South Bay Technology Gurus

For the past five years we have been using Chris @ tech guru services. He has made house calls, rebuilt PCs, laptops/​tablets etc. every time I call tech gurus they pick up the phone or they call me right back and we get problems rectified in a very timely manner. I highly recommend checking this business out and at least talking to any of their fine representatives.

Thank you Chris for your professionalism, promptness and very reasonable price. My lap top was making very loud noises. Went to the Redondo location Chris wasn’t there. I called him. He met me in 10 minutes. He said he would check it out. That was Friday. He calls me on Saturday to tell me the computer was full of dust and the fan was bad. He ordered the parts and I picked it up on Wednesday. I now have a go to computer guy for our seven computers

Gave us a fast, honest assessment of our computer issues, which ended up being just a misunderstanding on our part of how the computer was set up. Very responsive team — we were helped by both Trevor and Chris. They also explained to us why there wasn’t an issue without sounding condescending or judgmental, which I particularly appreciate. I will go definitely back in the future if I need someone to look at my computer.

My hard drive crashed along with my sound card and I took it into Chris to see what could be done! He went out of his way to fix the problem along with adding additional software to make my computer run quicker. By far the best computer repair I have ever gotten, along with the best price. For all of the repairs, Chris was still cheaper than just the diagnosis test from the Geek Squad. I will definitely be going to Chris from now on, and you should too! Trust me you won’t regret it!

Can’t really recommend this place.
Had a (desktop) computer that crashed intermittently, so I took it here.
Got it back with the report that nothing was wrong.
Stress testing would have determined that it was overheating, as I found out myself, a few months later.
If you’re on Windows and have this problem, test this yourself with Speccy, or SpeedFan.
A new extra-​large fan solved the issue.
Cost me $ 40. Not a way to make me want to come back.

Took my laptop to Chris and the guys in dire straights. The fellas were patient, precise, reliable, and very reasonable. I recommend them to everyone who may in need of some service for their tech. ware. I definitely plan on taking my other laptop over to them.

Chris and Tom came to the rescue, replaced a damaged hard drive, saved all my data and set me up with a new, improved computer. I have worked with Chris for several years, updating my work and home computer systems. He is always available via text, phone, home visit or office visit. Never disappointed in his skill level and his ability to communicate in non tech language. My experience with Tom is more recent and I could not be happier. He was so patient with my numerous questions about my new hard drive, talked me through everything and solved numerous problems. I am more than happy with these guys. Price is reasonable, service excellent. Highly recommend South Bay Tech Gurus. They know their stuff.

I wrote a very lengthy and eloquent review about how this was the single worst experience I have had in 2015 with a business.
As a small business owner myself I cannot fathom letting a customer be that dissatisfied and have them leave completely unhappy with their experience. The ‘tech’ there is dismissive and rude and when I asked him to leave me alone so I could wait in peace for the owner to return he just kept coming outside to interact with me against my wishes. He was not only rude when he spoke down to me he also refused to allow me to wait peacefully outside alone.
I merely wanted to speak to the owner face to face to have him try to help me understand why the one thing I was paying to have done was not done.
I do. It write many reviews but I now have a mission for 2016, write a terrible review on every webpage I can find about how no one should ever go to this place. It’s a shame that they are allowed to treat people that way and I feel that it’s the consumers rights to know how they have treated people in the past.
If you value your dignity or money do not under any circumstances go here.

These guys are the best Chris did my home entertainment system movie room and cameras awesome work and great service anytime I have any questions he’s always end there to help thanks guys

Clearly the dozens of 5 star reviews can speak to how great the service and knowledge is for this place. Set up our new surround sound system on an old TV that we were told by a few people wouldn’t work. Chris thinks outside the box and saved from literally buying a new TV.

Chris has assisted us for many years both on IT and AV setups. He is prompt, his assistance are helpful and make it comfortable to be around technology. Having setup several POS’s and televisions for my retail environments. He explains the end result Throughly. I refer him often, as I have come to expect only the best from him and his service!

Nice guy, but is better probably at fixing computers than home surround sound.
WOW & WOW ! First of all the person I called in to rescue me, NEVER KNEW WHO HAD BEEN THERE FIRST! Chris, you just attacked an innocent person, who did his job, quietly & professionally. He never knew, and he never asked. He did an outstanding job. I returned all the many items you had me go buy. Did not need them at all.
The rest of what you posted, as you deep-​down already know is just defensiveness. What you posted, just simply IS NOT THE TRUTH.
You need to learn to just let it go. I purposely did not tell the whole long story, as I saw where you go on Unilocal,& battle verbally with everyone who dare have a negative review. Not cool.

