A new computer repair shop offering unique opportunities opened in the Village earlier this month.
Sam Marlett, owner of The Skynet Project, said as a pack rat, he saves all the spare computer parts he comes in contact with and doesn't mind sharing them with his customers.
"I take donations and people recycle through me," he said. "I'm really bad at not throwing that stuff away, so in my garage I've probably got 70 monitors. With a junked system, I can use some of the parts so I don't have to go to the Internet to find them just for a quick fix."
Marlett said he is in the process of replacing the screen on a customer's laptop with a new screen — a project that will cost about $290. He said if the customer had allowed him to replace it with a used screen he had on hand, the project would cost closer to $175.
"One customer came in for a bad button and the only way to fix that is to buy a whole new face from the manufacturer who makes it. Well, that's too expensive," Marlett said. "Just take a button out of this one and put it into that one and that's a $20 job. But I give every customer the option because not every customer wants used parts."
Freshman pre-veterinarian major Alexandrea Kelts said the price difference would make accepting used parts worth it.
"I'll do anything to save money and I need a computer, so if it does break I want to save money getting my computer fixed," Kelts said.
Marlett warned to be careful of the possibility of factory warranties being void if used parts are incorporated into a computer system.
Other services offered by The Skynet Project include computer recycling and custom-made machines.
The Skynet Project is located at 414 N. Martin St. and is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday and Monday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. For more information about the store, visit theskynetproject.net.
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