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Average rating: 5 stars 000000000000   (Loved it)

David Cunneen

000000000000  Greg fixed an old iMac with a new SSD, and recovered it from backups. Great communications and fair pricing - highly recommended.

Eva Balint

000000000000  Excellent service. Swift and courteous response. Simple-to-understand explanations given for all procedures carried out. Highly recommended.

Michael Lindner

000000000000  Greg moved me from a PC based system to an Apple based system. This not insignificant task was accomplished professionally, smoothly and efficiently. As a new Apple user, Greg was able to support me confidently and comfortably through the unavoidable follow up questions. Strongly recommend Professor Mac.

Kate Swain

000000000000  Greg (AKA Prof Mac) service was incredible. He gave expert advice on an old mac, and was able to source a new one for the right price. He then transferred all data from the old iPad to new iPad. Professional, Efficient, Friendly, Quality Service, Knowledgable and Timely and thoroughly recommended.

Jason Grant

000000000000  Prof Mac is always the best - excellent service and attitude - 10/10 I would recommend - Jason

Tracey Hordern

000000000000  Greg was great - it was just a battery that needed replacing on my MacBook Pro, but Greg's quote (and indeed price) was significantly lower than others, but the service and indeed his whole manner was so helpful & friendly, he was first rate. I totally recommend him!

Binni Pix

000000000000  I contacted Greg on a Friday afternoon & he came to my home office on the Monday morning, so quick. He did the upgrade on my MAC quickly & without any issues. He was friendly, efficient and the upgrade went so smoothly. I highly recommend Greg from Professor MAC for any work you need on your MAC computers.

Carole Coleman

000000000000  Greg is the BEST!! I don’t know what I would do without him in our lives. When things go wrong, and they always do, it is a real comfort to know that he can help.

Caity Dixon

000000000000  Could not be happier with the service and results from taking my mac and external hard drive to Greg - within 24 hours of reaching out to him, he saved 200GB worth of photos from an already failing drive. So extremely grateful - a lifesaver! Thank you Greg!

Linda Eggington

000000000000  I don't know what I'd do without Prof Mac. He has saved my skin sooooo many times. And he's a pleasure to work with.

Michael Davis

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Christopher Chu

000000000000   I had my old Imac 27 inch upgraded by Greg. It now runs much faster and smoother than before. I had a new 2T SSD hard drive and ram upgraded and the turnover time was quick with little downtime. Greg provides an excellent service.

Adarsh K

000000000000   Greg helped my non-tech savvy Mum with not only fixing, but upgrading, our old iMac that the Apple store had written off as ‘not salvageable’. He was patient, courteous, and importantly, took the time to explain what exactly the problem was (likely both the LCD screen and the graphics card). I would highly recommend Greg for all your Apple repair needs!

Andrew Pyanov

000000000000   I came to this guy looking at all these reviews. Fifty-five reviews and not a single bad one. I should have suspected something. Well here's a story for you folks:

I work shift work and I needed my laptop for side work and studying on a few days off that I had. My laptop stopped turning on suddenly and that got me in a bit of a pickle. So I looked around for places that can fix my mac, called a few and ended up taking it to this guy (Greg) who operates from his house.

I messaged him in a day saying that I am happy to pay extra for urgency and hoping that he could look at my laptop sooner if possible. Greg messaged me saying that my laptop has condensation damage that caused "a major chip on my logic board to burn out" and he can't fix it - he said that Apple Genius Bar could be the way to go and that if replacement of a logic board would be around $1000. And then he finished off saying "If you'd like to sell the dead laptop to me to use for parts I could offer you $250". To be fair he did also say take it to Genius bar if you want and so I did.

Genius Bar place (on of the other ones) looked at my laptop and advised that my battery cable was unplugged. They further asked if I have taken my laptop to anyone prior to them because they noted that cables eg keyboard/trackpad or others were unplugged and tempered with. They charged me $99 for assessment as per their policy and returned my laptop from which I am writing this review in working order.

