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PC Bob

Computer Repair, Tutoring, Computer Training

About us

I was working at Prudential in 1981 when they brought in the very first PC. I was the first one to start playing around with it. I have industry certifications from Microsoft and CompTIA, and I am a 2015 Angie's List Super Service Award winner. I've been helping people with their computer problems for over 35 years and would love to help you. I can work remotely on your PC or visit your house if you are near the Lehigh Valley.

Business highlights

19 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

Computer repair & maintenance. Virus and spyware removal. System inspection and cleanup. Home stereo and theater setup. I'm usually able to help with anything electronic so don't hesitate to ask!

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes


Accepted payment methods

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Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.731 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
77%
4
13%
3
10%
2
0%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.8
value
4.7
professionalism
4.9
responsiveness
4.9
punctuality
4.9
Showing 1-25 of 31 reviews

Cate S.
03/2017
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Very well -- PC Bob is very flexible about scheduling - he has to work around his day job- and was very accommodating to my own schedule. He arrived promptly at my door, identified himself, came in, got to work, and was efficient and helpful about moving old equipment out of the way at the end of the job. It is very helpful to us that PC Bob will come to your location. We had a good computer guy, but he insisted on our delivering the computer to him, and that posed a whole series of problems for us.
Description of Work: I had a new computer that needed to have files taken from an older computer and installed on it, and I needed a bit of orientation to Windows 10.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

Pamela G.
03/2017
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
PC Bob picked up our drive, worked his magic and delivered back to us all our precious photos and files on a flash drive. We couldn't be happier.
Description of Work: Needed to rescue old files from a dead computer.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Response from PC Bob
Thanks so much for the positive review, I really appreciate it! Give me a call anytime if you have questions or need more assistance. There is no charge for phone support. Bob Gainey PC Bob

William R.
09/2016
4.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
He said he didn’t t have a shop, he just work on the job site.
Description of Work: I thought I had a virus which I did not. I had other problems and he gave me a way to fix it.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$109

Response from PC Bob
Thanks so much for the positive review, I really appreciate it! Give me a call anytime if you have questions or need more assistance. There is no charge for phone support. Bob Gainey PC Bob

CATHY R.
04/2016
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: .
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

mahesh T.
02/2016
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

Kathy S.
12/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: He fixed my computer. He was amazing. Extremely professional.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$99

Response from PC Bob
Thanks so much for the positive review, I really appreciate it! Give me a call anytime if you have questions or need more assistance. There is no charge for phone support. Bob Gainey PC Bob

DONALD P.
11/2015
4.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Had a problem with Vista. Bob ran a program to attempt to fix but it didn't work. He thought he had a repair disc but couldn't find it. Wound up resetting the computer to the original settings, but I lost all data. Still having problems but it's not worth investing any more money in it. Bob was very professional and punctual. You should probably establish the expectations upfront before contracting for the work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$159

Barbara J.
10/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Response from PC Bob
Thanks so much for the positive review, I really appreciate it! Give me a call anytime if you have questions or need more assistance. There is no charge for phone support. Bob Gainey PC Bob

Jane E.
10/2015
4.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$99

Response from PC Bob
Thanks you for your review. Give me a call anytime if you have questions or need more assistance. There is no charge for phone support. Bob Gainey PC Bob

Janet Z.
10/2015
3.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0


Danny M.
10/2015
3.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: not sure what he fixed in 2 hours.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
4.0

$99

Response from PC Bob
Mr. [removed member name]: Thank you for your review. I wish I had been able to do more with your mother's PC. When I got there, it wouldn't boot into Windows and it had been disconnected from the internet and the printer. I fixed it so it would start up and reconnected everything, only to find it was badly infected with malware. I ran some scans and tried to remove the malware, but the infection was too severe to remove it in the time I had remaining. I was there for 2 hours and 15 minutes and left a scan running when I left. I spent another 20 minutes later on the phone with your mother to help her run further scans, but she was unable to find the scanning program I left on the computer. I think maybe the infection is so bad that the machine needs to be restored to the factory image to be sure it's clean. If you have any questions, please feel free to give me a call. Bob Gainey PC Bob (610) 428-0507

Darlene D.
10/2015
3.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: $99 for 40 minutes. I wouldn't mind as much if he was, at least, personable.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Christine H.
06/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Bob was completely professional, and understood that I'm self-employed and getting my laptop up and running was critical to my being able to work. I back-up my laptop almost daily so I wouldn't have lost more than a day's work, but I'm not in a position at the moment to buy new laptop so getting this one fixed was essential. We were able to coordinate schedules for him to come out the next evening, and he arrived on-time and ready to work. After booting up the laptop and seeing what message I was getting, he began working to access critical files and running diagnostics. He then shut down the laptop and began disassembling it to remove the hard drive and access the files on it through his laptop. He ran additional diagnostics on the drive, then reassembled my laptop and successfully booted up the laptop from an external flash drive. He ran a few more diagnostics, everything showed it was in working order, and I was able to determine that I hadn't lost any of the files I had worked on right before it abruptly shut down. He was here for a little over an hour and a half, and I was able to begin catching up on work as soon as he left. I worked for a solid 6 hours (well after midnight), and from that night onward, my laptop has been operating properly -- smoothly and efficiently and at an acceptable temperature. Thank you so much, Bob!
Description of Work: The fan on my laptop ran constantly, and one night my laptop overheated and abruptly shut down to avoid any damage to critical components. However, doing so corrupted the master boot record and I was unable to get the laptop to boot up again.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

