What would I need for a small scale repair shop?

[Turin]

Hey as you guys might know, recently I set up a pretty large internet/gaming arena/café. Well at the back and on the side, I was thinking of having a small scale computer repair/upgrade shop.

I was wondering if anyone on this forum could contribute to this idea, and how I should go about setting up a legal/well maintained system for managing computer repairs.

For example, good wholesalers for stock (RAM, HDDs, optical drives, mobos) and what price range to set. I'm not a computer store, so I don't want to offer high-end systems, but something to get away with with ease. Probably a load of Pentium D processors lol.

Also the likes of equipment I should keep close to hand and if anyone has ever run a repair shop or is very computer-knowledgable and capable of repairing/testing for repairs, advice on what tools/programs/devices to buy before hand.

=)

Anyway any input will be appreciated greatly
Turin

 

[Link267]

mmmm first find a suppliar. then do rest from there lol, erm whats your website for the net cafe?

 

[Turin]

Crowd control :P - we're not publishing our website until a few months into the shop's setup and running smoothly, then we'll start raking in more people. I'll post here the moment its up.

Thanks for the reply though - no any good suppliers?

 

[Link267]

no but i have tried looking and coudlnt find much , erm is it a online repair shop thingy? you aint actually opening a shop ?

 

[Martyn]

Where is it? your net cafe?

 

[Turin]

West Midlands, Solihull.

=)

Link, it is an actual shop, but I thought I'd have something running to keep me occupied/better my skills with computers. Now that I think about it, it might be a bad idea, I might ruin someone computer and it isn't covered in my insurance lol.

Meh scrap the whole idea :x
Turin


Mods kindly close this topic for me please!