quite a while before this. The company replaced my hard drive.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$365
JANET H.
09/2007
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
I was very happy with my experience.
Description of Work: Removed a virus, reinstalled windows and saved and copied my documents.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
DEBORAH W.
11/2006
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Great experience. The associate was punctual and courteous, and clearly explained to me what he found and my options for repairing the problem. After downloading the information onto the new computer, he asked me to check to see if everything was there, went over everything, asked me if I had any questions or if there was anything further he could do.
Description of Work: Diagnosed computer malfunction and described problem to me and approximate repair cost. Downloaded my information to an external hard drive and installed it on the new computer I decided to buy.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$133.5
KEVIN S.
10/2006
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
Ray was unable to retrieve any data via his forensic software and other method (both of these would have performed the task in bulk). Thus, he used another method, which involved transferring files individually (i.e. time consuming). He was able to provide the business portion of my hard drive (what was retrievable) with in a few days & the personal portion of it with in a few weeks. Overall, I thought they were good to work with & the total retrieval was approximately 80%. The price was more than was originally quoted, however, the work WELL exceeded the initial quote & the additional price was warranted.
Description of Work: My hard drive (from a Dell laptop) crashed, & South Tech agreed to perform "DATA RECOVERY" from it.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$350
DR RALPH W M.
05/2006
5.0
computer repair
+ -1 more
This was one of the best experiences I have EVER had with computer service technicians. Their ad says if they don't fix it, you don't pay, and they mean it. They did several things that were unsuccessful, I think not their fault, and they refused to charge. I wound up paying extra voluntarily to compensate them for their time. They were cheerful, prompt, and agreeable. They also refused a couple of jobs which they said were out of their expertise; another good sign. I don't plan to use anyone else.
Description of Work: Several things--home network configuration, checking viruses and spyware, etc.
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Service Categories
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FAQ
SOUTHTECH is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
SOUTHTECH accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
No, SOUTHTECH does not offer free project estimates.
No, SOUTHTECH does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, SOUTHTECH does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, SOUTHTECH offers emergency services.
No, SOUTHTECH does not offer warranties.
SOUTHTECH offers the following services: CUSTOM IT SOLUTIONS AND ON-SITE SERVICE FOR BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, BUSINESS NETWORKING DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND SERVICE, RESIDENTIAL NETWORKING, UPGRADES, AND SERVICE, CUSTOM DESIGNED COMPUTERS, WEB DESIGN AND CERTIFIED QUICKBOOKS PROFESSIONAL, DATA RECOVERY.