UPDATE 2: The computer dr. told me that both the computers would be ready this afternoon at 4 PM.. I decided to phone him before leaving home to see if they were ready. He informed me that they were both ready to go, so off downtown I went. I walked past the taxi stand at the Mercado and asked a taxista to come to the computer store in 15 or 20 minutes and he said he would be there. I continued on to the store where the fellow had both computers hooked up and showed me that they were both working and asked me to test them out. I did and things seemed fine so proceeded to pay him. As he was writing out the factura (bill), the door to the store opened and the taxi man stuck his head in the door looking for me. He and the computer fellow loaded the computers into the taxi and we headed home. I always enjoy the little conversations I have with the taxistas on our little trips from centro. They are very helpful with loading and unloading the various parcels or whatever you have and the fellow today even opened the car door for me. (
The going rate for a taxi from centro to our apartment is 35 pesos without the tip so if you have been getting charged more you are getting a little tourist tax added to the bill. We did have one fellow overcharge us one evening after an event; so we didn't tip him as he had already taken his tip we figured.)
Bill for all the stuff done : Power supply for my computer -- 290 pesos 1 Gb. Memory for my computer--900 pesos Windows 7 for Roys computer---300 pesos Total--- 1490 pesos, (less than $130.00 CAD)UPDATE 1: I took both the computers to the computer doctor this morning and as I suspected the problem with mine was the power supply. He put a new one in and it revved up right away. I then asked him if he could add more memory to it and he told me the price for 1/2 a Gb and for 1 Gb.. I chose the 1 Gb.. I also told him that every time the power goes off I have to reset everything so he checked and the backup battery was dead so he replaced that also. He is also going to put a new copy of Windows on Roys old PC. They should both be ready this afternoon by around 4 PM and he is usually pretty close with his timing or has been other times. The cost for all of this work will be around $130.00 CAD or about 1500 pesos. Good deal!!!
