Apple Takes a Hit

Apple has managed to keep their financial growth rates; this is primarily thanks to the amount of sales that they have had on their Apple laptops including the Mac Book Pro and Mac air and Desktops. Even in the current financial environment Apple has managed to keep growing. Apple has been able to draw in over $10 billion in revenues. Apple shows a big jump from last quarter’s $7.9 billion, Apple also shows an increase over last year’s holiday quarter, when it had $9.6 billion. Consumers are finding Apple laptops to be very appealing and user friendly, this fact has contributed to the company’s increase in sales over the last quarter. Consumers are also finding Apple desktops including the iMac and Mac Pro to be very appealing and user friendly, when you add accessories like the IPod and IPhone it’s no wonder that Apple is doing well in sales. Mac sales have however fallen when compared to past years. Sales dropped by about 90,000 compared to the previous quarter. Up to date Apple has sold over 2.5 million desktops and laptops. When we look at the conditions of the current financial situation one would think that the first things that consumers would cut back on would be high end electronics like those from Apple but that hasn’t been the case for the company. In spite of current conditions Apple is doing a good job of maintaining its revenues. Apple also offers tech support to its consumers they have various computer repair shops that customers can seek when having problems with their machines. Apple has computer repair shops in areas like Alexandria, Washington DC, Bethesda, Fairfax, Arlington, Tyson’s Corner and Springfield.

Apple: http://apple-repair.com/. Good but we are trying to get model and brand specific. Give me some specific names for the models they have like iMac, macbook pro, etc. Also, drop some links to the local stores at the end of this article like you did at the end of the best buy story. Apple offers MacBook repairs in Arlington, MacBook repairs in Vienna, and many other locations.

Circuit City

Circuit City the No.2 electronics retailer in the country has asked for court approval to close its remaining 567 US stores and sell all of its remaining electronics including desktop and laptop repairs. Their remaining electronics merchandise has a variation of brands including Dell, HP, Gateway, Sony, Acer, Toshiba, Emachines, Compaq and many brands more. Circuit City's acting CEO James Marcum said in a statement today

that they were unable to reach an agreement with their creditors and lenders,as a result they have already reached agreements with four companies to start the liquidation process. Circuit City has said that its liquidation sale would begin Saturday, January 17 and will run until March 31. Circuit City's web site will cease to operate after January 18. The electronics retailer giant will inform its employees of their termination 60 days prior to the termination date. Circuit city will however continue to operate its Canadian retail stores. George Whalin CEO of retail management consultants stated that there exist a slim possibility of Circuit City being bought out of bankruptcy by one or more firms that have expressed their interest in doing so. Love Goel CEO of Growth Ventures Group speculates that the Electronics giant might still be able to find a lifeline if Golden Gate Capital decides to buy them out of bankruptcy and restructure them primarily as an online business with very limited physical stores. If Circuit City was to be to be turned into an online business it would still have a chance of survival. Circuit City has an almost 1billion online business. Most of the products sold online by Circuit City consist of computers, desktops, laptops and other popular electronics. Retail analyst Marshal Cohen warns that no retailer is immune to the economic crisis and for that reason companies need to have a service model that is different from the rest of the competition and

satisfies consumer needs. Circuit City found itself in an unfortunate position due primarily to its competitors and the financial crisis. Wal-Mart aggressively

entered the electronics market with lower prices than those that Circuit City offered. Wal-Mart would sell its electronics for prices much lower than those that Circuit City offered, customers would find desktops and laptops being sold by up to $150 difference between the two retailers.Best Buy on the other hand kept widening the gap with its competitors

and continued to dominate as the industry leader. Best Buy has been able to

maintain its lead as the industry leader primarily because of itscomputer sales and customer service. Best Buy sells Desktops and Laptops combined with their computer service agreements. Best Buy's Geek Squad Computer repair has been of great influence to their customer satisfaction. With the purchase of Computers Best Buy offers their Geek Squad service agreements Which basically cover all computer hardware and software issues, their accidental warranty also covers all damages that a machine may suffer this Includes broken LCD screens, damaged keyboards, bad motherboards,

bad inverters, bad power jacks, and many more computer parts. Best Buy also offers very good customer service when it comes to computer software; issues such as virus and spyware removal from personal computers. Customer satisfaction is a key factor when it comes to retaining customers. Best Buy offers computer services in various location some of those locations include; Alexandria, Washington DC, Bethesda, Fairfax, Arlington, Tyson’s Corner and Springfield.

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Sony to Recall 440,000 OVerheating Vaio Laptops

Sony has recently reported they will be recalling a "small number" of defective Vaio laptops. A wiring fault can cause the system to overheat and cause burns.

You can read more about it at electronista.com who says this the second recall in two years for Sony when they were a part of a massive battery recall that included many other major vendors last year.