Chris is a lifesaver!
I called him early afternoon with an issues that needed to be resolved that night… and was work related! I came over and he was able to fix the problem in 30 minutes. I was impressed with his knowledge, patience, and the short time he took to fix my critical problem. I will for sure be coming back with work and personal related computer issues! Thanks again!

Downloaded windows 10 and it totally ruined my computer, brought it in a day later he had fixed it. Reasonably priced too.

I had the pleasure of meeting Chris the owner of SouthBay tech gurus three years ago. He Set up my computers for my real estate office and he also set up a network and the TVs so that I didn’t have to do anything. Since then I have had Chris work on numerous projects at home and at my office and have been 100% satisfied. he’s prompt he’s affordable, knowledgeable and very friendly. He responds within an hour of contact and has a schedule where he can tell you when he’ll be there and how long it’ll take. I would highly recommend Chris to colleagues, friends family and anyone that is technologically challenged or short on time.

Chris was a nice guy and did a great job fixing my computer. The price was cheaper than I expected, $ 100 to remove a virus and he guaranteed it for six months.

I work for a big name children’s TV company doing music. My computers are vital to my job and what I do. Friday morning I tried to book up my desktop and it would not boot. I self diagnosed it as a possible hard drive crash and immediately began calling my known apple repair shops in the area. I called Advanced Micro Systems Inc (sorry our guy is out of town this weekend, earliest is Monday). I called Pacific Premier, they were busy and their turnaround time was 7 days. I was about to have a panic attack when I decided to just search google one more time. Upon searching I stumbled across The SB tech guru’s. Gave the number a call and within 2 rings Chris picked up. He was very cool and courteous and straightforward. I told him the computer symptoms, and he came to the same conclusions I did, that it needed a new hard drive. So I brought it down to his office and he tried to work his magic and after 5 minutes he confirmed it was in fact a hard drive failure. Since it was Friday afternoon and I had a Monday deadline for music to be turned in, I put my computer in his hands hoping he could save me. He assured me that he could have it fixed by the next day!!!
Saturday I ended up running into some things hat had to be done. Luckily Chris called me that evening and said «it’s all ready to go!!!» And I told him Id pick it up Sunday am. Well today is Sunday and I just got back home and my computer is alive again!!! All my data is safe on my other drives. I have a brand new clean OS. it’s speedy and efficient. And it couldn’t have happened with out the awesome work by Chris.
If you’re in a bind and you need someone who’s extremely knowledgable in the computer world. Do not hesitate to give him a call. He will take good care of you!!!

After I returned from 3 weeks away from home, my computer was starting sporadically and shutting down at random intervals. I troubleshooted it myself, but eventually reached the limits of my expertise. Found Chris on Unilocal,read the reviews, liked what I saw, and drove down to have him check out my PC.
The first thing that impressed me about Chris was his lack of ego. I know a good bit about computer hardware, and he didn’t blow me off when I told him that I suspected it was a faulty PSU (like some computer technicians I’ve dealt with in the past). He ran a burn out on the hardware, but that didn’t reveal the problem. We then ran multiple video games to tax the system, left that running for an hour, and when we returned the computer was off. After other tests, he decided that it was most likely a faulty GPU, but he had no issue when I insisted that he wait until he got the hardware on Monday to test the PSU. Sure enough, today he discovered that it was in fact a faulty PSU. Computer hardware faults can be ambiguous and difficult to isolate, so I have no issue with the initial misdiagnosis because Chris was willing to listen to me and wait to test the PSU.
The price for a full system diagnostic taking place over the course of three hours, holding the PC for 3 days, and then testing it again on Monday? $ 30.
So why the negative reviews? It’s simple, Chris expects to get paid for his work and is no sycophant. If you want somebody who will put in the effort to fix your computer and charge a fair price, get Chris. If you want somebody who will kiss your butt and work for free, go somewhere else.

It is raining, football is on and my computer is now locked! I called about 5 computer repair places in & near Redondo Beach. Not a phone call was answered. Scrolling down the list I finally came across SouthBay Tech Gurus.
Chris answered on the second ring. I came right over. He is located in the Riveria Village, which made me think it could be a bit pricey. Not at all! Chris was patient with my lack of computer knowledge. Actually fixed two laptops, one phone & downloaded all the necessary equipment. As well as asking first & explained everything well.
Chris is now who I will reach out for in need of a computer guy. I even had my dog with me. Well done! Thanks! I highly recommend SouthBay Tech.

I would give zero stars if I could. absolute nightmare.
i took a lenovo laptop in because the screen stopped working.
they held on to it for a week, never fixed it, lost it (seriously, chris was looking under the couch for my laptop) and gave it back with a broken motherboard.
i’m beyond disgusted.