Make of this story as you will but I mean if you are charging people for repairs and you can't see a disconnected battery cable - that deserves a review. The best thing was not being charged for "assessment" I guess.

Response from the owner

Thanks for the feedback Andrew. I’m very glad to hear that your laptop is working again. That’s great news!

I replaced a shorted capacitor on the logic board located opposite the major chip with the big burn mark on it:

That capacitor had caused the burn on the major chip. I mustn’t have tested the board for long enough after doing that repair, which I apologise for. Having said that, it appears my repair fixed your machine after all.

In order to remove the logic board from a MacBook Pro laptop to undertake testing and repairs, all the cables that attach to it have to be disconnected, hence the Genius Bar technician’s comments.

I left the battery cable disconnected to protect your laptop because a burned circuit can cause battery damage. I knew the next technician would be able to reconnect it for you, as it appears they did. My sincere apologies for failing to advise you of this when you collected your machine.

If you’d like to contact me I’d be happy to refund you the $99 you were charged by the Genius Bar so you’re not out of pocket in any way. Cheers, Greg.

Mary Goldsack

000000000000   I could not have been happier with the service received from Greg at Professor Mac. He was fast, efficient, easy to deal with, reasonably priced and saved me from having to buy a new Mac by breathing new life into my old one. He is pure gold and I'm so happy to have found him!

Ron Newton

000000000000   I don't give 5 stars for any service. Until now. Greg was unfazed by some of the trickier issues that raised their heads as he set up my new Mac and sorted the transfer of all my data from one Mac to another. He is truly the Professor.

Davis Leung

000000000000   I picked Professor Mac to replace my old iMac hard drive purely based on the glowing reviews online, and I'm glad that I did. Greg was quick to reply to emails, professional and provided all the necessary details and options. He upgraded my 2014 iMac Fusion drive (the spinning disk part) from a 3TB to a 4TB as the old drive is about to die. Greg was able to take my machine in the morning, replaced the drive (not easy to do on an iMac) and have it ready for pick up again within a few hours. Absolutely fantastic experience. I would take my other Macs to Greg if they need repair / upgrade in the future. Highly recommended. Thanks!

Ross Nicholson

000000000000   I foolishly upgraded my 'Late 2015' iMac to Big Sur only to experience speeds that I have not had since my first Macintosh computer 30 years ago. Online tips where of zero helpfulness. An hour and 50 minutes with Apple Support also proved fruitless. The only solution that seemed to hold out any hope was backgrade the OS or get an SSD. I opted for the latter and discovered Professor Mac. The Professor said I could drop it immediately to his 'laboratory'. One hour later it was in his hands. 18 hours later it was back on my desk. And my four year old Mac absolutely screams along. Quick, courteous, competent. I should also add 'competitive'. It cost me $382 for 1T SSD, installation and data transfer. It has probably saved me triple that in time waiting for Outlook to trickle on to my desktop!!! I wouldn't be writing this if I wasn't totally rapped by the Good Professor's work.

Marea Charalambu

000000000000   I called Greg random Google not having read any reviews to ask a question, His response was are you in front of your computer ? over the phone he walked me thru step by step to do a major reset that had many blocks at many stages of the reset etc (not easy for me virtually computer illiterate ) we got my computer up & running in no time, Greg is honest most patient & highly professional in his dealings without any doubt I HIGHLY recommend him. Marea Leventi

Aaron Diaz

000000000000   Put my dinosaur mac from around 2012 in for potential resurrection after it no longer wanted to start up. Greg's communication was extremely prompt despite it being around the Christmas and New Year holiday period. He was able to provide options on what upgrades to undertake to get it going again and also took care a rogue script that was filling my hardrive faster than i could delete things. Very happy with the service and would gladly leave my mac in Greg's very capable hands in the future.

Robert Alonso

000000000000   I couldn't believe the difference in performance after Greg had upgraded my MacBook Pro. His advice, service and delivery was spot on. I would recommend anyone looking to fix or upgrade their Mac to speak to Professor Mac.

