Budapest 1092
Ráday u. 32. fsz 1.
(in the courtyard)
Doorbell #1
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri 9am-6pm
Contact:
Tel: +36 1 215 1143
Fax: +36 1 219 5186
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Computer Repair
| About ExpatTech | At ExpatTech, we realize that finding quality computer repair services in Budapest is about as hard as finding a decent cheeseburger. That's why we specialize in laptop and desktop computer repair that doesn't leave you wondering if you were misinformed or swindled.
From PCs to Macs, we offer the highest quality computer repair service and outstanding customer care in several languages. We understand the importance of clearly explaining in layman's terms not only the computer's issues, but also the repair options available. Our aim is to help you make the best decision in fixing your laptop or desktop computer.
We not only repair computers, we can also upgrade your hardware and software to fit your specific needs whether you are a growing business or an individual PC or Mac user.
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ExpatTech Computer Service Points
- We speak English, Hungarian, Japanese, and Italian
- Impeccable customer service for computer repairs
- 24 hour turnaround time on initial diagnosis
- 1-2 day turnaround time on all minor repairs
- Global notebook and desktop computer parts procurement, independent of brand or type
- Competitive prices (6000HUF/hr)
- Computer pick-up and delivery (5000HUF)
- Drop-off service center in central Budapest (Ráday utca)
- On-site repairs also possible
- Access to precision motherboard repair equipment
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| When and Where | ExpatTech is open on weekdays from 9am-6pm.
Customers looking to save some money may drop their computers off at our service location in Pest:
Our phone number:(06-1) 215 1143
In Pest:
Attention!
 Bring your computer into ExpatTech for repairs and get a 25% discount on a great rental laptop. For more information on our notebook hire service in Hungary, click here. |
| Desktop Repair |
Desktop repair is significantly simpler than laptop repair. Components are very modular within the case. In general the parts are easy to access and easy to replace if they can not be fixed. For instance the power supply to the computer is a separate box that can easily be replaced in case it fails, compared to a laptop computer that generally has the power connector soldered onto the motherboard.
If you are bringing a desktop computer to our repair and service center, we only need the tower itself. We do not need any peripherals like the monitor, keyboard, or mouse, as we have these available. click here to submit a repair form |
| Laptop Repair |
It may be an understatement to say that currently the laptop repair service available in Hungary is not the best. Very few brands have chosen to invest in building service centers here. Dell is one exception to this rule, but taking a laptop to a brand's service center might turn a 25 dollar laptop repair into a $250 repair! There are also no parts distributors for most laptop brands in Budapest or Hungary. This fact means that unless used parts can be located, parts have to be ordered from abroad which can mean slow service. Generally, laptops present more of a challenge for repair, because access to the components is more difficult and components are many times located directly on the motheboard.  Motherboard work requires very expensive precision equipment. Through our computer repair partners, ExpatTech has cut rate access to over $20,000 dollars of such equipment. If it's possible and worth it, we will get your laptop fixed! click here to submit a repair form |
Apple Macintosh / Mac Computer Repair |
 Apple brand computers, in particular their Macintosh or Mac laptop/notebook computers are in many ways similar to their PC equivalents. They all use third party components, and then assemble them under their own brand name.
Of course the Mac operating system and architecture differs from PCs, but the most common problems are the same, and ExpatTech can help you out with your G3, G4, iBook, PowerBook, MacBook or MacBook Pro. The most common issues are hard drive failures, memory failure, broken LCD screen or display, problems with the ventilator or fan, and ExpatTech has experience with repairing all of these in Apple Macintosh computers. We also have access to very detailed disassembly guides for virtually all Mac notebook computers, and using these can fix problems like broken hinges and other vital parts.
While not specialists, we are also familiar enough with the Mac environment for troubleshooting a range of issues. In the event of a hard drive failure, we can reinstall your system for you, either OSX 10.4 Tiger or OSX 10.5 Leopard and get your Mac notebook up and running again.
We do not do motherboard repairs on Macs directly, but we can help any resident or visitor by overseeing the repair of Apple Macintosh products through the use of an Apple certified service center. We will coordinate everything on your behalf and keep you thoroughly abreast of the details. click here to submit a repair form |
| In Closing | We know from our own experience how important it is to have our laptop and desktop computers functioning at their peak. Originally at ExpatTech we focused on providing web design services, but when we needed to fix or upgrade our own computers we quickly realized that existing laptop and desktop computer repair options in Budapest were over-priced. But more importantly, we found it hard to identify service repair companies whose staff was client-centered, spoke English, and had the skills to fix both PCs and Macs.
