Expert Mac & PC repairs, upgrades & Wired and WiFi LANs in ATL Intown

IFixITATL.com

Sensible Mac & PC Computer Repair+Web & Network IT Services in Atlanta

Email, Text or Call: 404-692-2618 (24/7)

࿐ ࿔*:･ﾟ🍂🍃༄｡° ࿐ ࿔ ࿐ ࿔*:･ﾟ🍂🍃༄｡° ࿐ ࿔ 𒆜~ Tech Support without the Technicalities! ~𒆜 ༄༄༄ The Holidays approach. 𐂂☃︎↟.𖥔 ݁ ˖ APS is in full swing and visits to Starbucks on Monroe bring that into sharp focus around 4PM as the Midtown High student body swarms in and orders their pumpkin spice lattes. Atlanta’s winter is slowly coming on, fall leaves are blowing up the street and temps are happily cooling off. Time to don that cashmere sweater for those long walks in the woods. Apple has a whole new crop of M4 CPU Macs out including the Mac Mini M4 which is an insanely fast hunk of aluminium for $599. However for most people our old Intel-CPU Macs and PCs are still viable for browsing, Word & Excel, email and movie-watching purposes. I personally still run a 2010 Mac Pro running a hacked MacOS Sonoma running MacOS Ventura on my 2015 MacBook Pro and I run Windows 11 on an old ASUS Zenbook that isn’t _supposed_ to be able to run it, so there are always options. There are almost always workarounds for software on ageing hardware to keep old computers relevant in an age of Apple Silicone and Windows 11 and CoPilot Ai. The good news about personal computers is that they remain generally reliable, but eventually every computer comes to a point where the technology built-in 10 years ago is soooo slow compared to the latest devices that it becomes an issue. Should you replace it? Is it time to get that new M4 Mac Mini, iMac or Core Ultra 9 Windows 11 laptop or desktop? For a computer made in the last decade the _one_ part, next to the CPU, that makes it slow is that old tech spinning hard drive. Spinning? . . . hard drives just a few years ago had spinning magnetic disks with needles like a record player that touchlessly reads and writes digital info in an analog fashion. Hard drives were stock data storage devices for about 50 years until about 2010. Apple slowly phased out their old tech drives through 2019. Now everything is SSD of some type often soldered to the logic board so you have to pay full price up front to get any reasonable storage and that gets expensive fast. These storage drives are so central to what your computer is and does that just by upgrading that one aging part you can get a “new” computer without doing anything else. Your display still looks good, the keyboard works and the CPU can keep up with whatever you throw at it. But your Hard Drive is SLOW, Slow, slow . . . . but what do I replace it with? The last 20 years have seen incredible growth in disk tech, first SATA SSDs are solid-state devices with no moving parts that operate up to 100x faster than the spinning hard drive that came in your iMac, Lenovo, MacBook Pro or Windows 10 laptop. Much of what a computer does starts with the storage drive, whether HDD or SSD. So much so that just replacing the HDD with an SSD will do away with the beachball and make that 15-year-old Mac feel like a new Mac, faster than it was when new with the bonus of being shockproof (dropping your laptop no longer “kills” the Hard drive), use less power and lower temps which leads to a longer logic board life because heat destroys logic boards. HDDs get slower as they age and eventually die along with your data: files, apps, photos and videos. You don’t have to replace the whole thing for $1200 or more, you can spend less than $400 to get a “new” Mac or PC with this simple upgrade. It’s a no-brainer upgrade. For upgrade options and pricing, text or call me at 404-692-2618 or email me at joeldm@wwwebbit.com and I will get back to you, usually on the same day. I offer local, in-home or office or here in my home office; I offer all types of computer repairs (displays, keyboards, hinges, spills, logic boards), upgrades and tech support at much lower rates than local computer repair shops. I'm six blocks NorthEast of Ponce City Market and only 800 feet East of the Beltline. It's a neighborhood operation and as simple as a phone call, text or email. Whether you’re a small business, a school or a family with a house full of gadgets, I have your back. So now with the kids in school or you’re wandering through the fall colors in North Georgia, head into the Holidays with a faster, safer, cooler, more reliable computer and network by calling me. ༄༄༄༄༄༄

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Who, What, Where

I've been doing computer repairs and updates in Atlanta on Macs, PCs & Linux, laptops and desktops and build and maintain networks in the Midtown, Poncey/Highlands, 5-Points, Grant Park, O4W, & Lake Claire neighborhoods for over two decades. If you have a computer or network and it's not working, I can fix it!

1000's of successful computer repairs and sytem upgrades

Experience with every OS from Windows to MacOS to Linux

Two decades of computer repair experience, all in Atlanta

Over 40 Years in Va-Hi, active in schools and neighborhood

Wired and Wireless network installations and upgrades

100's of Return customers & positive feedback on Google

Mac & PC Data backup, local & cloud backup and restoration

Remote assistance available where needed and appropriate

Hard Drive vs Sata SSD vs M.2 NVME SSD

The No-Brainer Upgrade

How to Get a New (old) Mac or PC for under $400

Replace your 50-year-old tech Hard Disk Drive with a new, crazy-fast SSD.

Why Is an SSD Better?

Upgrading your 21st Century Mac or PC from the stock HDD to a faster SATA SSD or M.2 NVME SSD can make your early 2000’s and newer Mac or PC computer significantly faster than it was when new. So what’s the difference between the HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive) and an M.2 NVME SSD (Nonvolatile Memory Express)?