Georgia Bennett

000000000000   As a technophobe with some minor but annoying ongoing issues with my ageing laptop, Greg was a god send. He fixed everything over the phone in no time at all, cleaned out my computer and got everything working perfectly in a matter of minutes, all from the comfort of my lounge. He's excellent value for money and it's great to have someone reliable that i know i can turn to if i ever have any serious and urgent issues. Highly recommend.

Adrian Haberhauer

000000000000   I first used Greg's services a few years ago and he was great. I just tried doing a clean install of Catalina, and when I ran into some issues I gave Greg a call and he sorted them out very quickly over the phone. Very happy to recommend him if you need help with an Apple issue.

Juliette O'Brien

000000000000   The best. An expert who is generous with knowledge and charges very fair price. Definitely recommend.

D K Pow

000000000000   Responsive and reliable. Clear communication from the beginning. Highly recommended.

Annie Coulthard

000000000000   Professor Mac updated two very old macbooks of mine, uploaded all my old photos and videos to the cloud from random hard drives, got the old macbooks talking to the cloud and now everything is really functional. Thanks so much for an amazing job well done.

Samuel Odilao

000000000000   Professor Mac was recommended to me by my brother. Greg was quick to reply to emails, professional and helpful. He upgraded my 2012/13 Mac which now runs faster and has more storage. Logic Pro X no longer crashes when running multiple tracks and my piano plugin (which others run on a dedicated slave computer) runs quicker and smoother. Greg was also able to replace a battery on a 2011 MacBook Air which had expanded and was left as paperweight for 4 years. I saved thousands of dollars. Unfortunately, I didn't have any other Apple products that required repairing/upgrading but if did, I'd go to Professor Mac for sure. Highly recommended! Thanks Greg

Ian Johnson

000000000000   Found Greg from the web and dropped our defunct 9 year old Imac off with him..praying he could resurrect it and retrieve our family photos if nothing else. Collected the next day and discovered a brand new experience..Greg had supplied and installed a new 1TB SSD drive and transferred our photos back onto the new drive...and all for a great price!.. cannot recommend this service highly enough...have already told our Mac friends.

Gawain McGrath

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Brian Davies

000000000000   Professor Mac’s reputation is so formidable it hardly needs commendation, but it certainly should be acknowledged. He has now twice performed “near-death” rescues for me. I recommend anyone with an Apple Mac problem (or computers generally) to call on him. He is an Apple Mac expert, delivering fast, reasonably priced service, on-time and personalised. He is a problem solver. Great problem solvers, like Professor Mac, know when to get outside the box to achieve their goals, one of his great skills, in repairs, upgrades and advice.

Frankie Boi

000000000000   My second hand 2011 macbook pro was slow to load anything after the new iso update. It took 1 minute to open finder, music and video editing was out of the question. I rang greg ( professor mac) before 12pm on monday, dropped off the macbook around 12ish. He installed 1T ssd, ran diagnostics and had it ready to pick up later that night. Its like a brand new mac, how could i not be happy with this service %100 all round. Thank you so much Greg.

Toni Kearns

000000000000   I highly recommend Professor Mac! Greg’s service and advice had my older mac desktop system up and running and compatible with a recent NBN upgrade. So appreciate his knowledge and abilities, this is a form of sustainability much needed in the world today.

Jacqui Lee

000000000000   Texted Greg about a problem I was having with my macbook pro screen and he swiftly replied to my issue. He managed to point me in the right direction to getting it fixed (just out of good will!) as I would possibly be able to get it done for free. Low and behold, his suggestion worked and saved me a ton of money in repairs without having to pay a cent. I would've forked out 700 dollars for a repair or bought a completely new laptop if it had not been for him. Although I didn't have a service completed by Greg, he clearly wants to help his customers more than making a sale. Would definitely recommend. Thank you Greg!