Mitchell G.
05/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Very Good. He is always very thorough, professional, and customer oriented.
Description of Work: Streamlining of hard drive, anti virus install, recovery of files

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$100

Response from PC Bob
Thanks so much for the positive review, I really appreciate it! Give me a call anytime if you have questions or need more assistance. There is no charge for phone support. Bob Gainey PC Bob

William L.
05/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Every thing went fine. They were excellent.
Description of Work: They checked out my computer system.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$79

Thomas S.
02/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
After talking to Bob, I decided to continue with the work. But he was prompt , courteous and efficient. It I ever have a problem I would definitely use him.
Description of Work: He researched my problem and determined nothing could be done.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mary Ann M.
02/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It went well. He came after a couple of weeks when we scheduled them. We set up a day and he showed up a week or two later. He was fine and he was very good. He was here on time. He did everything I asked him to do. He did not go over the $79 deal. As a matter of fact he did not take the two hours that we were entitled to so he is coming back when I?ll call him. He will get some stuff to install so he can make up for the time that we did not consume.
Description of Work: We used the big deal of PC Bob.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$79

Deb M.
02/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It was good. Bob was able to make the system run more efficiently and gave me some advice on ways and things that we might want to do going forward. Specifically, he noted that we needed more storage. He was right on time. He is very professional and explained exactly what he was doing and was very efficient.
Description of Work: It had to do with some tuning up on our computer system.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$79

Deb M.
02/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
The system works really good now. He was willing to come out on a Saturday, which was better for us. It was very convenient. He saved us from incurring more cost in buying things we didn't need and making the most out of our system.
Description of Work: In the first consultation we had with him, he had noted that there was an opportunity to add to the memory storage capacity of the computer that we had. What we did was we then purchased the modules to go in and then he came and installed those.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$50

Ellen S.
02/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
He was punctual, professional and when there was installing of an update that he did not understand, he called Microsoft. They talked him through it but what made me appreciate this is that he didn't pretend to know it all and when needing assistance, he called. If I called, I would not have known what they were talking about! I will definitely call him for all my computer problems.
Description of Work: Cleaned out my computer and installed up dates

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$79

Paul R.
01/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Everything went smoothly / wasn't pushy / very prpofessional
Description of Work: Cleaned mess on computer / helped to find new computer / offered to update laptop

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$40

Ira W.
01/2015
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Bob is really quiet but professional, prompt, honest, and seemed knowledgeable. For most basic PC services, I'd highly recommend him especially if you are concerned about have someone come to your home.
Description of Work: Initially I had purchased the deal for a "check-up." But between that time and the appointment I was having some internet problems. Bob helped troubleshoot the problem and set up a new router. He also cleaned up a lot of junk files on my PC.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$79

Response from PC Bob
[removed member name], Thanks so much for the positive review, I really appreciate it! Give me a call anytime if you have questions or need more assistance. There is no charge for phone support. Bob Gainey PC Bob

Eleanor M.
07/2013
4.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
I looked all over for a repair man. Saw the name and info they gave. They told you upfront what it cost. Did not charge for coming here or picking up the computer. He had to take it in the shop as it was a bad FBI virus. There was no hurry for it so he brought it back 2 days later all fixed.
Description of Work: Remove a bad virus and gave it back to me like I first bought it.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$149

Paul R.
12/2011
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
He came here for over 3 hours and only charged me $50.00. He was not able to remove or fix the virus issue but he did end up looking up possible suggestions for me on a new computer. He was able to give me recommendations and direct me better. He was professional, nice, understanding, knowledgable and he listens to you. As he stated in his listing, he does not charge for him to come out. There is no service fee.
Description of Work: I had a virus or something on my computer and I was at the point that I would maybe just by a new computer.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$50

Richard B.
10/2009
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
He is very capable, socially aware, and does not try to disguise what is going on with the computer. We have used him for 7 years, and he is excellent over the phone or in person. He is also employed by a large institution outside of Allentown, so he has much experience.
Description of Work: He assisted us with network problems.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
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Contact information

unknown, Allentown, PA 18103


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Service Categories

Computer Repair,
Tutoring,
Computer Training

FAQ

PC Bob is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
PC Bob accepts the following forms of payment: Check
Yes, PC Bob offers free project estimates.
No, PC Bob does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, PC Bob does not offer a senior discount.
No, PC Bob does not offer emergency services.
No, PC Bob does not offer warranties.
PC Bob offers the following services: Computer repair & maintenance. Virus and spyware removal. System inspection and cleanup. Home stereo and theater setup. I'm usually able to help with anything electronic so don't hesitate to ask!

Contact information

unknown, Allentown, PA 18103