My hard drive crashed a couple weeks ago, and I got a guy to come replace it. I ended up paying $250 for a 500GB hard drive (that apparently can be purchased here for around $100) and $25 per hour for the work.
Unfortunately, the guy installed an older Spanish version of Windows and then just changed the language to English. I had nothing but problems afterwards, lag like you would not believe in the game I play, to the point it was simply unplayable; typing in Word or Excel was horribly slow; the “sleep” function had completely disappeared as an option when closing the lid of the laptop, Windows was no longer compatible with the upcoming Windows 11, I had to get the printer to work myself, and I was frustrated to the point that I did what I should have done in the first place, called Alex Mejia, the guy with super recommendations by many expats.
Alex, who charges $25 for a two-hour house call and only $5 per hour if it takes longer, came to check it out. He figured out that Windows was using way too many resources to decode the language from Spanish to English. He let me sit next to him and watch everything he was doing (boy, he’s fast!), and it was obvious he’s a professional with 25 years of experience. Unfortunately, there was no way to make the computer function better without installing a newer, English version of Windows, no matter how he tweaked it. He came today, backed up all my stuff, installed the new OS, reinstalled all my programs, answered all my questions, got rid of all the junk that comes along with Windows (I had no idea how very intrusive Windows is), and my computer is running faster and better than it has since it was brand new.
If you need anything done with a computer, Windows or Mac, Alex is the man to call. He’s been here in Ecuador for three years and has been helping the gringo community all along. He’s an extremely nice guy who now has my trust 100%. Who you gonna call? Alex, that’s who.
Phone 099 289 3125 (he speaks perfect English as well as Spanish), email amejiaguzman@gmail.com.
Address: Cuenca
Recommended by M Hill: birdmom55@yahoo.com
Unfortunately, the guy installed an older Spanish version of Windows and then just changed the language to English. I had nothing but problems afterwards, lag like you would not believe in the game I play, to the point it was simply unplayable; typing in Word or Excel was horribly slow; the “sleep” function had completely disappeared as an option when closing the lid of the laptop, Windows was no longer compatible with the upcoming Windows 11, I had to get the printer to work myself, and I was frustrated to the point that I did what I should have done in the first place, called Alex Mejia, the guy with super recommendations by many expats.
Alex, who charges $25 for a two-hour house call and only $5 per hour if it takes longer, came to check it out. He figured out that Windows was using way too many resources to decode the language from Spanish to English. He let me sit next to him and watch everything he was doing (boy, he’s fast!), and it was obvious he’s a professional with 25 years of experience. Unfortunately, there was no way to make the computer function better without installing a newer, English version of Windows, no matter how he tweaked it. He came today, backed up all my stuff, installed the new OS, reinstalled all my programs, answered all my questions, got rid of all the junk that comes along with Windows (I had no idea how very intrusive Windows is), and my computer is running faster and better than it has since it was brand new.
If you need anything done with a computer, Windows or Mac, Alex is the man to call. He’s been here in Ecuador for three years and has been helping the gringo community all along. He’s an extremely nice guy who now has my trust 100%. Who you gonna call? Alex, that’s who.
Phone 099 289 3125 (he speaks perfect English as well as Spanish), email amejiaguzman@gmail.com.
Address: Cuenca
Recommended by M Hill: birdmom55@yahoo.com
