{"id":160,"date":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:00:41","slug":"signs-your-laptop-needs-a-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/signs-your-laptop-needs-a-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs your laptop needs a service"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5d46ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d46ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b800b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>A laptop rarely breaks all at once. It usually gives a few warnings first, and catching them early keeps a small fix from turning into a full replacement.<\/p><p><em>Here are the signs our technicians see most often before a laptop comes in for real trouble.<\/em><\/p><h3>Slow to start up<\/h3><p>If your laptop takes minutes to boot or freezes at the login screen, the hard drive or the startup software is usually to blame, and it's one of the cheaper fixes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d71d9 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"c8d71d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images wd-carousel-container\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-south-african-repair-workshop-interior-with-a-tech-dfb37-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-close-up-of-a-laptop-s-internal-cooling-fan-and-he-aab93.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-close-up-of-a-laptop-s-internal-cooling-fan-and-he-aab93.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Close-up of a laptop&#039;s 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data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>A laptop working too hard will tell you, through fan noise, heat on the base, or sudden shutdowns when you least expect them.<\/p><h3>Loud fan and heat<\/h3><p>Dust builds up inside every laptop over time and blocks the airflow. A clean and fresh thermal paste often brings the temperature right down.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5041c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5041c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94eb511 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94eb511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"939496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-tidy-repair-workshop-corner-with-a-laptop-being-se-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-tidy-repair-workshop-corner-with-a-laptop-being-se-54916-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Tidy repair workshop corner with a laptop being serviced on a glass table, parts shelf and tool pots, in a blue-walled r\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-tidy-repair-workshop-corner-with-a-laptop-being-se-54916-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-tidy-repair-workshop-corner-with-a-laptop-being-se-54916-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00057e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"00057e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thabo Nkosi \u2013 Laptop Technician<\/h4><p>Battery health is one of the first things I check. If your laptop only lasts an hour where it used to last all day, or it shuts down at 20%, the battery is wearing out and worth replacing before it leaves you stranded.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"f821762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-bright-colourful-repair-shop-counter-with-a-curved-8c5eb.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-bright-colourful-repair-shop-counter-with-a-curved-8c5eb-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Bright, colourful repair shop counter with a curved white service desk, diagnostics screen and shelves of spare parts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-bright-colourful-repair-shop-counter-with-a-curved-8c5eb-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-bright-colourful-repair-shop-counter-with-a-curved-8c5eb-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eb352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"86eb352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Priya Govender \u2013 Diagnostics Specialist<\/h4><p>A keyboard with sticky or unresponsive keys is usually dust or an old spill underneath, not a dead keyboard. We can often clean it out rather than replace the whole module, so don't wait until it gets worse.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b677fb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b677fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d6698 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d6698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512aaf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"512aaf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mendworks-laptop-on-a-clean-workbench-with-open-service-tool-8d774.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mendworks-laptop-on-a-clean-workbench-with-open-service-tool-8d774-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Laptop on a clean workbench with open service tools and a can of compressed air, illustrating signs a laptop needs a ser\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mendworks-laptop-on-a-clean-workbench-with-open-service-tool-8d774-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/mendworks-laptop-on-a-clean-workbench-with-open-service-tool-8d774-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae3aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6ae3aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sipho Dlamini \u2013 Workshop Manager<\/h4><p>Cracks around the hinge, or a screen that flickers when you move the lid, point to loose connections inside. Left alone, this wears through the display cable completely, so bring it in as soon as you notice it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf1e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bf1e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"60440c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-two-upholstered-chairs-in-a-modern-room-beside-a-s-d3aa8.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-two-upholstered-chairs-in-a-modern-room-beside-a-s-d3aa8-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Two upholstered chairs in a modern room beside a stack of repaired household appliances, a toaster and a kettle on a whi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-two-upholstered-chairs-in-a-modern-room-beside-a-s-d3aa8-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-two-upholstered-chairs-in-a-modern-room-beside-a-s-d3aa8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9fb4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Candice Abrahams \u2013 Front Desk Coordinator<\/h4><p>Customers often tell me their laptop just freezes or restarts on its own for no reason. That's usually overheating or a memory fault, and both are quick to test once it's on the bench.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-efb5ff7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efb5ff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_testimonials\" data-id=\"fff9f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonials testimon-style-standard  color-scheme- testimon-with-rating testimon-align-left wd-carousel-container\" id=\"carousel-1771\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:1;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-young-south-african-woman-customer-with-dark-bob-h-ae897.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African woman customer with dark bob hair, smiling, reading near a window in a cafe\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"My laptop was overheating and shutting down every afternoon. Mendworks cleaned it out, sorted the fan, and it hasn't switched off on me since. Wish I'd brought it in sooner instead of putting up with it for months.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tNomvula Khumalo\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-young-south-african-man-customer-with-tousled-hair-842d4.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African man customer with tousled hair holding a takeaway coffee cup outdoors on steps\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"The keys on my keyboard stopped working one by one and I thought I needed a whole new laptop. Turned out it was just a spill from months back. Fixed in a day, for a lot less than I expected.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tKyle Petersen\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/repair-services\/repair\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mendworks-confident-south-african-man-with-beard-in-a-dark-j-d1211.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Confident South African man with beard in a dark jacket standing outdoors among trees\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"I noticed my battery dying fast and the fan getting loud, so I brought it in before it got worse. Good thing I did, the battery was nearly done. Easy drop off, and they explained everything clearly.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tZanele Mthembu\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b976bf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b976bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05be6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05be6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>When to bring it in<\/h3><p>None of these signs mean your laptop is finished. Slow starts, heat, odd noises or a battery that drains fast are all things we can test on the bench and usually fix without a full replacement. 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