8 Checks to Make Before Buying a Refurbished iPhone or MacBook in NZ Short answer: A refurbished iPhone or MacBook is worth buying in New Zealand if the seller is a real business, the battery is healthy, the device is not locked or blocked, and you get a written warranty. Buy from a business rather than […]
What a Proper Computer Repair Looks Like and How Repairs Should Be Tracked When you leave your computer at a repair shop, you expect the technician to find the problem, fix it and return the machine to you. But a properly managed repair involves more than replacing a faulty component. From the moment a computer […]
How to Explain a Computer Problem Over the Phone (and Why Some Faults Are Hard to Diagnose Remotely) We get a lot of calls from people who say something like, “My computer’s doing a weird thing, can you tell me what’s wrong?” We’d love to give a quick answer every time. Sometimes we can. Often, […]
How Businesses Can Reduce IT Costs Without Buying Cheap Computers When a business needs five new laptops, the easiest way to compare them is usually by price. One model costs $1,100. Another costs $1,400. A third costs $1,800. It is tempting to assume that choosing the $1,100 option saves the business $3,500. That calculation can […]
How Small Businesses Can Protect Customer Information Online Every small business collects some form of customer information; whether it’s a local shop, a service provider, or a short-term rental host. Names, email addresses, phone numbers, payment details and booking history all pass through the systems. That makes protecting this information a core part of running […]
1,000+ Reviews and Counting: Why Customers Continue to Trust Advanced Computers Advanced Computers has passed 1,000 customer reviews across Google and NoCowboys. Here are the themes that come through in recent customer feedback, from communication and turnaround times to difficult repairs and data recovery. Advanced Computers has reached a milestone of 1,011 customer reviews across […]
How to Recognise Phishing Attacks and What to Do After Clicking a Phishing Link What is Phishing? Phishing is a scam where an attacker impersonates a trusted organisation or person — by email, text, or phone — to trick you into handing over credentials, payment details, or system access. If you’ve clicked a suspicious link, […]
What Is Microsoft 365? A Practical Guide for Auckland Users Quick Answer Microsoft 365 is Microsoft’s subscription-based productivity service, giving you ongoing access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and OneDrive, plus AI features through Copilot. Plans range from Basic (web-only) through Personal, Family, and several Business tiers, and rather than buying software once, […]
A computer can look powerful on paper and still be the wrong machine for AI work. The usual comparison points—processor generation, screen quality, battery life—only tell part of the story. An AI engineer may also need to run local models, hold large datasets in memory, build inside several containers or keep a GPU busy for […]
AMD vs Intel Beyond the Specs – What Computer Repair Technicians Actually See If we had to choose between AMD and Intel for an everyday laptop owner who does a bit of gaming, we’d lean towards AMD. That’s our repair-bench view, not a benchmark-site verdict. The reason isn’t that AMD processors are automatically more reliable or […]