For any general questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us! |
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About Graphic Design
New computer and technology tips from MalekTips. Topics include Windows (including Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP), DOS, Microsoft Office, anti-spyware, Internet Explorer, electronic mail, the Internet, and digital cameras and photography.
Mozilla Firefox - Plugins and Extensions - Test Your Typing Speed with Multiple Drills
Addictive Typing Lessons may help your typing speed with a variety of drills.Do you know how to touch-type but your speed is more like that of one who hunts and pecks? Does it take many minutes to key in comments or a FaceBook profile? If so, you may just need some typing practice. And the "Addictive Typing Lessons" add-on for Mozilla Firefox can help. This add-on provides 26 types of lessons, everything from mastering a few keys to typing complete sentences to words combined with a variety of punctuation characters. Plus, you can even create your own lessons. Your WPM (words per minute) or CPM (characters per minute) is recorded along with your average and best speeds, mistakes made, and time spent in the extension.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Disk Usage Utility - Monitor Desktop or Server Hard Drives for Critical Usage Levels
Abaiko Disk Space Monitor provides alerts when hard drive usage is at a critical level, plus it sends e-mail usage reports.Abaiko Disk Space Monitor for Windows 2000 and above can monitor your hard drives and alert you when free disk space reaches a specified level (defaults to 5%). Upon reaching the defined critical level the program can show a warning, play a sound, and/or execute an application. The application also can be configured to send disk usage reports every few minutes or hours (in either text or HTML format), and can increase the report frequency when the disk usage is at a critical level. Another useful feature in the application, accessed by the "File Size Chart" tab, is the scanning of any drive or subfolder for the 50 largest files or folders contained therein. This can help you determine if any folders on a network are being used for non-supported activities (such as hosting music or movies), or if someone needs to remove backup files as they are taking too much space.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Google Chrome - Choose Your Favorite Google Doodle
When browsing Google from Google Chrome, replace their logo with that of your favorite Google Doodle.Google's front page, while normally showing the company logo, occasionally shows a 'Doodle' related to a local holiday, a famous person's birthday, or an event of local or global significance. Some of these doodles are quite elaborate, and perhaps you've seen one and would like to use it to replace the normal Google logo. With the "Favorite Doodle" extension for Google Chrome you can browse through a library of previous Doodles, including some you may not have seen as they were targeted to certain areas. Then, with the click of a button you can make any Doodle replace the graphic you see when visiting Google's home page.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Text Editors - Notepad Replacements - SuperEdi Supports Syntax Highlighting and a Scripting Language
The SuperEdi text editor supports programmer-centric features plus a scripting language allowing for XML validation, document speaking, and a visual HTML color picker.SuperEdi is a freeware Windows text editor with multi-document support and multi-level undo and redo. Geared toward programmers, the application includes syntax highlighting for a variety of languages including C#, HTML, PHP, and SQL. Other features include an integrated FTP browser and uploader, text sorting, find and replace with regular expression support, and bookmarks. Frequently-accessed text clips can be added to the "Tools" - "Clips" menu. Plus, HTML documents can be previewed.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Google Chrome - Browse the Web Standing on Your Head
Play a prank on your friends by forcing pages to display upside down when in Google Chrome.As one of the more... well... unique extensions for Google Chrome, "Upside Down" does exactly as the name states - it flips web pages upside down. The extension is invisible except for being found in the "Extensions" menu, perfect for a prank (though I take no responsibility for any repercussions!) Please don't play this trick on someone about ready to do their taxes, pay bills online, or perform other important tasks.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Miscellaneous Software - Manage Your Personal Library with bookTome
Keep track of the books you have read or those yet to read with bookTome, and create a miniature website based on your collection.Having difficulty keeping up with your collection of books? Forget if you own a particular cook book, or if your technical library is up-to-date? bookTome is a freeware application for Windows XP and up that lets you manually enter your book collection. Or, import data directly from Amazon. You can browse your entire collection or only those from a particular author, search for a specific book, look only at books you have read or not read, and create a wish list of books. Plus, print a list of books or details of particular books for your own use, or for distribution to others if you are part of a book sharing club. Database management tools include backing up the database daily, importing or exporting the database to/from a CSV file, and you can even create a mini website based on your book collection. Instead of just listing books in your blog, show details complete with optional image thumbnails!... Read more at MalekTips. |
File Renamers - Rapid File Renamer for Windows
