Before hiring any computer technician, it’s important to know the good qualities they should have. If you are going to trust someone with your computer and the important data it contains, you should want to hire the best. When a technician comes to your home or business to repair the computer, they should obviously have the basics down such as good hygiene and preparedness as if they are going on a job interview. To find the best computer technician in Los Angeles and anywhere else for that matter, they must have the following qualities.
First and foremost, a good computer technician has to be professional:
They should act as if they are on a job interview, if they want to get hired for the next service that the client might need. If the tech is going to an onsite computer repair- such as a business or a home, they have to be on time and if they are running late even by one minute, they should give the customer a call to let them know. A professional tech will act and speak politely, and be respectful of the customers home and computer. A professional tech will come prepared and have all the tools and equipment to do the job.
The best computer techs don’t belittle you:
A good tech will want to teach you and explain to you how things work. They should not make you feel stupid. They are working on your computer and so they should let you know what the heck they are doing to it. A good tech will answer all your questions and explain things not using so much computer lingo but so the average person can understand the process.
A good computer tech has to care for your computer and its data as if it’s their own:
The tech should respect your data and ask you whether you have backed up your data or not and if you want to back it up before they try to repair it. Most lost data is usually retrievable even a failed hard drive so don’t let a tech tell you they will reformat your hard drive before retrieving your important documents, programs, etc..
A good tech will be fair and honest:
A professional tech will only resell legally licensed software. The tech should only sell you the hardware you need and not push sales on upgrades you don’t need. A tech should be upfront with pricing and follow through with the quote price unless the description of the damage was not what the actually damage was and then this would result in a different price. Also a good tech will be fair and admit when they can’t fix the problem as well as if they made a mistake, and should not charge you for the time spent.
Communication is important to a professional tech:
A computer tech relies on communication to properly diagnose and fix your computer. The tech you hire should ask you enough questions to get an idea of what the computer problem might be, this will help diagnose the problem and also give you the correct quote for the repair. A good tech will walk you through the repair phase and allow you to watch the process if you wish to know. The tech should communicate how long the repair service will take them, that way you know how long you will be without your trusted sidekick and portal to the world.
When shopping around for a computer technician it will be hard to know if they will carry these qualities or not, so best thing to do is ask lots of questions and pay attention to how the techs communicate their services. Also if the tech has a computer repair store, you can go “window shopping” to see their work performance and get a quote. If you don’t have time for that, you can go on a service review website and search in your local area, such as, “computer repairs Los Angeles”, for a technician with high review scores and read the reviews to get an idea of the service they provided to other reviewers. To ensure you hire a good technician, ask yourself what do I want in a technician.
Stay tech savvy, my friends.