Sean H

000000000000   I took my son's 2012 13" MacBookPro with a flickering screen and a loose screen hinge to them after the Apple Store told me it was a vintage unit and not repairable. They said it was either a new laptop (starting at $1500) or at least a new screen with a 3rd party repairer (around $300). Greg fixed it by reseating the screws and monitor cable connector for just $70. Absolute legend.

Fairlie Kingston

000000000000   When my computer isn't working, Greg is indispensible! He always responds so quickly to my distress signal and gets the problem sorted asap. I couldn't recommend him more highly!

Caleb Wong

000000000000   Very happy with the service and efficiency of Professor Mac, they were able to offer a suitable solution for my Mac issues as well as recommend other services which helped me with data recovery issues. Cost was reasonable and customer service was friendly.

James Tracey

000000000000   Was quoted $900 by Apple and other Mac related stores to fix my Macbook, but within 1 hour of calling Professor Mac my computer was completely fixed for $150 - can't recommend Professor Mac highly enough!

Peter Marks

000000000000   Greg upgraded my 5K iMac with an SSD. He is professional, very reasonably priced and reliable. I know it's a fiddly job but it all looks good and runs much faster now.

Chris Wood

000000000000   Just got a new 1TB SSD put in my 8 year old mac book pro. Like new again! Was frustrating to use before and now perfect! Price was great, turnaround was quick and Greg also re loaded my bootcamp and brought the windows data across. Thanks!

Hyugo Jo

000000000000   Very happy with the service, very efficient and professionally done with reasonable pricing. Greg is very knowledgeable and gives a quick response; would definitely recommend to others.

Stewart Hancock

000000000000   Very happy to have found Greg, fixed my iMac. Great to have a Mac specialist nearby and will definitely be back when and if other issues arise!

Adrian Davidson

000000000000   Very helpful and great to deal with.

Tania Simanowsky

000000000000   Greg will take the IT stress out of your life. Highly recommend.

Betty Johnston

000000000000   Over the last year we have had endless problems with wifi connections. In June it took two weeks and many hours to get the modem up and running, with daily calls to our provider. This time, after the Saturday thunderstorm and surge damage, we decided to call in Greg Andresen, Professor Mac. In less than two hours, with courteous and informative advice, we are back in operation. Wonderful! We'll be back!

Ready Set Plumb

000000000000   Great service, Very responsive and knows his stuff. Great value. Will be recommending to friends and family.

Robin Ford

000000000000   I have a problem with my MacBook pro. I contacted Professor Mac on Sunday and left a message ready for first thing on Monday. He replied later on Sunday, gave a preliminary diagnosis, explained that it wasn't his area of expertise but recommended someone who could help. No charge. What service!

Kym Heffernan

000000000000   Great knowledge and exceptional service. if you want a Mac serviced or upgraded see the Prof.

Leila Staff

000000000000   Twice now I have needed the services of Greg and he has been professional and quick. Would recommend him to all.

Simon Petch

000000000000   Courteous, informative, efficient, thoroughly professional, this is your single stop for all Macintosh problems. The extra mile? Greg is already there. Strongly recommended.

Nectarios L.

000000000000   Best mac specialist in Sydney! Honest, reliable and very helpful with all queries. My laptop died the day I got to Sydney and Greg's amazing service saved me from the chaos that this would have caused! Don't waste your time with other companies, go straight to Professor Mac with your Apple troubles!

Gavin Critchley

000000000000   I use Greg's services for my MAC issues. He's easy to deal with, honest and reliable. No need to look elsewhere.

Sue Doust

000000000000   After experiencing frustration with some network issues some months ago, I searched online & found Greg. He was excellent - responsive, efficient, practical & knowledgeable. I then asked about upgrades options for my elderly MacBook Pro - he installed a solid state drive & has given it a new life. Greg has become our household's go-to person for any issues with our Macs & devices and I can happily recommend him.