Rapid File Renamer allows you to rename a group of files using a visual File Name Designer.Those looking for another option to mass-rename files on Windows machines can try out Rapid File Renamer from Abaiko Software. The application offers a visual File Name Designer allowing you to choose how files should be renamed, as well as a preview mode before renaming files. Options include changing text case, adding today's date or file dates in a variety of formats, adding an auto-incrementing counter, cutting or replacing text, and adding text. You can add include or exclude masks to only rename certain matching files in a directory.... Read more at MalekTips. |
[MODIFIED] Windows XP and DOS - Batch File to Correctly Determine Operating System Version
Inside a batch file determine if the operating system is Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or Windows 7.Many DOS commands in the different versions of Windows are similar but may support different parameters. Plus, newer versions of Windows may support new commands or retire older ones. Thus, if you wish to write a batch file that can run on different types of machines, it may prove beneficial to determine the version of Windows on which the batch file is running. This way the batch file can execute commands appropriate to the operating system. The following batch file will determine whether or not the machine is running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows NT. It can easily be modified to support other versions of Windows as necessary or to set an environment variable based on the version of Windows detected. Note that for this batch file to correctly discern between newer versions of Windows Server and consumer versions of Windows, it is more convoluted than batch files you may see elsewhere. I have explained the reasoning below.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Windows 7 - Display a Seemingly Hidden or Off Screen Window or Application
Several ways you can make a seemingly-hidden or off-screen Windows 7 application or window appear in view.In Windows 7, have you ever opened an application or window, seen it appear in the Taskbar, yet the window or application is not visible on the Desktop? Due to a mis-configuration, switching of screen resolutions, or switching back and forth between using multiple monitors, it is possible for a window / application to appear at a location not currently visible on your Desktop. In Windows XP, right-clicking on a window's Taskbar icon opened a menu that you could use to move it back. However, in Windows 7, right-clicking on these Taskbar icons do not pull up such menus. Thus, how can you make the windows / applications visible again?... Read more at MalekTips. |
Google Chrome - View Wikipedia in a Popup Browser
Keep Wikipedia a click away with the Wikipedia Companion mini browser for Google Chrome.Do you frequently access Wikipedia when looking for more information about a subject while browsing the web in Google Chrome? Tired of having to open the site in a new tab, perform the search, then jump back to the previous page you were browsing? With Wikipedia Companion you can add a Wikipedia button to the right of the Google Chrome address bar. Click it and a pop-up Wikipedia browser appears where you can perform a search on top of the web page you are currently viewing. Plus, if you are bilingual you can configure the browser to perform one-click switching between editions of Wikipedia in a different language.... Read more at MalekTips. |
IrfanView - Change IrfanView File Associations
Toggle IrfanView to be the viewer of choice when double-clicking multimedia file types from Windows Explorer.Depending on your configuration options when installing IrfanView, it may automatically open whenever you double-click certain image or multimedia files in Windows Explorer. You may later wish to change these associations by adding or removing file types to / from the list that automatically open IrfanView. To do so:... Read more at MalekTips. |
Mozilla Firefox - Plugins and Extensions - Display an Animated Weather Report
Tired of boring weather forecasts? AniWeather displays large animated graphics and radar maps.Mozilla Firefox has a variety of extensions available to display current weather, radar images, forecasts, severe weather alerts, etc. What makes AniWeather stand out are its animated forecasts. As their extension page states, "when it rains, it really does!" AniWeather adds icons to the Firefox status bar with the current conditions; hover over these icons for more details including animated weather graphics. The sun shines, rain falls, clouds float, etc. For U.S.A. users, the program also displays icons for severe weather alerts and satellite images; hover over these icons to see more detailed maps. Clicking on icons fades the current web page, displaying an overlay of either radar images or a longer-term forecast with larger animated graphics. ... Read more at MalekTips. |
Password Managers - Password Safe Open Source Password Manager
Keep a list of online passwords handy with the open source Password Safe application.Password Safe is an open source password manager for Windows that stores information in an encrypted database, currently using the Twofish algorithm. If you have many passwords, multiple "safes" are supported, dividing business, home, and emergency-related passwords, for example. Each "safe" is password protected, and when creating "safes", the software will warn you if the password seems too short, but will allow you to use it anyway if desired. There are also options to backup and restore "safes". For each password-related entry you can attach notes, a related URL, e-mail address, and other information. To ensure you don't reuse passwords the software can optionally keep track of the last few used. Password Safe can be set to remind you to change passwords every few months or even days. ... Read more at MalekTips. |
Opera - Groove to a Lava Lamp
Experience the 60's when browsing the web with Opera by adding a Lava Lamp Widget.Groovy! Psychedelic! Far-out! You might be saying these things when installing the Lava Lamp widget for Opera. To install the Widget, open the following page from Opera: ... Read more at MalekTips. |
[MODIFIED] Winamp 5 - Troubleshooting - Movies Playing Slow? Change the Priority
