On-site visits
Home IT support and computer help at your address in Hove and nearby areas. From £55 including the first 30 minutes.
Computer repair · Hove, East Sussex
Computer Repair Hove
Friendly computer repair and tech support for Hove. Screen fixes, SSD upgrades, virus removal, email setup, and patient tuition — all with a firm quote first.
Hove jobs are handled from our Lewes base with the same free diagnosis and 90-day repair warranty we offer across Sussex.
- Free diagnosis
- 90-day warranty
- On-site / mail-in / remote
- Plain English
Local coverage
Home IT support and computer repair in Hove
On-site visits across Hove and Portslade. Easy booking via WhatsApp.
Workshop repair
Mail-in or collection to our Lewes workshop. Return postage included when you approve the repair.
Remote support
Software issues, setups, and tuition over a secure remote session or video call.
Common jobs
Common computer problems in Hove
- SSD and RAM upgrades for slow home office laptops
- Email and Microsoft 365 setup on new machines
- Printer and home-network headaches
- Malware removal after a dodgy download or email click
Services
Popular services for Hove
- Student Laptop Repair — £49 flat labour + parts
- Laptop Repair — From £30 + parts
- PC Repair — From £30 + parts
- Mac Repair — Quoted after diagnosis
- Virus & Malware Removal — From £45
- New Computer Setup — £50
- Email & Account Setup — From £30
- Network & Wi-Fi — From £45
- Buying Advice & Refurbished — Free / From £20
- Tech Tuition — From £30/hr
- Small Business IT — Custom quote
- Data Recovery — £50–£90
- Laptop Cleaning & Maintenance — From £35
FAQ
Hove repair questions
Most on-site visits are booked within a few working days. WhatsApp is the fastest way to find a slot.
Yes — Hove and Portslade are both in our regular on-site area.
Environment
Quantified repair impact
Figures below are industry and agency estimates we publish so “repair before replace” is measurable — not marketing fluff. Model footprints vary; we cite the sources.
62 Mt
Global e-waste generated in 2022 — only 22.3% documented as properly collected and recycled (Global E-waste Monitor 2024)
17.6 kg
E-waste generated per person in Europe in 2022 — the highest regional rate (Global E-waste Monitor 2024)
~65–75%
Share of a typical laptop’s climate impact tied to manufacturing, not day-to-day electricity (DESNZ / ADEME assessments)
~27 kg
CO₂e avoided per year of use by choosing a refurbished laptop over new (ADEME)
~127 kg
Raw materials extraction avoided per year of refurbished laptop use (ADEME)
1.6 Mt
CO₂e/year EU could save by 2030 if every notebook lasted one year longer (European Environmental Bureau)
Parts suppliers & repair knowledge references
- iFixit — Repair guides, toolkits, and quality spare parts for laptop and electronics repair
- Manufacturer / OEM channels — Genuine and compatible panels, batteries, and SSDs sourced to match the device — quoted before fit
Cited environmental sources & data methodology
- ITU / UNITAR — Global E-waste Monitor 2024 — 62 billion kg e-waste in 2022; 22.3% formally recycled; Europe 17.6 kg per capita
- ADEME — Environmental assessment of refurbished digital products (laptops: ~27 kg CO₂e and ~127 kg materials avoided per year of use vs new)
- ADEME — Press briefing on reconditioning benefits (raw materials and GHG avoided per year of use)
- European Environmental Bureau / Coolproducts — One extra year of notebook life in the EU: ~1.6 Mt CO₂e/year saved by 2030
- ECOS / Coolproducts — Long live the machine — extending laptop lifetimes; EU-scale CO₂e savings potential from longer use
- UK Government (DESNZ) — Unlocking resource efficiency — electricals; manufacturing often dominates laptop lifecycle emissions (example Dell LCA ~65%)
- iFixit — Repair guides, repairability scoring, and spare parts — practical right-to-repair infrastructure we use and cite
- iFixit — Right to Repair advocacy and device repairability resources
- Right to Repair Europe — Campaign and policy hub for repairable products across Europe
- Lewes District Council — Climate emergency / net-zero 2030 local context for Lewes
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