Amisiyah Louise

000000000000   Highly recommend! Thank you for your fast and amazing service! Anyone with a MAC should see Greg!

The Reverend

000000000000   Greg is a legend. Repaired my 2011 Mac Book Pro's dead LCD and installed a new SSD. Machine is better than it's ever been. Found him just as I was considering dropping 3.5k on a new machine. Hopefully I shouldn't have to for a little while yet. Highly recommend his service!

Diana D.

000000000000   I read all the glowing reviews that Professor Mac had and thought a little cynically perhaps 'Oh yeah?' but I am delighted to say they were right! He's good! Greg repaired my sick and sad Apple Mac and made it better and faster. He did it cheerfully too. Thank you Greg.

Byron Carroll

000000000000   Great guy. Reasonable price. Fast, friendly service. Highly recommend.

Raeed Deen

000000000000   Needed a replacement cable for my hard drive, Greg was friendly and helpful. Genuine and good price, highly recommend him for all mac services.

Christine Townend

000000000000   Professor Mac knows more about how to use Apple software than the people who work at Apple. He has always been able to help me and can solve any Mac or iPhone problem.

Lianne Hodges

000000000000   Greg was very easy to deal with and fixed up my laptop within a day. My old mac now feels brand new. I would recommend his services.Greg was very easy to deal with and fixed up my laptop within a day. My old mac now feels brand new. I would recommend his services.

Eddie Emerson

000000000000   Made appointment with Greg for 2.30pm. Greg arrived on the dot at 2.30pm and attended to Mac service problems. Satisfactory result.

Lothar Seseke

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Hume Winzar

000000000000   Generous with his time and advice. Honest and prompt. Greg is a true professional.

Rebecca Mar Young

000000000000   Greg is a great guy who is always fast to respond and can meet all of our needs. He knows our clinic well and that makes me feel at ease and that we are in good hands. I would highly recommend his services. Thanks again Greg for saving us from Mac meltdown.

Seven Wells

000000000000   Greg was fantastic, amazingly helpful and awesome to deal with!!! My iMac graphics card failed big time (luckily covered by Apple due to a faulty batch of cards in 2012). Instead of saying he could fix it, he suggested options of what I could do. He wasn't in it to take my money and then re-direct me, which is rare these days and a testament to who he is as a person. Thanks again mate....back up and running without loss of any information which is awesome!!

James Bromfield

000000000000   Greg saved my life!! Well business contacts life at least. My e-mails & data were "gone to God." Greg was fantastic, got me back up & running overnight, can't thank him enough. Excellent service, fair pricing & a true professional in an increasingly unprofessional world. I also took the opportunity to select a few long overdue hardware & software upgrades. My iMac is now sensational. Thank you again Greg.

Jo W.

000000000000   Highly recommend for Mac repairs. Great value and service. I liked the quick diagnosis of the problem, the clear explanation of the options for repair, the super quick turnaround and great communication throughout. Thanks for saving those precious baby pictures!

Christine B.

000000000000   Greg (Prof Mac) is my go to guy for all things Mac. I have found his service to be exceptional and reasonably priced. I have used him to repair and update an old mac, upgrade our business systems and software, get all our devices 'talking' in the cloud and solving those pesky problems across our range of Mac devices. His help has been exceptional. I have used him remotely and had him visit onsite. His professional service is invaluable to our small business. Whatever your problem is with your Mac product, give Greg a call and he will sort you out.

Marcia Abell

000000000000   I can thoroughly recommend Greg for great service at a great price. He is also very flexible with desktop pickups/drop-offs which is an added bonus. I will be using him again for any Mac-related issues.

Kim Lec

000000000000   The Professor, (Greg) is realistic, trustworthy & really knows his stuff! He gets in, does what needs to be done, only suggests what is needed to achieve what YOU want with your device, & he listens to his customers. He doesn't need any more glowing recommendations, but when you find someone who is so good at what they do and HONEST, well... it's like finding a needle in a haystack. I am so grateful to know someone so reliable. He's so good, I've even recommended him to my lawyer!

