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Geek World

Computer Repair, Office Equipment Repair

About us

Geek World is a small locally owned onsite computer service of four staff, we don't wear ties, we don't advertise, but we do provide honest, understandable answers for our clients. We work mostly in the Madison area, but now have the ability to do remote work anywhere we're needed. Call 251-5933 for more info.

Business highlights

32 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

COMPUTER SERVICE & MAINTENANCE. WINDOWS & MAC NETWORKS, APPS, OPERATING SYSTEMS, WEBSITE & DATABASE PROGRAMMING. Virus removal, home wireless networking, custom apps, saving bacon

Amenities

Warranties
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
PayPal

Reviews

5.059 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
98%
4
2%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.9
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.9
Showing 26-50 of 59 reviews

Mary P.
10/2012
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It went superbly and we recommend them highly for in-home computer repair/adjustments.
Description of Work: Two men from Geek World came to the house and fixed our recalcitrant computers (3 of them)... They got us on our Internet server with WPA2 protec tion, and told us we shouldn't pay for expensive anti-virus programs when Microsoft offers good free downloads. They cleaned out various kinds of junk that were on our hard drives. Our 3 computers have worked perfectly ever since they were here.

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
$120

Jackie K.
10/2012
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
I thought he was great. Came on time, got everything done, easy to talk to. About six months later my Word program became corrupted and without charging me anything, was able to tell me on the phone how to buy and install the software that I needed. Will probably use them again in the next year for my aging computer.
Description of Work: Cleaned up files and updated my 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
$125

Ray S.
08/2012
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
My computer had reached the point where it was erratic and of questionable use. There was a great deal of information on it and it was important that I have access to it fairly quickly. Geek World responded quickly and reviewed the problem. It was determined that they would take the machine to their lab for extensive work Two days later it was returned in perfect working order. In fact it was working as well as it had ever worked in the ten years I had owned it. This could have been a monumental problem, but Chris approached with an attitude of complete confidence and willingness to expedite the solution. I would use Geek World without a minutes hesitation. They will get the job done.
Description of Work: Repair desktop 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
$200

Annette R.
06/2012
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
They were excellent. They did a good job. We never had a problem with it.
Description of Work: I had Geek World come to our house and check our computer. They found and debugged a virus in our 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

Marcia W.
05/2012
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
I killed a laptop by spilling water into it, and asked Geek World to see if they could fix it. I should note, I consulted Angie's List before contacting anyone, and Geek World was very highly rated there. They picked up and delivered my laptop, which, unfortunately, was NOT fixable. But whether out of sympathy, or because he learned something in the process, the technician who worked on my computer only charged me for an hour of work when I know he spent quite a few hours. It's rare to be so appreciative of a service when they didn't perform the miracle, but I really appreciated their honesty and trusted their expertise. My only beef is that I went a number of days without hearing from them. It was because they were still trying things, but I would have liked to know I wasn't forgotten. Otherwise, they were great. P.S. My husband is still looking for a motherboard to see if he can bring this poor thing back to life.
Description of Work: Computer repair.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$50

Sandra S.
04/2012
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
They were wonderful. They were here for a long time on the computer running through things and didn’t charge us for that time. I think he came out around 2:00 and left after 5:00, and he charged only charged us a $100. They were honest, and upfront about what he was doing and what problems he found.
Description of Work: I used Geek World for computer repair.

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

Mary P.
09/2011
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
They cleaned up our computers and established a better connection for our router. I would employ them again and recommend them to anyone. Their work was satisfactory, they were excellent and I will use them again in the future.
Description of Work: I used Geek World to do some housework on our computers.

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
$120

Kraig K.
02/2011
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Even though we safeguard our PC in all the usual ways, we got a virus. We wanted to find a business or individual in our area who could come to us (instead of having to take the PC to them), take care of the problem, and consult with us on our PC virus protection. Geek World did all of the above excellently! We are thrilled with this local business, and recommend them highly. Go Geek World!
Description of Work: Geek World removed some viruses from our home / small business 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
$130

Jackie K.
01/2011
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It was great to read all the good reviews for Geek World on Angie's List. I made a list of my computer concerns before hand, and we were quickly able to work through them all. Chris was knowledgeable, quick and didn't try to sell me extra stuff. I would definitely use them again
Description of Work: Clean up slow running desktop & laptop computers, fix computer speaker problem, help me add more RAM, problem solve noisy fan noise (it was a CD in one of the drives)

