Repair Service Cost

[RyanCMH]

Hi guys,

Doing a bit of research here and there.

For those of you who have gone to those neighborhood or Sim Lim repair service centers, how much were the repair fees usually and severity of the issue? Excluding hardware/software costs.

From what I found so far, on average repair fee $50 but I wanted to get your inputs on this.

 

[tmfwy]

Hi guys,

Doing a bit of research here and there.

For those of you who have gone to those neighborhood or Sim Lim repair service centers, how much were the repair fees usually and severity of the issue? Excluding hardware/software costs.

From what I found so far, on average repair fee $50 but I wanted to get your inputs on this.

$50 is reasonable

Easy way to gauge if its worth your time
When you graduate or for your current work
How much does it cost you /hr to troubleshoot the system
Multiply that by per hour

You will know if its worth your while to pay that person for his knowledge

 

[harky]

diy

if software give u problem. uninstall should fix the problem.. if cannot, then format it - problem solve

my file, i keep in 2nd hd rather than main hd so when i need to format, also easy.

hardware - change part.

the only i duno how to fix is laptop. get part also ma fan.

 

[tmfwy]

diy

if software give u problem. uninstall should fix the problem.. if cannot, then format it - problem solve

my file, i keep in 2nd hd rather than main hd so when i need to format, also easy.

hardware - change part.

the only i duno how to fix is laptop. get part also ma fan.

DIY is not for everyone

Had a friend who DIYed a windows update and ended up reinstalling windows
Happened 2 days before Iras Deadline
Accounts stuff all in his computer
So a simply DIY cost him $xxxx with lots of nagging and sleepless nights

Each person specialises in something
Sometimes, it is worth more to pay someone to do the work than to do it yourself.
Otherwise, all of us can DIY reno our house ( Drilling holes in Kitchen Ceramic Tiles is a PITA... ) while we balance our day job as well.

 

[Koenig168]

Drilling holes in Kitchen Ceramic Tiles is a PITA...

Titanium drill bits The hard part is the glaze coating.

 

[tmfwy]

Titanium drill bits The hard part is the glaze coating.

That is easy
Small bit primer then large bit

The hard part is if you " OOPS " the tile cracks.

 

[harky]

If the stuff is important. Give other ppl do safe meh?

DIY is not for everyone

Had a friend who DIYed a windows update and ended up reinstalling windows
Happened 2 days before Iras Deadline
Accounts stuff all in his computer
So a simply DIY cost him $xxxx with lots of nagging and sleepless nights

Each person specialises in something
Sometimes, it is worth more to pay someone to do the work than to do it yourself.
Otherwise, all of us can DIY reno our house ( Drilling holes in Kitchen Ceramic Tiles is a PITA... ) while we balance our day job as well.

 

[wwenze]

That's why we need a supply of workers whose time are worth less. That's why in first world countries it's usually students in McDonald's and mowing lawns part time.

And that's why we need a society where even students have the capability to do these things. Singapore has failed and now rely on imported labor which has negative societal impact as we can see.

If the stuff is important. Give other ppl do safe meh?

Looking at the standard repairman, no.