On-site visits
Home IT support and computer help at your address in Brighton and nearby areas. From £55 including the first 30 minutes.
Computer repair · Brighton, East Sussex
Computer Repair Brighton
Friendly computer repair and student laptop support across Brighton & Hove. Fast repair for MacBooks, Windows laptops, shared-flat Wi-Fi, and new setups. Free diagnosis, 90-day warranty, and student ID discounts for University of Sussex and University of Brighton students.
We cover Brighton with rapid workshop repair in Lewes (just 10 minutes away) plus on-site visits for student houses and shared flats. Ideal for cracked screens, failing batteries, liquid spills, and essay-saving SSD upgrades.
- Free diagnosis
- 90-day warranty
- On-site / mail-in / remote
- Plain English
Local coverage
Home IT support and computer repair in Brighton
On-site visits across Brighton, student halls, and shared flats (Lewes Road, Hanover, Elm Grove, Kemptown, Moulsecoomb, City Campus). Workshop collection and tracked mail-in available.
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 Brighton
- Student laptop screen and battery replacements for MacBooks and Windows laptops
- Student house & flat-share Wi-Fi dead spots, router setup, and connection drops
- Liquid spill cleaning & board diagnosis after freshers week or house party accidents
- SSD speed upgrades to make old laptops run fast for lecture notes and coursework
- Data recovery from dead laptops before essay and dissertation deadlines
- Desktop PC troubleshooting, gaming rigs, and home office workstation support
Services
Popular services for Brighton
- 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
Brighton repair questions
Yes. All students at University of Sussex, University of Brighton, and local colleges get our £49 flat-fee labour on common laptop repairs, free diagnosis, and 10% off refurbished laptops with valid student ID.
Yes. On-site visits across Brighton & Hove start from £55 including the first 30 minutes — perfect for student house Wi-Fi issues, printer setup, or multiple flatmates needing a health check.
Diagnosis is free and immediate upon receipt. Common battery and screen replacements take 1–3 working days once parts are received, and urgent deadline jobs are prioritised.
Yes. We repair MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iMacs — screens, batteries, keyboards, charging ports, and macOS troubleshooting with plain-English advice and no Apple Store queues.
Yes. We diagnose router placement, channel congestion, thick walls, and mesh solutions so everyone in the house can attend lectures, stream, and work without dropouts.
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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