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Posted on April 23, 2014January 17, 2015 by appelkc

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Quick personal, friendly service that didn't cost a fortune. MacBook hard drive replaced, Oswestry

Once again you came up trumps. MacBook ac adaptor, Wolverhampton

Appel provide an honest, personal, friendly service which the giants who make the machines just can't match. Refurbished MacBook supplied, Shrewsbury

Without the help and support of Appel it would be very difficult to do my job. PowerBook G4 screen repair. Cannock

I was overjoyed with the speed and professionalism of your service. Mac Mini repair, Welshpool

Great to have a guy round the corner who is a very a experienced Apple engineer. Used Mac iMac supplied, Cannock

I'm relieved to know I have somewhere that can rapidly & expertly fix my vintage mac at an affordable price. PoerBook G4 repair & new disk drive, Staffs

Exceptional service as always from Keith at Appel. iMac logic repair, Telford

Even including the safe postage, it was almost £140 cheaper than the local quote I had. 5 stars! MacBook Air data recovery & replacement drive, Edinburgh

Great, fast, cost effective repair. MacBook LCD screen replacement, Newport

After your efficient analysis of the problem, the repairs were completed 'while we waited.' Mac repair, Shrewsbury

I've used Appel twice now and I won't go anywhere else for my mac repairs. Thanks Keith! iMac replaced PSU & hard drive, Shifnal

As always Appel has dug us out of a ditch, quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. Mac Pro video replaced, West Midlands

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27″ iMac no power & no power light. Checked diagnostic LEDs & found no power output from PSU. Replacement power supply ordered to replace faulty power.

I’m delighted with the performance improvement and have already tried to contact a fellow Mac fan to recommend the SSD upgrade. Graeme, Telford, Shropshire

Thank you for sorting my problem with my iMac, you offered a friendly service did the repair quickly at a sensible price. I would recommend you to family and friends. Thank you

iMac 21.5″ re-installed Mac OS & supplied Time Machine backup drive

Peter, Ketley, Telford, Shropshire

I was really happy with the service you provided. It was quick and efficient and you kept me informed of what was happening all the way through. You were also easy to get hold of and replied to my messages etc. quickly. I will definitely use your service again, if the need arises. You were also much cheaper than the apple store! Vintage Mac PowerBook G4 17″ new LCD fitted Kevin, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Thanks for easing back me into Mac-land after a 20-year gap, with my great little Macbook, which is proving a joy to use. Supplied used MacBook fully refurbished & guaranteed Alan, Telford, Shropshire

Great service. A little hiccup from supplier parts, but resolved in a timely fashion and all is well. Overall, satisfied with the entire experience. MacBook Pro 13″ data recovery & replace HD Jag, Stafford, Staffordshire

Just thought I would drop you a line to say thank you for fixing my mac. As you are aware I was about to scrap the computer and buy a new mac! You have saved me a tidy sum, you have also rescued me from the world of PC’s!! I will take care of my beloved mac, but rest assured in the unlikely event that it should fail, I know I will bring it back to you. Repair logic board MacBook & replace keyboard James from Northwich, Cheshire

Great service – Appel are very resourceful, customer focused, responsive, and, of course, great value… Supplied reconditioned MacBook and replaced TFT, LCD screen 17” iMac G5 Roger, University College, Shropshire.

MacBook 13.3″ white new LCD panel received and fitted to fix blank screen

iPhone 4 glass damaged. Removed broken glass and replaced screen/digitiser. All good

Thank you so much for your patience with my ‘mucky’ computer on Friday. Now I am back home things are all settled and all three (iPhone, iPad & Mac) are working well and feeling a lot better.

Kay, Preston, Lancs

iPad 3 broken glass and client fancies a change. New white bezel glass & home button installed replacing the old black one.

I wouldn’t go anywhere else and nobody is allowed to touch my Macs except you. PowerMac G5 overhaul. Mark, Printer, Telford, Shropshire

What Keith and Appel bring to the local Mac World is reassurance and convenience – the knowledge that any problems will be dealt with quickly, efficiently and reasonably. Supplied used iMac 27″ Alan, Telford, Shropshire

Outstanding service from Keith. Out of the blue my iMac’s hard drive started to fail. Within 24 hours Keith had diagnosed the fault, replaced the drive, upgraded the OS and transferred all my data – all done at a more than fair price. If you’ve a Mac problem Appel is the company and Keith is the man ! iMac 21.5” replace HD Nick, Telford, Shropshire

A super quick service from Keith who was sympathetic to the needs of my business during my latest computer crisis. He had me back up and running with no data loss whatsoever. He gave me some useful hardware advise which I have put into practice! Would recommend on that basis. MacBook Pro 15 hard drive replacement & data recovery Oliver, Telford, shropshire

Thank you for the work you have carried out on various machines we have sent over to you. You guys have always been very professional and prompt with all work carried out. I hope to continue using you for the foreseeable future. Jak, Telford, Shropshire

24″ iMac to be upgraded to Mac OSX 10.9. Had to upgrade RAM to 8GB, upgrade to 10.6.8 then upgrade software so that all data could be updated ready to transfer to 10.9. Successfully installed 10.9 & migrated all data.

My MacBookPro was recently infected by a particularly nasty trojan virus and Keith did a great job for me in sorting out my laptop and rescuing files that had seemed to have disappeared into the ether. I am grateful for his encyclopaedic knowledge of Apple computers, his professionalism and his ability to speak about computers in language that I can understand. MacBook Pro Flashback trojan deleted, full disk data recovery, wipe HD & reinstall all Stephen, Bridgnorth, Shropshire

As usual, top notch service and repair. PowerMac G5 cleaned RAM slots & updated HD. Andrew, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Just wanted to let you know how happy I am with your back-up service and help with the G4 etc. I have recommended Appel to a relative looking for a Mac laptop – and bored countless other friends with tales of your exceptional customer service! Many thanks again – I am delighted that a friend suggested I contact you in the first place.

David, Welshpool

@appelkc Thank you for helping one of our students!” MacBook crashed hard disk replaced and all data recovered. UniOfBuckigham

Being a professional photographic company, we rely and depend on our Macs. Finding Appel to help maintain and service our machines has been a God send, if all companies were as knowledgeable, reliable and helpful as his, then business would be much less stressful! – Thanks again. Failed PowerMac G5 transfer data to external drive Harvey, pro photographer, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Running slow MacBook Pro 13 and sometimes not booting. Removed HD & tested as faulty then died. Replaced HD, data recovery on original and transferred all client recovered data to new drive. Boots every time, running mush faster & all client data recovered

MAcBook Air restored data from back up and configured all settings for client.

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