Domino Computer

I wrote a review about Leon years ago when I owned a small medical business in Oakland. He rescued me on many occasions to keep the business up and running. I now do private consulting. On Saturday my old XP computer caught a bad trojan virus. Leon to the rescue again. He transferred all my 1000’s of files and my very important Dragon history to my new computer. Wow — Windows 7 — what a difference. I was back to work on my new computer in one day. The service could not be better plus I learn a lot and understand my computer better when he explains things to me. I highly recommend him.

Easily the finest computer repair person I’ve encountered. He knows PCs inside out. Also knows Linux. Just great.

Leon has been taking care of all of our most important computer and IT needs at our small business in Oakland for as long as I can remember, and I’ve been here myself 10 years. He is thorough and will do whatever it takes to get your business up and running. He understands the importance of a smooth transition to adding new software and hardware and new computers/​servers, and makes sure he’s available to help whenever you are in a crunch. I recommend him to all of my associates and networks. Thank you Leon!

Leon did a great job on my computer.
Finally everything is working again and I can do my work.
Excellent service! I will recommend to everyone who need computer services

My mom has known Leon for 20+ years. He services all the computers at her office. Recently, my parents’ home desktop got infected with a nasty virus. They took the processor to Domino Computer. Leon was able to diagnose the problem and fix their computer in 3 days. He had to clean wipe the system and reinstall new software. He only charged $ 140 total. Leon is incredibly knowledgable and trustworthy. If you have issues that need resolving whether software or hardware related, DC is a great repair shop you can depend on. The labor charges are very reasonable and you’ll get top notch tech service. Go see Leon! He will take good care of you and your PC or Mac.

I have used Leon for over 15 years and with several different brands of computers. I echo the sentiment of the other reviewers in that he is very knowledgeable, very fair in price and quick turnaround. Do not be put off by the general disarray of his shop as he is very good and very reliable. If you want glitz and high prices try Best Buy or another chain but if you want someone who really knows computers and will only charge you what it costs try Leon– he is the best!

Pros: Enthusiasm, toolkit, attitude, experience, integrity, ambiance (his office is like a scene out of Star Wars — think Jawa).
Cons: Enthusiasm. You have to communicate clearly to Leon what you want him to do vs. what you are willing to do for yourself. Remember, what he does costs (nominally) $ 70/​hr.
My experience: My computer wouldn’t post. It was intermittent, but getting worse and worse. On a recommendation from a friend, I took my baby down to Leon. Initially, he mis-​diagnosed the problem as a bad disk, sold me a new one, re-​installed Windows, and recovered the user data from my old HD. But then he started restoring user accounts, peripheral device drivers, etc. etc. to the tune of $ 280. The total bill was $ 450. Urk.
Well, I paid and took the baby home. 30 minutes later, the thing froze up and wouldn’t boot. Arrgh!
So, I took the baby back and Leon investigated further, ultimately determining that I had a bad motherboard BIOS (either b/​c it was really old, or b/​c of a botched BIOS upgrade on my part or b/​c it was corrupted by my antivirus program which likes to do boot-​time scans — not sure). He then re-​loaded windows and device drivers AT NO EXTRA CHARGE! He would have taken the new disk back but I kept it b/​c I actually needed it for another purpose.
My computer works fine now. Leon fixed a mysterious problem (c’mon, the BIOS? In an old computer? Sheeit). He showed uncommon integrity by not charging me for the cost of rework when his first solution didn’t pan out.
Leon is the bomb. His wife is really nice too. Recommended.

Leon is an old South Berkeley fixture. He no longer has his storefront on Adeline, but works a few doors down out of his loft. He’s always ready to drop what he’s doing to discuss your problem. He has had me in and out in 24 hrs or less many times. He’s nice, knowledgeable, fast and reasonable. Best part is he won’t sell you stuff you don’t need! Check him out — best place in Berkeley for PC repairs.