Microsoft Surface repair in Strathmore
CompuTech repairs Microsoft Surface devices for Strathmore, as a drop-off at the SW Calgary shop. Surface repairs take longer than a normal laptop's because glued assemblies need heat and patience, and you'll get a real timeline.
- ✓ Free diagnosis with any repair
- ✓ One flat quote before any work
- ✓ No fix, no repair fee
- ✓ Most repairs done same day
Hours, address and more about CompuTech
| Day | Shop | In-home |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Tue | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Wed | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Thu | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Fri | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Sat | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Sun | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Drop-off only |
- 303 Wentworth Row SW, Calgary, AB. Walk-ins welcome. Get directions →
- In-home visits booked by phone or online. Call before noon for same day.
- 403-333-3114
- Hours
- CompuTech's shop at 303 Wentworth Row SW, Calgary, AB is open Mon–Sun 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, walk-ins welcome. In-home visits across Calgary run Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sunday is drop-off only.
- The shop
- CompuTech's shop is at 303 Wentworth Row SW, Calgary, AB. Walk in to drop a machine off, no appointment needed. Call CompuTech on 403-333-3114.
- Booking
- In-home visits from CompuTech across Calgary are booked by phone or through the site; calling before noon gives the best chance of a same-day slot.
- Pricing
- Every CompuTech repair in Calgary starts with a free diagnosis and one flat quote before any work. If it can't be fixed, there is no repair fee.
- Turnaround
- Most CompuTech repairs in Calgary are finished the same day. Calling before noon gives the best chance of a same-day slot.
- Who turns up
- CompuTech is one technician who answers his own phone and does the work himself, fixing Calgary's laptops, networks and smart homes since 2015, over 5,000 repairs. CompuTech is rated 5.0 out of 5 across 758 reviews.
- Machines
- CompuTech repairs Windows and Mac laptops and desktops in Calgary, and rescues photos and files from phones and tablets that won't start.
- Customers
- CompuTech works with homes and small businesses in Calgary. Business IT is month to month with no lock-in contract.
- Not offered
- CompuTech is not a phone repair shop, and sends a machine still under manufacturer warranty back to Apple, Dell or Microsoft when that is the better deal for the customer.
- Service area
- CompuTech comes to homes and offices across Calgary and Airdrie, Chestermere, Cochrane and Okotoks. Strathmore, High River, Langdon, De Winton, Rocky View County, Crossfield and Diamond Valley are covered by arrangement.
- Facts reviewed
- Reviewed September 2026. Hours change on the day they change; call 403-333-3114 to confirm before a long drive.
What we see most on Surface devices
Surface repairs are careful work. The diagnosis is free so you can decide with real information.
Straight about the distance
CompuTech will be straight about the distance to Strathmore. We'll be honest about this one instead of pretending. Strathmore is in the wider group of communities Mo travels to, not the four towns on the daily in-home run. An on-site visit here's arranged rather than booked into a standard window.
For most jobs that doesn't matter, because most jobs are better done on the bench anyway. Drop the machine at 303 Wentworth Row SW on your way into the city, we look at it for free, we call you with the fault and a flat price, and it's ready when you next come in. The shop is open seven days, which makes fitting it around a trip easy.
When an on-site visit makes sense
Some work genuinely has to happen where the equipment lives. Network and Wi-Fi problems, a desktop that's part of a bigger setup, a small office with several machines, printers and a shared drive. For those, call and we'll arrange a visit rather than have you disconnect half a room and drive it in.
If the job is one laptop with one fault, drop-off is faster and cheaper for you, and we'll say so on the phone instead of quietly booking a trip.
What goes wrong on a Surface
Cracked screens, and why they cost what they do
These are the Surface faults CompuTech sees in Calgary. On most Surface models the glass, the touch layer and the display panel are bonded into a single assembly, and that assembly is glued into the chassis rather than screwed. There's no cheap glass-only repair, because there's no separate glass.
A cracked Surface screen therefore means replacing a display assembly and re-adhering it properly, which is careful work and the most expensive single repair on the device. That's a design consequence rather than anyone being difficult about it, and it's worth knowing before you decide.
Swollen batteries, made worse by the design
Surface batteries are adhered into the chassis, and when a cell swells it has nowhere to go except against the display it's glued to. The early signs are a screen that has started to lift at one edge, a device that no longer sits flat, or a Surface Pro whose kickstand no longer closes cleanly.
If you see any of that, stop charging it and bring it in. On a Surface, a swollen battery left alone will push the screen out and crack it, which turns the cheaper repair into the expensive one.
Charging faults
The magnetic Surface Connect port and its cable take a lot of abuse, and intermittent charging is one of the most common calls we get. Frequently it's the cable or the connector, not the device, which is very much worth establishing before anyone opens a glued machine.
Kickstand and hinge wear on Surface Pro
The kickstand hinge is used constantly and eventually loosens or develops play. It's a mechanical part with a mechanical life, and it's a repair rather than a write-off.