Speed up Winamp 5 if it has difficulty playing movies and other multimedia files at full-speed.If your multimedia files are playing slowly in Winamp 5, you can try speeding up Winamp at the expense of other software programs' speed. This is done by increasing Winamp's processor priority class from Normal to a higher class, presumably focusing more of the computer's attention on running Winamp and less on other activities. While this can be done via the Windows Task Manager, this tip shows how to do so from Winamp itself. Note that changing process priority is not necessarily recommended by Winamp or MalekTips, and may result in your computer becoming unresponsive. Make sure you have no other running applications or open documents first!... Read more at MalekTips. |
Google Chrome - Notepad for Google Chrome
Add an easy-to-access notepad directly inside the Google Chrome web browser with Chromepad.Ever need to jot down some text while browsing the web in Google Chrome? Perhaps you thought of something you need to pick up at the store, or maybe you saw a website you want to visit later, or what if you need to remember to run your I.M. client at a particular time to participate in an important chat? The "Chromepad" extension for Google Chrome adds an icon to the right of the address bar that, when clicked, opens up an area where you can edit text. Some may find this easier than opening up the operating system default's notepad utility as they don't need to navigate to a dock, "Start" menu, or similar.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Miscellaneous Software - Video / Audio Playback Problems? Examine Codec and Filter Details
InstalledCodec displays details on installed codecs and DirectShow filters, allowing you to disable individual items if needed.Having difficulty listening to or viewing audio and video files downloaded over the Internet? One possible problem may be not having the correct codec to play the file. But perhaps you think you already have the right one installed - how can you be sure? InstalledCodec for Windows from NirSoft displays a list of all installed codecs and DirectShow filters. For each entry you can view the name, type, description, driver filename, CLSID, and other information. You can access related registry entries, and codecs / filters can be disabled if some are causing trouble. Or if you're not sure about a particular entry, data can be exported in several formats including text, CSV, XML, and HTML for posting online or giving to a computer tech.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Miscellaneous Software - Weather Information a Click Away on the Taskbar
WeatherMate provides current weather information, a forecast, an animated radar, and can even speak the weather for you.WeatherMate provides a simple way for Windows users to view the current weather. It adds an icon to the System Tray of the Taskbar with the current local temperature or that of another city you select. Double-click the icon to open a draggable widget that can be customized to display weather information for multiple cities in a tabbed-based interface. By default, WeatherMate displays brief current conditions, but can be configured to display the weather in greater detail as well as a forecast or weekly weather summary, plus a radar you may choose to animate. You can even have the application speak the weather.... Read more at MalekTips. |
System Information Software - System Spec for Windows
Display system information for Windows machines with System Spec, providing details including hard drive S.M.A.R.T. data and a list of installed applications.System Spec is a system information software package for Windows, providing categorized system information in a simple icon-based interface. Provided specs include Personal, Memory, Display, Drives, CPU, Internet, Programs, Network, Printers, Sound, and USB. These categories provide details such as system install date and uptime, installed RAM, display metrics, hard drive S.M.A.R.T. data, Internet Explorer Favorites, a list of installed applications, network shares, printer drivers, number of sound card mixer devices, and a list of installed USB devices.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Google Chrome - Search YouTube Quickly
Add a button to Google Chrome to perform a search on YouTube - includes search suggestions.While browsing the web in Google Chrome have you been on another website and thought about a YouTube video you wanted to view? You could type in your query into the search box and see if any videos come up via a Google Search ... or install the "Fast YouTube Search" extension to add a YouTube search button to your browser. To install this extension:... Read more at MalekTips. |
Text Editors - Notepad Replacements - Notepad X, an Open Source Text Editor for Windows
Notepad X for Windows supports tabs, syntax highlighting, and multi-level undo among other features.Notepad X is an open source text editor for Windows with multi-document support via tabs. Other features include multi-level undo and redo, optional line numbers, and a Favorites menu to store links to frequently-accessed documents. The software offers translations in various languages including Chinese, Greek, and Spanish. For programmers, the software supports syntax highlighters for a variety of languages including C#, Java, and PHP.... Read more at MalekTips. |
Windows Vista - Disk Defragmenter - Turn off Immediately if you have Accidentally Deleted a File!
If you have accidentally removed a file, turn off Windows Vista's disk defragmenter immediately! Here's why.If you have accidentally removed a file on your Windows Vista system, immediately disable the disk defragmenter for all drives or, at the very least, the drive where the deleted file was located. Normally when files are removed, the files are not zeroed-out on the hard drive; rather the pointers to where the files were located are modified, marking the areas where the files were once located free for reuse. Windows Vista's Defragmenter, when performing drive optimization, may notice these now free locations as areas where data can be placed permanently, or as temporary areas to hold data when moving information from one location to another. ... Read more at MalekTips. |
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