SATA HDD:

What most computers shipped with pre-2013 to 2017. Speeds are generally about 50-120 MB/s.

SATA SSD:

SSD’s use NAND-flash memory similar to what’s in USB flash drives, no moving parts. Speeds top out at 600 MB/s.

M.2 NVME SSD:

NVMe M.2 SSDs utilize the Nonvolatile Memory Express protocol developed for SSDs to speak directly to CPU memory. Speed, depends on PCIe version, specific models and run froms about 1500MB/s to 7500 MB/s.

Mac & PC Repair

What to do when the warranty ends? Laptops, desktops gaming PCs & Macs. Computers may be the most complicated devices you own. I have the tools and expertise to fix your Mac, Windows or Linux hardware or software problem.

Mac & PC Upgrades

When a computer slows is it time to toss it?
That computer isn't one thing, It's a CPU, RAM, Hard Drive, GPU & display. Tech changes in drives make that old Drive obsolete. A new SSD will make that old computer 5-9X faster & feel like new.

Computer Consulting

Are computers just hardware & software? Long ago Macs and PCs were workstations for email, accounting, typing & gaming. Today they're all connected, multipurpose devices. I can help you choose the printer, monitor or peripherals you need.

Home & Business IT Support

New computer consulting, setup & data transfer.
WiFi installation & new printer setup and support.
Smart Devices setup (cameras & security).
Computer repair,Tune-Ups and upgrades.
Streaming Devices & TV Setup & Support.

Network Design & Installation

Should I install WiFi or Ethernet or both?
Network architecture depends on how you use it. WiFi is more convenient, but Ethernet is more reliable, faster and secure. WiFi is fine and secure enough for most things, but some applications need the power and security of a dedicated wire.

Remote Computer Admin

Can I fix your computer remotely? Much of what I do to find and remove viruses or do upgrades is done while sitting at your computer keyboard, which I can often do as effectively remotely from my office. I can also demo new software or have you show me a problem all while logged into your computer remotely.

Opening the Mac Mini case reveals the logic board, hard drive and RAM

The iMac has a display glass held in place by magnets that has to be removed to add an SSD.

Rosewill’s case for a gaming PC build.

Installing an M.2 NVME SSD into a gaming tower.

Acer laptop that wouldn’t boot. Repaired by cleaning and reseating connectors on logic board.

MSI laptop no boot required logic board replaced with backlight fuses damaged.

Swollen lithium-ion battery replacement.

Upgrading an iMac with a Samsung EVO SSD.

Maybe the best Apple Mac hardware update ever. Mac Mini M4:https://t.co/6O6vVP5Op6
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Joel Markwell

iFixITATL.COM OFFICE
(aka WWWebbIT.com)
736 Ponce de Leon Ter NE
Atlanta, GA 30306

Text or Call 404-692-2618 (Office 24/7)
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IFixITATL.com

Sensible Mac & PC Computer Repair+Web & Network IT Services in Atlanta

Click Below to Fix it Yourself:

Who, What, Where

1000's of successful computer repairs and sytem upgrades

Experience with every OS from Windows to MacOS to Linux

Two decades of computer repair experience, all in Atlanta

Over 40 Years in Va-Hi, active in schools and neighborhood

Wired and Wireless network installations and upgrades

100's of Return customers & positive feedback on Google

Mac & PC Data backup, local & cloud backup and restoration

Remote assistance available where needed and appropriate

Hard Drive vs Sata SSD vs M.2 NVME SSD

The No-Brainer Upgrade

How to Get a New (old) Mac or PC for under $400

Replace your 50-year-old tech Hard Disk Drive with a new, crazy-fast SSD.

Why Is an SSD Better?

SATA SSD:

M.2 NVME SSD:

Mac & PC Repair

Mac & PC Upgrades

Computer Consulting

Home & Business IT Support

Network Design & Installation

Remote Computer Admin

Joel Markwell

iFixITATL.COM OFFICE
(aka WWWebbIT.com)
736 Ponce de Leon Ter NE
Atlanta, GA 30306

Thank you!

Testimonials on Google Business

IFixITATL.com

Sensible Mac & PC Computer Repair+Web & Network IT Services in Atlanta

Click Below to Fix it Yourself:

Who, What, Where

1000's of successful computer repairs and sytem upgrades

Experience with every OS from Windows to MacOS to Linux

Two decades of computer repair experience, all in Atlanta

Over 40 Years in Va-Hi, active in schools and neighborhood

Wired and Wireless network installations and upgrades

100's of Return customers & positive feedback on Google

Mac & PC Data backup, local & cloud backup and restoration

Remote assistance available where needed and appropriate

Hard Drive vs Sata SSD vs M.2 NVME SSD

The No-Brainer Upgrade

How to Get a New (old) Mac or PC for under $400

Replace your 50-year-old tech Hard Disk Drive with a new, crazy-fast SSD.

Why Is an SSD Better?

SATA SSD:

M.2 NVME SSD:

Mac & PC Repair

Mac & PC Upgrades

Computer Consulting

Home & Business IT Support

Network Design & Installation

Remote Computer Admin

Joel Markwell

iFixITATL.COM OFFICE(aka WWWebbIT.com)736 Ponce de Leon Ter NEAtlanta, GA 30306

Thank you!

Testimonials on Google Business

iFixITATL.COM OFFICE
(aka WWWebbIT.com)
736 Ponce de Leon Ter NE
Atlanta, GA 30306