What a glued design allows
Surface repairability has improved. Newer models are designed with more service access than the early ones, and Microsoft now makes some replacement components available rather than treating every fault as a whole-unit exchange. Older Surface hardware, particularly the early Pro generations, is at the difficult end of anything sold.
| Part | On this brand |
|---|---|
| Screens | Replaced as a bonded assembly, re-adhered properly, the most involved Surface repair |
| Batteries | Replaceable, and best done before swelling damages the display |
| Storage | Removable on Surface Pro 8 and later and Surface Laptop 3 and later, soldered on earlier models |
| Memory | Soldered on every Surface, chosen at purchase and fixed for life |
| Charging | Connector and port faults repairable, and often it's only the cable |
| Kickstand hinge | A serviceable mechanical part on Surface Pro |
The storage point matters for data. On older Surface models where storage is soldered, a device that won't power on is a much harder recovery than on a normal laptop. If yours is an early model and you have no backup, that's worth sorting before anything goes wrong.
The repairs worth doing, and the one to think hard about
CompuTech's straight answer on Surface repairs. A battery, a charging fault or a kickstand on a Surface that's otherwise in good shape is usually worth doing. These are expensive devices and those repairs are proportionate.
A cracked screen on an older Surface is the case where we most often tell people to think hard, because the display assembly is the single most expensive part and on an ageing device it can approach what the device is worth. We'll give you the number and let you decide rather than steering you.
If your Surface is simply slow rather than broken, be aware there's no memory upgrade available on any of them. Sometimes the honest answer is that the machine is doing what it can, and we'll say that instead of selling you a service that won't change it.
No surprises. Ever.
You get a clear, flat-rate quote before any work begins. If we can't fix it, you don't pay the repair fee. Simple as that.
Every job is different, so we look first and quote you directly. No surprises, and nothing happens until you've said go.
Three steps with a Surface
“I could not be happier with my repair service and the way my laptop is working! He offered extra advice on how to set up my home office, as well as how to make me more efficient utilizing my laptop! Very happy girl over here!! Thank you Moe!! 10 out of 10 recommend!!!”
“Mohammed at CompuTech was excellent to deal with. He came to my house and truly went above and beyond to make sure everything I needed was handled properly. Very knowledgeable, thorough, and professional throughout the entire process.”
“Mo at Computech found a great solution to repair my laptop in a very short timeline. He is honest, knowledgeable and won't try to upsell you on unnecessary gadgets. I will use him again if/when I have other problems with my aging laptop.”
Questions, answered
By arrangement rather than as a standard booking. Strathmore is in the wider group of communities Mo travels to, not the four towns on the daily in-home run, so call and we'll sort out what works.
Drop it at the shop at 303 Wentworth Row SW next time you're in the city. It's open seven days, the diagnosis is free, and we call you with the fault and a flat price before anything is done.
For network problems, a small office, or a desktop wired into a bigger setup, yes. For one laptop with one fault, drop-off is faster and cheaper and we'll tell you that rather than book a trip.
Depends on the job and on parts. You get a real timeline with the quote, not an optimistic one, and if a part has to come in you'll know before you agree to anything.
Nothing. Free whether you go ahead or not.
Yes. Surface Pro, Surface Laptop, Surface Go, Surface Laptop Studio, older Surface Book and Surface Studio.
Because there's no separate glass. On most Surface models the glass, touch layer and display are bonded into one assembly, and that assembly is glued into the chassis. You're replacing the whole thing and re-adhering it, not swapping a panel.
Almost always the battery swelling underneath and pushing against the glued display. Stop charging it and bring it in. Left alone it will crack the screen, which turns a battery job into a screen job.
Treat it as dangerous. Don't press on it, don't leave it charging unattended, don't try to prise the device apart, and don't put it in household waste. We'll handle and dispose of it properly.
More often the cable or the connector than the device, and that's worth establishing before anyone opens a glued machine. The diagnosis is free, so you find out first.
On Surface Pro 8 and later, and Surface Laptop 3 and later, the drive is removable. On earlier models it's soldered to the board and can't be changed.
No. Memory is soldered on every Surface model. What you bought is what it has for life, which is worth knowing when choosing a new one.
It depends on the model. Where the storage is soldered, recovery is much harder than on a normal laptop and isn't always possible. We assess free and give you a realistic answer, not an optimistic one.
Yes. The kickstand hinge is a mechanical part that wears with use and it can be serviced rather than written off.
Battery, charging and kickstand faults usually yes. A cracked screen on an older Surface is the one where the number can approach the value of the device, and we'll show you the figure and let you decide.
Longer than an equivalent laptop repair, because glued assemblies need heat, patience and proper resealing. You get a realistic timeline with the quote.
Diagnosis can happen in-home across Calgary and the nearby towns, but the repairs themselves are bench work at 303 Wentworth Row SW, open seven days.
We back up before anything with risk attached, and on Surface models with soldered storage we'll discuss that with you before starting rather than after.
A flat quote after a free look, before any work. If we can't fix it, no repair fee.
Often, yes. Manufacturer service tends to swap whole units where a targeted repair would do. We'll look and tell you which makes more sense for your model and its age.
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