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
$129

Anita F.
11/2010
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
I am delighted and will share his name with everyone I know!
Description of Work: Chris arrived at my home and immediately set to work on the three computers I was having problems with. He placed the data from a laptop onto an external file, made my desktop hum like it was new, and told me honestly that it would cost more than my third computer was worth 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
$125

Stuart A.
10/2010
5.0
computer repair, office equipment repair
  + 0 more
Chris was extremely knowlegable and professional. His work was very effeceint and fast paced. His business card will remain in our rolodex.
Description of Work: General IT Network services.

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
$220

Jim Z.
03/2010
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Paul was great, fixed that problem, loaded two other programs that saved $80.00 and fixed connection to wireless printer so when kids are home from college they can work on their papers.
Description of Work: Newly purchased HP desktop was taking over an hr to boot up

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
$113

MICHAEL M.
03/2010
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Geek World responded quickly even though they already had a heavy schedule that day and quickly diagnosed the problem as a Trojan. Chris was able to diagnose and eliminate the Trojan, correct the registry, and install a malware detection and elimination program and showed me how to use it. He told me to run it several times in a short period of time until it no longer found any remnants of the Trojan. All this was done in an hour. He then returned the next day for a quick check to make sure everything was working. I now regularly use the malware program which has given me much peace of mind. (I waited a few weeks to file this report as I wanted to ensure the problem did not reoccur. It has not, although I gave it more time than I had intended before I submitted my comments.)
Description of Work: My laptop suddenly and then repeatedly signed me out and shut down as soon as I logged in.

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

Kathryn K.
03/2010
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Chris was a godsend. I was in tears from hours of trying to figure out myself why the computer wouldn't shutdown or startup properly. He came to the house within two days after I called and spent two hours that day cleaning up the desktop system and ushering me simultaneously through a similar cleanup of the laptop then setting up the wireless and sync. The problem seemed to be with the monitor blacking out while the system was still running. Unfortunately a couple days later the CPU wouldn't even start-no hum, nada! Chris went with me to the computer store, helped me pick out a new machine and responded to my phone calls for the next week getting everything transferred over and working. Meanwhile the monitor truly did have unresolvable issues and had to be replaced. I would call GeekWorld again in a flash. Chris was very responsive, professional, and returned my calls quickly. I also received a follow-up call from GeeKWorld which I appreciated.
Description of Work: Problem-solved startup-shutdown problem, cleaned up slow-running computer, set up new CPU and wireless in house and synchronized docs, printer, etc. on the wireless network.

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
$250

Jack B.
02/2010
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
A technician (Paul) came to my house the same day I called Geek World. Paul removed a virus from my laptop and loaded new security software that was more effective than my existing security program. The scanning, software loading, and virus removal took one hour. When I had a subsequent problem the next day due to some type of communication issue between my browser and the new software, Stacy fixed the problem through a remote session. Stacy called me back about a week later to make sure the laptop was still working properly.
Description of Work: Virus removal from 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
$103

Laurie W.
02/2010
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
I chose Geek World because of all of the positive ratings on Angie's List, and those ratings were well-deserved. When I called for service, I got an answering machine, and no one returned my call. When I called again, several days later, the woman who answered my call knew that I had called before and didn't even apologize that no one had gotten back to me. She also couldn't answer all of my preliminary questions satisfactorily. This was the only negative in my experience with Geek World -- and hence the "B" I gave them on responsiveness, above. However, she was able to send someone out immediately to help me. Paul, the technician, was on time; very knowledgeable; and also very informative, educating me about my computer and what he was doing along the way. Because they charge by the hour, I was watching the clock closely during the service call, but Paul informed me that they charge for their actual work time, not the wait time while software is downloading, etc. So, despite a $10 trip charge to my house, my final bill was for less than I expected -- always a plus! And, everything seems to be working so much better than it was before I had them service my computer. Like others on Angie's List, I will highly recommend Geek World.
Description of Work: I was having multiple problems with my computer's performance (pop-ups, crashing, etc.) and was unable to back up my data. Paul, the technician, uninstalled my existing virus and malware software, replaced them with free downloads, evaluated and cut down the number of programs that I had running upon start-up, downloaded another free back-up software, and checked my hard disk performance.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$125

David M.
10/2009
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It went better than I could have hoped, for a price that was less than I had anticipated. These guys really know what they're doing, and they do it quickly and well.
Description of Work: My computer was not performing well most of the time, and not at all some of the time. Chris from Geek World came within 30 minutes of my call, and spent an hour doing a number of tests and updates, until he was forced to conclude that my machine needed more than he could do from our home. He arranged for an associate to pick up my computer, and after the necessary diagnostic and repair work had been done (replacing the hard drive for $90.00), they returned the machine in perfect working condition 36 hours later (at 5:30 p.m. on Halloween evening!)

