A laptop is the device most people rely on every day. When it stops charging, won’t boot, takes a spill, or runs hot enough to throttle, MiraFixit inspects the hardware, explains what the failure actually is, and recommends whether the repair is worth pursuing.
Some common issues we work on:
– No power and battery issues
– Cracked, dim, or dead screen
– Charging port loose or unresponsive
– Overheating, loud fans, or sudden shutdowns
– Slow boot, stuck at startup, or stuck on a logo
– Liquid Spill
– Lost files, locked account, or forgotten password
MacBooks: We work on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro across Intel and Apple Silicon generations. Common service includes Retina and Liquid Retina display replacement, battery service, keyboard and trackpad repair, charging issues, and OS recovery. For older models, we still handle parts replacement and data backup when the device is worth keeping in service. See also our MacBook and iMac diagnostic page.
PC Laptops: Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Acer, Microsoft Surface — most major brands run on similar hardware logic, and most issues come down to the same handful of failure points. Screen, battery, charging port, hinge, fan, RAM, storage, OS. We work through the actual cause rather than guessing. For desktops and iMacs, see PC Repair page.
Gaming Laptop: Gaming laptops draw more power, run hotter, and stress the thermal system harder than the rest of the category. MSI, Razer, ASUS ROG, Alienware, and similar models often come in for thermal cleaning, fan replacement, paste reapplication, and GPU-related issues. When a gaming laptop won’t power on or shows signs of a deeper board failure, we route it to board-level diagnostics rather than guess.
Screen & Display — LCD and LED panel replacement, hinge repair, backlight failures.
Battery & Charging — battery replacement, charging port repair, adapter and power-delivery testing.
Keyboard & Trackpad — keyboard replacement, individual key repair, trackpad replacement and recalibration.
No-Power Triage — first response testing to determine whether the issue is a charger, battery, RAM, or something that needs deeper inspection
OS Recovery & Restore — pulling files off a working or damaged drive before any major repair. See Data Recovery and Backup.
Thermal & Fan Service — cleaning, paste replacement, fan repair for laptops that overheat or throttle.
Touchscreen & Digitizer — for 2-in-1 laptops and Surface devices
Virus & Malware Cleanup — for laptops slowed or compromised by infected software
Not every laptop is worth fixing. A five-year-old budget laptop with a cracked screen and a dead battery may cost more to repair than to replace, and we’ll tell you that before you spend the money.
The job of the inspection is to give you the information you need to decide — not to push the repair forward regardless.
Some laptop failures live deeper than a part swap. A shorted power line, a damaged charging IC, a liquid-damaged board, or a failed component on the logic board calls for a different kind of inspection. When triage points there, the device moves to board-level diagnostics, where the work happens at the circuit and component level.
Drop off, schedule a pickup in Orange, Riverside, or Los Angeles County, or mail it in from anywhere else. We inspect, explain, and quote before any works begins.
Mac and Windows, including gaming laptops. We work on MacBook Air and MacBook Pro across Intel and Apple Silicon, along with major PC brands including Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, Acer, Microsoft Surface, MSI, Razer, and Alienware.
Often, yes. The first step is no-power triage — checking the charger, battery, power input, and basic boot conditions. If the issue lives deeper on the board, we move the device to board-level diagnostics for a closer look.
Yes. We service Retina and Liquid Retina displays, replace batteries on Intel and Apple Silicon MacBooks, and handle hinge and bezel issues when needed.
Usually, yes. If the drive is intact, we pull the files before any major repair. If the device won't power on or the drive itself is failing, recovery depends on the damage — sometimes board-level work has to come first.
Yes. Most thermal issues come down to dust, dried thermal paste, or a failing fan. We open the chassis, clean, replace paste and pads, and test under load before returning the device.
Yes. We back up your data first, perform a clean install of the OS, and restore your files afterward. If your account is locked, we handle that as part of the process.
When the symptoms point past a standard part swap — no power cases with no clear cause, liquid exposure past the surface, a failed charging or USB-C port, or intermittent boot issues. Those cases need circuit-level inspection. See Board-Level Diagnostics for more information.
Yes. We inspect the laptop first, explain what's wrong and what the options are, and quote the cost. Nothing gets repaired until you approve it. The inspection fee goes toward the repair itself, not on top of it.