The recalled models are a part of the Vaio TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008.

If your Vaio TGN-TZ computer lives in the united states you can begin your repair/recall claim by clicking here.

The models recalled are in the following series:

• VGN-TZ100 series overheating notebook laptop computer
• VGN-TZ200 series overheating notebook laptop computer
• VGN-TZ300 series overheating notebook laptop computer
• VGN-TZ2000 series overheating notebook laptop computer

If you are experiencing overheating issues with any type of notebook laptop computer in Virginia, Maryland or Washington D.C. contact onCALL 25/8, Computers and Networks and mention promo code BLOGGERFREEC05By for a free, no obligation onsite diagnostic.

IBM Thinkpad Laptop Notebook Power DC Jack Repair

A lot of our client's call in with laptop computers that won't turn on. A laptop may fail to power on for many reasons including damaged power jacks, defective AC adapters, or defective motherboards. A lot of repair shops are not equipped to diagnose and repair defective power jacks, but onCALL 25/8, Inc. has the capability to repair your dead, unbootable laptop with a damaged power jack. Watch this video - our technician diagnoses and repairs an IBM Thinkpad with a damaged powerjack in our Alexandria, Virginia lab (22314) which had previously been diagnosed (by the infamous Geek Squad) as having a defective motherboard and an expensive repair cost.

Our lab is fully equipped to handle all of the component level laptop notebook repairs you need. To get your broken laptop fixed visit our site or call today.

Micosoft retaliates to Mac's "I'm a PC advertisements"

Recently Microsoft released a television ad featuring Jerry Seinfeld. It was generally considered to be a dud and not too funny. They've recently released another series of ads featuring a man dressed like the "PC" featured in Apple's advertisements.
Apple tends to make many claims of superiority over the Windows operating system. While the claims are mostly based in truth there also seems to be a large amount of information the average computer user is unaware of. Mac OS runs entirely on Apple designed hardware. There are little-to-no third party drivers. Most of the applications required for the average user are included on a Mac out of the box. Comparing a brand new Mac to a brand new Dell yields a simple result - the Mac is superior. But when you find yourself with an advanced need or an interest in gaming your options become somewhat limited (for your average user) on Mac. Don't get me wrong, onCALL 25/8 Loves Apples and we enjoy repairing Macs. We just don't think it's fair to make such a bold claim that Apple is entirely superior without all of the facts.
On most Windows based PCs you've got a nearly infinite number of possibilities when it comes to the hardware and software installed. The fact that Microsoft was capable, with Windows XP, to make an operating system that runs relatively smoothly for relatively long periods of time on such varied hardware/software configurations is an impressive feat. While it should not be accepted it should be expected that you will inevitably run into the various errors that "plague" windows users - Blue Screens of Death (repaired in Virginia, Maryland and DC) and unbootable computers (repaired by onCALL 25/8). Conflicts are bound to eventually occur in such an open environment - like two gorilla's meeting in the jungle. But if you put the gorilla in the zoo and only put him with other, friendly gorilla's... well then of course he's going to be safe.
Apple's claim that Windows systems are prone to virus infections are also true but not without need for explanation. Mac is generally more secure due to it's Unix roots. It's also not profitable for viruses developers and hackers to target Mac operating systems. There are fewer threats and so there are fewer infections. But a windows system properly configured is equally secure. We've got technicians who have never had a legitimate virus infect their system. The reason so many computers need virus and spyware removal in Virginia, Maryland, DC and the rest of the world is because they are tricked by clever hackers into allowing the viruses onto their system. If there were more Apple users and it were equally profitable hackers would spend their time figuring out how to trick them into installing malware on their system as well. I'm of the opinion that when virus makers do target the Mac OS we will see a flood of virus infections because Mac users have been goaded into a sense of complacency that lead them to believe their system is safe from viruses and infection-proof. Well, when you start to see bogus system messages tricking you into installing a virus on your computer, and you aren't prepared to second guess the message you're going to forge on without abandon. Mac users are used to regularly being prompted for their user name and password whenever system-wide changes are made - they're not going to suspect anything fishy.
And while I own and use a Mac daily (in addition to my Windows and Linux based PCs) I am well aware of the fact that the biggest issue for all computers (hard drive failures/dead hard drives) applies equally to any Mac as it does to any PC. This extends into those other types of accidental failures or hardware failures, as well: cracked LCD repairs, liquid spills on laptops, broken keyboard repairs, and overheating laptops. And while that Apple care warranty you have sure was a good value try finding a local genius bar that's going to be able to repair your broken macbook in Virginia, DC or MD - or any other place for that matter.
Feel free to send me an email with your thoughts.

And just for your viewing pleasure I've included the new Microsoft "I'm a PC" advertisement: