Kensington Computer Repairs looks after Toshiba laptops for home users and businesses, from our drop-off in West Kensington and by free collection across central and south London. The newer machines carry the dynabook badge, and they have their own dynabook laptop repair page.
Is an older Toshiba worth repairing
Often it is. These were solidly built laptops, and the parts that wear out, such as the hard drive, battery, keyboard and power socket, can all be replaced. Swapping the original hard drive for an SSD and adding memory makes the biggest difference to a machine that has slowed down.
You don’t have to guess. The estimate is free and carries no obligation, so you can weigh the repair against the price of a new laptop with the real figure in front of you.
Problems we’re asked to fix
- Laptop won’t turn on
- Error messages during the boot process
- Cracked or broken screen
- Battery not charging
- Random freezing
- Computer keeps restarting
- Laptop running slowly
- Overheating
- Strange sounds from inside the case
- Keyboard keys not responding
Freezing, restarting and boot errors on an older laptop frequently trace back to a worn hard drive. If you can also hear clicking, switch it off and read about hard drive data recovery before trying again. We also scan for viruses and malware, which cause many of the same symptoms.
What the repair might involve
- Screen repair and replacement
- Keyboard repair or replacement
- DC power jack repair or replacement
- Component-level motherboard repair, or replacement
- Liquid damage cleaning and repair
- Hard drive or SSD upgrade
- Memory (RAM) upgrade
- Operating system upgrade
- Virus and malware protection
- Regular health check and maintenance
We fit genuine, high-quality parts. As a guide, a screen replacement is £60 + cost of screen, a power connector is £95 + VAT to £135 + VAT and a laptop that won’t boot is £79 + VAT to £135 + VAT. The price list has the rest.
Same-day service for simple faults
Straightforward jobs are done the same day. Harder hardware, software and operating system faults take a little longer, usually a day or two. Bring the laptop to North End Road, or we’ll collect it and return it free of charge.
Questions people ask
Can you still get parts for Toshiba laptops?
We repair all Toshiba Satellite, Satellite Pro, Tecra, Portege, Qosmio, KIRABOOK and Chromebook models and use genuine, high-quality parts for replacements. The free estimate will tell you what your particular model needs before you commit to anything.
My Toshiba is very slow. Is that fixable?
Usually. We scan for viruses and malware, check the hard drive and can upgrade the laptop with a solid-state drive and more memory. The estimate is free, so you can decide once you know the cost.
How long does a Toshiba repair take?
For simple issues we offer a same-day service. More complex faults are generally fixed in a day or two, and a diagnosis normally takes no more than 24 hours.
Do you repair Toshiba motherboards?
Yes. We carry out component-level motherboard repairs, which means fixing the fault on the board itself where that is possible, and we replace the motherboard where it is not.