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
$290

MICHAEL M.
10/2009
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It all went as smooth as I could have hoped, starting with my scheduling a visit to the house. I was able to get an appointment quickly (I think I asked for the next day due to the afternoon time of the call and my own schedule) , he actually arrived about an hour early (after calling to confirm that was OK), was professional throughout in diagnosing problems and applying fixes, gave me some tips on some free download programs I might want to get in the future from Web sites he named to keep the laptop functioning smoothly, and did it all within an hour. It's now a month later (I waited until now to submit this report so I could get some experience with the effectiveness of the repairs) and the laptop still is much improved. It all could not have gone any better and I will use this company again, exclusively.
Description of Work: I was having multiple problems with my laptop, the main one being an increasing number of screen freezes daily requiring a forced shutdown each time, plus frequent loss of wireless connection, loss of formatting control on Word documents, and a couple of other less serious problems.

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
$95

carie S.
07/2009
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
Computer works much faster and I understand how it works much better
Description of Work: Malware infection, Avast installed, XP SP3, Removed Norton/live update expired, general clean up /start,run

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
$142.43

Jimmy O.
11/2008
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It was very positive. They came when they were supposed to. They were very knowledgeable and we were just very pleased. Everything is working and the job was done well.
Description of Work: They did some repairs on your wireless 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
$189

Cara C.
10/2008
5.0
office equipment repair
  + -1 more
He walked in, he figured out the problem, my printer worked, he left! What more could any woman want!
Description of Work: For mere money, Pete got my printer to run 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
$90

Barbara D.
08/2008
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
They were very helpful and knowledgeable.
Description of Work: They got my wireless connection to my printer working and cleaned up a few things.

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
$100

Nicole R.
08/2008
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
They were on time and were able to fix our problem in a fairly short amount of time. He then did additional service for us such as: made our computer faster, & did additional work since we were going to be charged for an hour of service. He worked the full hour.
Description of Work: They fixed an internet connection problem that we had.

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

James W.
04/2008
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
It went well. It only took about 1.5 hours to set up my new computer and get everything up and running. It was well worth the money.
Description of Work: Mr. Leyda from Geek World came to my residence to help me set up my new computer. I had never gone from an old computer to a new one so I wanted to get some professional help with it. Mr. Leyda worked fast and didn't waste any time. He was very punctual and professional.

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
$147

ANNE T.
07/2007
5.0
computer repair
  + -1 more
I was surprised at the quick response I received. I was pleased to find out the next day that none of my data was erased or the hard drives damaged. I appreciated that type of communication. They really seem to know what they are doing. I am waiting on the final bill so I do not know the cost.
Description of Work: Our home PC had a virus in it that we were unable to remove. It was slowing down our Windows and other programs. I called and they sent a technician to our home that day. He was unable to diagnose the problem here so he took it with him. He called the next morning to let us know they found the problem and it would be returned in a few days.

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
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Contact information

PO Box 259836, Madison, WI 53725

www.geek-world.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed

Licensing

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Service Categories

Computer Repair,
Office Equipment Repair

FAQ

Geek World is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday: Closed

Geek World accepts the following forms of payment: Check,PayPal
No, Geek World does not offer free project estimates.
No, Geek World does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Geek World does not offer a senior discount.
No, Geek World does not offer emergency services.
Yes, Geek World offers warranties.
Geek World offers the following services: COMPUTER SERVICE & MAINTENANCE. WINDOWS & MAC NETWORKS, APPS, OPERATING SYSTEMS, WEBSITE & DATABASE PROGRAMMING. Virus removal, home wireless networking, custom apps, saving bacon

Contact information

PO Box 259836, Madison, WI 53725

www.geek-world.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday:
Closed