Honest Dave

David gave helpful advice over the phone and directed me to the best solution for my problem.

I had a brand new laptop that was failing me in every way possible. It felt like I was stuck in the fiery pits of hell. I called Dave, and he came out within 24 hours. His level of professionalism and kindness amazed me, and he was able to solve all of my computer issues. I would recommend him to anyone needing assistance with their system.

I own a busy printing business and I can’t afford any downtime. Unfortunately, my network crashed. Thanks to Unilocal,I found Honest Dave and he had us up within the hour. We are very pleased with his prices and his professionalism.

This is the 2^nd positive review I’ve written since working with Dave in 2010. He is very reliable, knowledgeable, and affordable. He is one of the few service providers who returns phone calls in a timely fashion and shows up on time.
I feel that Manesh’s review below is totally off base. If he had a problem with Dave’s results, I am confident that Dave made it right either technically or with a full refund.

We called Honest Dave for a return visit. This time for our slow desk top computer. Dozens of viruses were removed and new and improved protections added. All done very quickly and efficiently. We will definitely call again.

Caveat emptor!
For a year now I have been trying to get my Dell laptop to work at normal speeds.
Then I came across David’s posting and
Wow! This seems like just the person that can help and good reviews to boot.
I contacted David on email. The initial estimate was around 1 to 1 ½ hours of work and the scope of work was to remove virus, malware and get the computer working.
The working computer would then become a helpful donation to a needy foreign exchange student (or so I thought… silly me!)
After fixing a time-​place to meet I handed him the laptop with the charging cord and all the installation CD’s. The laptop cord was frayed and a small part of it (around ½ inch) did not have the protective cover. For over a year and half I have been using it to charge the laptop. No problems whatsoever. At this time the estimate had gone up to 1 ½ hours and perhaps higher. For someone that claims to fix issues such as these quickly, 1 ½ to 2 hours seemed a little high. At $ 80 an hour that came to $ 120-​$ 160
To prevent any further increase in the cost, I immediately informed David to instead format the laptop and install the software afresh. After some hesitation, David agreed but the estimate went up to 5 hours ($ 400). The rationale was that after the install the rest of the time would be required to install all the MS patches and updates.
While the work was valid, the amount of labor time seemed ridiculously high, especially considering the fact that the MS updates take place automatically!
On top of it the frayed cable broke and David ended up purchasing a off the shelf adaptor (apparently from Central Computer) for $ 40. This is after an email exchange in which he confirmed that the original power adaptor was working fine.
Imagine my dismay when I saw that the very same adaptor is available on
for $ 17 AND comes with variable end points (for a range of computers). I was only given the 1 end point. Not good and certainly not a honest way to conduct business.
After some amount of push back, David agreed to take the replacement adaptor out of the deal (and reduce the charge by $ 40). But here i was with a laptop and no adaptor.
After some more push back the total time came to 2 hours (Yes, not 5).
The kicker is the receipt that was given to me :-), which was blank until (yes once again) I pushed back and only then was the receipted filled out.
This lesson cost me $ 200 and the inconvenience of having to go back & forth multiple times on email, many a times with super delayed response.
I hope this lesson helps other Unilocalers think twice before using David’s service. Otherwise, Good luck to you! :-)

I’ve turned to Dave to help repair our home computers and network for several years now. He is always prompt, courteous, and his fees are very reasonable. He’s solved every problem we’ve had promptly, and on top of all this, he’s a nice guy.
I recommend him highly.

Honest Dave came by to fix my computer one morning when a malware/​virus had crippled it and I was working on a deadline! He came over on short notice after working all night on other people’s computers, so a special kudos to him for that.
Dave knows what he’s doing, and lets you know as much about it as you can handle.
He has been maintaining my 7-​yr old PC for years and I don’t see him much because he does such excellent work!
Cheers and thanks Dave.

I’ve been relying on David for years (after having been cheated numerous times by Ameritech on Third Street – beware!)
David will drop everything and do his best to get to you as soon as possible.
He comes to your house for no extra charge.
He’s resourceful and will continue to try possible solutions till he gets the problem fixed.
He’s very reasonably priced.
Very reliable.
Also, incidentally, a pleasure to hang out with while he’s fussing with your machine.

I’ve enlisted David’s help on two occasions over the last few years and each time he was top notch. A complex virus issue the first time and after a move to a new house some glitches with the new set up.
David made himself available right away so there was no down time over days and days. He was able to come in the evening when I got home from work and was on time.
Besides being able to fix the problem he could also explain it, give helpful advice on how to prevent future problems and recommended and installed some free security software. He was also willing and able to answer other questions that I had about computer issues and options for upgrades or changes.
David is very personable and as he advertises, honest. Forget the Geek Squad and large commercial enterprises offering these services and go with an independent experienced tech who will give you personalized service.