The Changing World of PC Repair in Colorado Springs
Over the past 10 years, PC repair in Colorado Springs has changed significantly. Most computer repair shops are unrecognizable from 10 years ago. The type of computer technicians available, the cost of repair, the salary of computer technicians, the method used to repair computers, and several other factors have made pc repair in Colorado Spring different.
PC Repair in Colorado Springs and Computer Technicians
Computer repair technicians have been around for decades. The biggest difference, in recent years, is that gaming computer technicians have become increasingly popular. In fact, gaming technicians are not just popular, they have also become a necessary part of our computer repair shops. I see clients on a daily basis that are having both common and rare issues with their gaming computers. For example, a significant drop in FPS or frames per second can cause annoying effects during a game. As a matter of fact, situations such as this one is exactly why gaming testers were invented. Gaming testers will play on a computer for hours and push it to the limit, in the hopes of discovering the problem in a gaming computer. With 25% of the population being gamers, hiring gaming testers just seemed like the next best step for computer repair shop owners. The only downfall is that gaming testers are hired by the hour, usually $60 an hour. If they don’t figure out the problem in an hour, it can be quite expensive to have a computer diagnosed by a gaming tester. In most shops, like DML Computer Repair, the client pays for the first hour of game testing, while the shop pays for any other necessary hours. This is a nice perk that computer repair shops are now offering. In most cases, gaming testers will have it figured out in about an hour, which saves everyone a little money. If you are an avid gamer, you may want to ask for a gaming tester for your computer’s next diagnosis. It will certainly give you the information, expertise, and diagnosis that you are looking for.
The Cost of Repair and PC Repair in Colorado Springs
Computer repair has become increasingly expensive over the past 10 years. This is due to a variety of factors including the economy, rate of technician pay, rate of parts increased, and other smaller issues. With the economy recovering from the 2020 recession, it has become abundantly clear that not all computer repair shops can survive a recession. Many shops for PC repair in Colorado Springs had to increase their prices in 2020, just to keep their business afloat. Unfortunately, this is the same action that may have caused them to close their doors permanently. In fact, most people in 2022 were still struggling and a price increase in computer repair would have caused people to avoid the store altogether. Additionally, the rate of pay for computer technicians has increased with the increase of minimum wage. Some shops for PC repair in Colorado Springs have not increased their technician’s wages. Instead, they allow their computer technicians to receive “cash tips” from clients. This means that clients are encouraged to leave an additional tip during the checkout process. According to DML Computer Repair owner, “it allows our best computer technicians to get rewarded by clients and it helps them financially”.
Methods Used for PC Repair in Colorado Springs
It should go without saying that methods for diagnosing computers are very different today than they were 10-20 years ago. 20 years ago, you would diagnose a hard drive by inspecting the slowness of the operating system, the sound that the drive makes, and the age of the hard drive. Today, there are tools and systems that can be used to diagnose a hard drive. In fact, there is a test called the HDD Scan Test which can detect bad sectors on a drive and even detect hard drives that are failing mechanically through a SMART test. Similarly, graphics cards and CPUs can be tested through new stress tests, which can determine flaws in these parts. Most computer repair technicians are not trained on how to use these tools. In fact, most computer technicians learn how to use these tools in their free time. In my opinion, it is a huge disservice to allow these awesome tools to go unused. If one technician learns how to use the tools, they should be asked to teach these tools to the other computer technicians. Unfortunately, that is not how it works at shops for PC repair in Colorado Springs. I’m hoping one day, these awesome new tools will be used by all techs to diagnose computer issues.
PC Repair in Colorado Springs and Email Accounts
For every client that has a hardware issue, there is a client that has locked themselves out of their email account. Unfortunately, computer repair shops don’t have some magical button that they can push to fix issues with email accounts. It’s a common misconception that “helping with email accounts” is a part of computer repair. In fact, most computer repair shops will not assist their clients with email issues. The liability is huge of helping someone with an email account and then accidentally locking someone out of their account. This wasn’t always the case. The reason there seems to be more people needing help with their email accounts than 20 years ago, isn’t that people suddenly stop understanding how email accounts work. The issue is that these email clients, like Google and Yahoo have put so many layers of security into email accounts that it has become increasingly easy to lock yourself out of your email account.
The future of PC Repair in Colorado Springs
PC repair in Colorado Springs is ever changing. Where older technology was simpler and easier to replace, newer tech has become increasingly complicated. In fact, laptop computers are more compact and harder to open by computer technicians. In most cases, with newer tech you need to pry open the technology because everything is glued together or extremely tightly arranged. As a matter of fact, it is this difficulty with newer technology that is making it harder and more expensive to fix. As more time progresses, the technology gets fancier and as a result, more expensive.
PC Repair Colorado Springs
The best shop for PC Repair Colorado Springs is DML Computer Repair. With decades of experience, excellent customer service, affordable prices, and competent computer technicians near me, they are the best. I would highly recommend texting or calling DML Computer Repair for your free computer diagnosis and consultation.
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Dominic Garza
Computer Repair Technician | Gaming PC Expert | PC Articles Author
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