Flat-price mail-in repairs for consoles, handhelds, laptops, TV boards and retro machines — booked online, posted from anywhere in the UK.
Hark Tech is a UK mail-in gadget repair service based in Basingstoke, Hampshire. We repair console HDMI ports (PS5 £55, Xbox Series £45, PS4 £40), Nintendo Switch charging and power faults (from £35), Steam Decks, TV and monitor power boards (£49), laptops and MacBooks (£65 fixed service), plus board-level soldering and retro console recapping. Every job is one flat price: book with a £15 deposit, we email you the postal address, and tracked return postage is included. Port repairs carry a 12-month warranty; board and recap work 90 days. Most repairs are 2–3 working days on the bench.
Looking for a specific console or computer? These dedicated pages have pricing, typical turnarounds and the most-asked questions:
No signal, black screen, bent pins. Board-level port replacement under the microscope. £55 flat, all PS5 models, 12-month warranty.
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Series X / S £45, Xbox One £40. No signal and damaged-socket repair with a 12-month warranty.
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No display on any PS4, PS4 Slim or PS4 Pro. £40 flat with a 12-month warranty on the repair.
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Charging port replacement £35, won’t-turn-on board repair £45 (no fix, no fee). Honest advice on Joy-Con drift too.
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USB-C port £59, Hall Effect sticks £49, fan £45, SSD upgrades from £35.
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Dead TV or monitor? Post us just the power board — £49, no fix no fee. No lugging a 55” telly to a courier.
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Deep clean, thermal refresh, health check and tune-up for any laptop or MacBook. £65 fixed, parts quoted separately if needed.
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SMD swaps, trace repair, micro-soldering, connector replacement on any board. £40 redeemable assessment starts every job.
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Amiga, Spectrum, C64, Game Boy, Game Gear, OG Xbox clock cap and more. Recaps from £29 before the leaky caps eat the board.
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Beyond HDMI: green screen, overheating, disc drive and no-power board faults on any Xbox. From £65, 12-month warranty, no fix no fee.
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Won’t read or eject, stuck disc, grinding noise. Belt and motor service with a full strip and clean. From £60, 12-month warranty.
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PS5, PS4 and Xbox drift fixed for good with Hall Effect sticks that never wear out. From £35, 12-month warranty.
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Liquid damage, keyboard, charging and logic-board repair, not just a clean. Independent workshop, not Apple’s £500+ swap. From £60, 90-day warranty.
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Screen, power, liquid damage, keyboard and hinge on HP, Dell, Lenovo, ASUS and Acer. From £40, 90-day warranty, no fix no fee.
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The classic HDMI port failure. Pick your console: PS5 £55, Xbox £45/£40 or PS4 £40.
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Worn or torn USB-C ports on the Nintendo Switch (£35) and Steam Deck (£59) — replaced at board level, not glued.
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Switch no-power board repair is £45, no fix no fee. Other dead devices start with the £40 redeemable assessment for an honest diagnosis.
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No standby light, clicking relay, half-lit screen — usually the power supply board. Post the board only, £49, no fix no fee.
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Dim screen, no sound, random resets, that fishy smell — leaking capacitors. Recap it before they eat the traces. From £29.
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Liquid spill, snapped connector, dead amp, odd fault nobody else will touch. The £40 assessment gets you a diagnosis and firm quote, credited if you proceed.
Start with an assessment →Fixed-price services cover the jobs above. Anything board-level that isn’t listed starts with the £40 redeemable assessment — if it has a circuit board, chances are we can help.
What we don’t handle: mobile phones (parts are increasingly serialised and often unrepairable without manufacturer keys), tablets where Apple/Samsung lock parts to the device, household appliances (microwaves, washing machines), and anything safety-critical such as medical devices. If you’re not sure, ask — we’ll be honest about whether it’s a job we can do.
One job, one flat price — shown up front on every service page. Book with a £15 deposit, pay the balance when the repair is done, before return post. Tracked return postage is included in every price.
Anything not listed starts with the £40 assessment: a proper board-level diagnosis and a firm quote, with the £40 credited in full if you go ahead. TV board, Switch no-power and assessment work is no fix, no fee — the service page states where that applies.
Six straightforward steps from first message to a working device returned to your door.
The ones we get asked most often. Our full FAQ covers more.
Most jobs are 2–3 working days on the bench once your item arrives, so with post both ways allow about a week door to door. Retro recaps and unusual board work can take longer — the service page gives a realistic figure, and there are no silent delays.
No — any sturdy box with a good 5cm of bubble wrap or padding on every side is fine. Use a tracked service. Console repairs: send the console only, no controllers, cables or discs. The address email you get on booking includes packing advice.
Please back up anything important before posting. We never intentionally access customer data, but some repairs (e.g. boot diagnostics) require us to power the device on. If privacy is a concern, tell us up front — we’ll document every step and, where possible, work with the drive removed.
We photograph what we find and send you a quote before any chargeable work — on HDMI ports that’s typically £20 for pad or trace damage. If you’d rather not proceed we post the device back and only the deposit is used. Switch no-power, TV board and assessment work is no fix, no fee.
Free tools from the workshop bench, no sign-up:
Send us a photo and a sentence about what it’s doing — we’ll tell you honestly which repair fits, or whether it’s worth fixing at all. No charge, no obligation.
Get a free photo quote →Free workshop-authored troubleshooting guides covering the faults we fix most often. Browse the full help library for 60+ articles.