Peter Dasent

000000000000   My family (5 of us) have been using Greg's services for several years. He always does a great job and best of all the turnaround time is usually less than 24 hours, which as everyone knows is the most important aspect of computer repair work. No waiting for days for the so-called "genius" people at the Apple Store. Highly recommended.

Don Dunne

000000000000   My computer is useless without Greg. I have been using his service for 5 years. Long may he live!

Anita Turner

000000000000   I highly recommend Greg. He is very honest and had my computer fixed within minutes. Will definitely go back again should I need my Mac fixed.

Scotty Rose

000000000000   Despite numerous faults with my old mac Greg took extra time with no fuss to fix the problems at an amazingly low price - would recommend Prof Mac before any of the larger mac centres staffed by dis-interested kids any day.

Ashena

000000000000   Nothing short of 5 stars for the good Professor. He is honest, fair in pricing, good natured and prompt to respond. Not sure how much more there is to ask. My old iMac got a new lease of life with some extra memory and a new SSD in no time at all. I highly recommend Greg for all your Mac repairs.

Jeremy Reitman

000000000000   Greg runs an amazing, trustworthy business. We recently used Greg to upgrade our 2007 MacBook Pro with an SSD drive. We were thinking of upgrading to a brand new laptop, but Greg suggested if we just changed the hard drive, we would see a dramatic difference! Wow was he right! We just got our laptop back from him today, and it's like we have a brand new machine! It's very very fast, and it was only a fraction of the price as a new one.

I asked Greg about upgrading the memory, getting an external drive, anything to try and get the machine faster. He suggested we only need to try a new internal drive and we should be fine. He could have sold us the world, but instead saved us a ton of money and we're very happy with the outcome. We're going to be recommending Greg's services to all of our friends and family. Thanks again.

David Colfelt

000000000000   Greg from Professor Mac has been my guardian angel for over 3 years and I cannot recommend him too highly. He is extremely knowledgeable, patient, thorough and always there when you need him. Keeps the worries at bay when things go wrong or don't do what you expect.

Tanya‎ Dawson

000000000000   Referred to Professor Mac by a friend. I can't speak highly enough of Greg's service and manner. You go along way to find this type of friendly genuinely helpful attitude these days. Very satisfied and grateful customer.

Kate Toon

000000000000   Great service that goes the extra mile. I used Greg on a couple of occasions to sort out issues with my Mac, including systems errors and time machine connectivity. Greg is very helpful, professional and I was really impressed by the after care. I highly recommend Professor Mac.

Matt

000000000000   Professor Mac is old fashion service at its best! Fantastic service, all my Mac issues fixed over the phone with the patience of a saint. Thanks a very valuable service. I have already told every Mac person I know.

Jane Menon

000000000000   A lifesaver! I have been using the services of Professor Mac since July 09 and have found Greg's knowledge, professionalism and speed really refreshing. No matter what issue I throw at him he addresses it and will make himself available when I really need his help! I am now based in Beijing and he continues to be my Mac support via Skype... perfect!

Inga Scarlett

000000000000   Professor Mac, a real find! I was very impressed with the fast, efficient and courteous service from Professor Mac. Professor Mac installed my hardware, and took me through the information I needed with clear, simple explanations. Thank you!

Scott

000000000000   Great Service! Professor Mac responded to my email quickly and offered solutions that worked. I did not even need a personal visit. My problem was fixed in a few minutes. I will be using Professor Mac to help me keep my Mac running smoothly!

Luke Davies

000000000000   Integrity + Mac smarts = very winning combination. The Gold Standard of Mac help. No one's ever come close to Professor Mac's troubleshooting abilities, in my book. I find him very reasonably priced, a fast responder, clear communicator; I've been using him for a good ten years and there's never yet been an issue he hasn't been able to solve. Efficient home visits, but also really good on the phone, which has been especially helpful at times I've been overseas etc. Great integrity.

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